Comments on: Undiagnosed Diabetes

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:58:39 +0000

@Chad Yes, the thirst thing was how an older friend of mine discovered he’d developed diabetes.

@teqjack Scary…so you had no signs at all, not even hints like Chad just mentioned?

By: teqjack

teqjack — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:19:08 +0000

There may well be a large number of undiagnosed cases.

Part of this, though, may be that it often has no symptoms noticeable to the sufferer and is not much looked for. I learned of mine when the lab noticed high levels of potassium in a blood sample and called me to ask if I could give a comparison sample as it was potentially troubling with my diabetes: my what? First either I or my doctor knew of it…

By: Chad Cloman

Chad Cloman — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:08:13 +0000

Here are some very common symptoms of untreated diabetes:

– Losing weight for no particular reason
– Thirsty all the time despite drinking a lot of fluids
– Urinating a lot