How do I know if I have type 2 Diabetes?

I met someone today that asked me what I did and after I explained what I did, which is not always an easy task she asked me- " How do I know I have type 2 diabetes?"

I realized that even though there is huge amounts of information about diabetes people don't know what diabetes is.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that keeps the body from using insulin the way it should. People with type 2 diabetes have insulin resistance or are on the road to getting insulin resistance.

Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes and mostly affected adults, but now type 2 diabetes also affects kids and teens, mainly because of continued poor lifestyle choices over time.

Type 2 is the most common type of diabetes. There are about 4.5 million people in the South Africa with type T2D and the numbers are climbing every year.

If you have 2 or more of the following symptoms, its worth checking if you have diabetes

• Being very thirsty

• Always Fatigue/feeling worn out

• Peeing a lot

• Blurry vision

• Carrying weight around your belly

• Being cranky/mood swings

• Tingling or numbness in your hands or feet

• Wounds that don't heal

• Yeast infections that keep coming back

• Feeling hungry

• Feeling like something sweet after meals

• Getting infections often

The good news is - if you find out you have diabetes early on, there is hope of reversing type 2 diabetes in the early stages of the disease!

Send me a mail and ask me how! elane@diabetichealthcoach.co.za