Diabetes types and symptoms

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce insulin to properly control blood sugar levels.

Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes

• Feeling tired or fatigued
• Feeling hungry
• Being very thirsty
• Urinating more often
• Losing weight without trying
• Having blurry eyesight
• Losing the feeling or feeling tingling in your feet

• Deep, rapid breathing
• Dry skin and mouth
• Flushed face
• Fruity breath odor
• Nausea or vomiting, unable to keep down fluids
• Stomach pain

• Headache
• Hunger
• Nervous

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease marked by high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.

Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

• high amounts of glucose in the urine, which leads to dehydration and causes increased thirst and water consumption;
• weight loss despite an increase in appetite;
• fatigue;
• nausea;
• vomiting;
• bladder, skin, and vaginal infections;
• blurred vision; and
• lethargy
• Symptoms of Type 3 Diabetes (Gsetational Diabetes)

  How did I get gestational diabetes?

  Somewhere between 24 and 28 weeks into your pregnancy your doctor most likely sent you to be screened for the presence of gestational diabetes. If you were at greater risk for getting gestational diabetes, your doctor may have sent you earlier, at 16 weeks.