What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes? The symptoms of Type 1 diabetes often occur suddenly and can be severe. They include: • Increased thirst • Increased hunger (especially after eating) • Dry mouth • Frequent urination • Unexplained weight loss (even though you are eating and feel hungry) • Fatigue (weak, tired feeling) • Blurred vision • Weight loss The symptoms of Type 2 diabetes often go unnoticed. These symptoms build up over time and include: • Blurred vision • Increased thirst • Dry mouth • Slow healing sores or cuts • Itchy skin (usually in the vaginal or groin area) • Yeast infections • A need to urinate often Symptoms of Diabetes may often go unnoticed among individuals. This is one of the major factors for patients to land up into complications even before they realize its severity. Thus knowing ones risk factor is an important and easy way to avoid health hazards. What increases your risk to develop Diabetes? The following factors may increase your chance of getting diabetes: • Family history of diabetes • African-American, Hispanic, Native American or Asian-American race or ethnic background • Being overweight • Age (Chances increase with age) • Taking certain medicines • Stress induced • Sedentary lifestyle • Being pregnant Pregnancy puts extra stress on a woman’s body that causes some women to develop diabetes. Blood sugar levels often return to normal after childbirth. Yet, women who get diabetes during pregnancy have an increased chance of developing diabetes later in life.