Although there are some common signs and symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, many cases of diabetes go undiagnosed because the warning signs and symptoms are mild. In fact, many people have no idea they have type 2 diabetes until complications such as signs of peripheral neuropathy begin to appear.

The most common symptoms of diabetes include:

• Blurred vision
• Bruises which are slow to heal
• Cuts which are slow to heal
• Exhaustion
• Extreme hunger (even while eating or after eating)
• Extreme thirst
• Frequent infections
• Frequent urination
• Numbness in hands or feet
• Pain in hands or feet
• Tingling in hands or feet
• Unexplained weight loss
• Unusually dry skin

• Burning in feet/legs or hands/arms
• Changes in shape of feet
• Dry, scaly, red skin on feet/legs
• Erectile dysfunction/sexual dysfunction
• Electrical jolt feeling in feet/legs or hands/arms
• Feeling of tightness in feet
• Irregularity in toenails
• Leg weakness
• Loss of balance
• Numbness in feet/legs or hands/arms
• Restlessness in legs
• Sores which won’t heal properly (particularly on the feet)
• Tingling in feet/legs or hands/arms