Diabetes is a number of diseases that involve problems with the hormone insulin. Normally, the pancreas (an organ behind the stomach) releases insulin to help your body store and use the sugar and fat from the food you eat. Diabetes can occur when the pancreas produces very little or no insulin, or when the body does not respond appropriately to insulin. As yet, there is no cure. People with diabetes need to manage their disease to stay healthy .

Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism — the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. There are three main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.

Early Symptoms of Diabetes

Most early symptoms are from higher-than-normal levels of glucose, a kind of sugar, in your blood.
The warning signs can be so mild that you don’t notice them. That’s especially true of type 2 diabetes. Some people don’t find out they have it until they get problems from long-term damage caused by the disease.

With type 1 diabetes, the symptoms usually happen quickly, in a matter of days or a few weeks. They’re much more severe, too.

Common Symptoms

Both types of diabetes have some of the same telltale warning signs.
Hunger and fatigue. 
peeing more often and being thirstier. 
Dry mouth and itchy skin
Blurred vision.

 Other Type 2 Symptoms

Yeast infections.
Slow-healing sores or cuts. 
Pain or numbness in your feet or legs. This is another result of nerve damage.

Other Type 1 Symptoms

Unplanned weight loss. 
Nausea and vomiting. 

When to Call Your Doctor ?

If you’re older than 45 or have other risks for diabetes, it’s important to get tested. When you spot the condition early, you can avoid nerve damage, heart trouble, and other complications.
As a general rule, call your doctor if you:

• Feel sick to your stomach, weak, and very thirsty
• Are peeing a lot
• Have a bad belly ache
• Are breathing more deeply and faster than normal
• Have sweet breath that smells like nail polish remover. (This is a sign of very high ketones.)