This is a brilliant article and I have learnt more in the last 20 minutes reading it than in the three months since being diagnosed. I am 54 years old and thought I had bad flu virus and went to the doctor. He sent me for blood tests. He found I had type 2 and high blood pressure. I have been off work for three months and I am feeling better.

At 62 years of age, I had no symptoms that I was aware of. My doctor diagnosed diabetes through a routine blood test.

I am a 66 year old male and in good health, at least I thought so until I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. My first signs that I might have something wrong came after playing golf on a really hot day. We finished playing around 3:00pm and while sitting around waiting for food I experienced a cold sweat and lightheadedness. I was told to lie on the floor, a doctor in the room took my pulse and asked a few questions and I began to feel better. EMS was called and they checked me out but did not find anything, really. I felt better after eating. I went to the doctor who did some follow up with a cardiologist who said my blood sugar was a little elevated and my blood pressure and cholesterol needed attention. At this time, I noticed that I was getting really thirsty, and of course urinating frequently. I chalked this up to old age. A few weeks later the same thing after another golf outing. At this point I knew that something was amiss. I battled all fall and winter with a cold and cough which I could not shake. Finally my wife insisted I go the doctor to see if I could find out what we could do about it. During this time, I was waking up every couple of hours and not sleeping very well. I again thought that this was why I was losing strength and was always tired. When I got to the doctor I was really feeling bad. My blood sugar that day was 356 and I had severe upper lung crud. After they determined that it was type II diabetes and I got on medication along with diet and exercise, I can truly say I really feel the best I have in many months. This is changing and I tell everyone to watch for the signs I had but ignored.

I had not felt any of the symptoms mentioned in this article. However, it came into my knowledge during the blood test before my Angiography. I went through the process of coronary artery bypass grafting. After the surgery I managed diabetes through diet and walk. But now it is going out of control without medicines. The feeling that let me know that it is increasing is light headedness and a little dizziness. No other symptoms appear.

Before I was diagnosed with diabetes, I had long-term tingling in my toes.

At the onset of my diabetes, I was experiencing excessive thirst and yeast infections. When I found out I was diabetic, my sugar was 596. I did not realize how bad a felt until I started taking medication. Within three days I feel like a new person.

The only sign now is that I have bad breath odor for more than six months. The symptoms still persist after mouth cleaning and extraction of one molar tooth. I noticed that when talking, the people around feel the odor. After talking for a while, I experienced thick and bitter saliva from the rear part of the tongue and at that time, the odor will be coming out in full force.