Know Your Diabetes Step 1:Learn about Diabetes: Diabetes means that your blood sugar levels are too high. Weakness, tiredness, fatigue, loss of weight, excessive hunger, excessive thirst and excessive urination are the general symptoms of diabetes. But unfortunately most of the patients may not feel these symptoms even if their sugar levels are very high and goes undiagnosed for a longer period till they develop complications. There are the three type of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes - The body does not produce insulin. People with type 1 need to take insulin every day regularly for life long. Type 2 diabetes - The body does not make or use insulin well. People with type 2 often need to take tablets, insulin or both. It is the common form of diabetes. Gestational diabetes - It occur when a woman is pregnant. It increases her risk of getting diabetes later. It also raises her child's risk of being overweight and getting diabetes.