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All types of diabetes have similar symptoms because the symptoms usually arise from high blood sugar.
There are three cardinal features of high blood sugar and diabetes. These include:
In addition there is increased feeling of tiredness and fatigue. In most type 1 diabetics there may be unexplained weight loss with loss of muscle bulk. This may not be common among type 2 diabetics.
Type 1 diabetes usually develops rapidly over weeks or even days whereas type 2 diabetes develops slowly over years. People with type 1 diabetes may be very sick by the time they are diagnosed. They may also develop dehydration, ketonuria and breathlessness. Because type 2 diabetes develops slowly, some people with high blood sugar have no symptoms.
Long term features of diabetes include:-