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Excessive appetite (polyphagia), along with the increased thirst and urination mentioned above, are the 3 main signs of diabetes. If your body doesn’t produce enough (or any) insulin or respond to it normally, it can’t convert food into the glucose your cells use for energy. And this causes greater hunger that does not go away after eating. In fact, eating only makes your blood sugar rise even more.
If you continue to eat but your hunger persists, you may need to see a doctor, even if you don’t appear to have other symptoms of diabetes.
4. Tingling in the hands or feet
Tingling or pain in your hands or feet (or fingers or toes) is another common sign of diabetes. As mentioned above, high blood sugar leads to poor blood circulation, and this in turn causes nerve damage. Hands and feet, being the parts of the body furthest from the heart, suffer first.
Other signs
5. Increased thirst and urge to urinate
Increased thirst (polydipsia) and frequent urination (polyuria) are the most common symptoms of diabetes. When you have diabetes, your kidneys can’t absorb all the excess sugar. Instead, it ends up in your urine, carrying fluids away from your tissues. This causes you to urinate more and leaves you feeling dehydrated. To quench his thirst, he starts drinking more, which leads to the urge to urinate even more frequently.
The average person urinates 6-7 times a day. Anywhere between 4 and 10 times a day is also normal if the person is healthy and the number of trips to the bathroom for bathing has not changed.
6. Fatigue
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