Loving Life Summer Edition 2014 Volume 8.7 | Page 5

Some common signs and symptoms of diabetes are:
Urinating often
Being thirsty more often than usual
Being hungry more often than usual
Unusual weight loss
Being tired more often than usual
Irritability
Blurry vision
Problems with sex
Wounds that won’t heal
Numb or tingling hands or feet
Sometimes people experience other diabetes symptoms. And some people may have no symptoms at all.
Some risks for type 2 diabetes include:
Over 45 years of age
Lack of physical activity
Bein