There are some factor risks for diabetes. Being overweight for a while the risks for getting diabetes increases.

Exercising often reduces the risks too. It is known that sedentary people have a risk greater by 40 percent. As you get older the risks of getting diabetes increase too. Hyper tension and a high level of cholesterol are also very common at diabetics. If your family has a diabetes record then your chances of developing the disease are increased.

Most diabetes symptoms are pretty hard to recognize. Polyuria, also know as excess urination, is one of the most common symptoms. Excess urination appears because of the large quantity of sugar that are deversed in the urine. This will make a person urinate very often making him wake in the middle of the night. If this happens a person should take it like a warning sign. If polyuria appears, it is very possible that another symptom will appear. Polydipsia or excess thirst appears because of the extreme fluid loss caused by polyuria. Again, if a person is thirsty all the day, and it consumes huge quantities of fluids it should immediately go and see a doctor.

Diabetes can also damage the small blood vessels in the eyes causing a disease called retinopathy. The lens of the eye is swelled by the high blood sugars. This is characterized by a blurry vision or in some cases full loss of the vision. Almost one third of the persons diagnosed with diabetes suffers of retinopathy.

A persons limbs may get numb. This is caused when diabetes affects the nerves (peripheral neuropathy) and will cause the sensation of numbness in the limbs, usually in the feet.

Wounds and ulcers may appear on the feet and toes of a victim. If this happens diabetes has already developed. Diabetes hinders the healing of the wounds so they will remain for a long time.

The bad part is that most people do not recognize the symptoms just after diabetes steps in. If you know or you think that you have any of these symptoms then you really should go and ask your doctor to run some tests. In most cases a single test of blood sugar is enough to check if you have diabetes.