Although this condition can affect otherwise healthy people, it is a common sign of prediabetes or diabetes and should be checked out by your doctor.

3. More appetite:

Excessive appetite (polyphagia), along with the increased thirst and urination mentioned above, are the 3 main signs of diabetes. If your body doesn’t produce enough (or any) insulin or respond to it normally, it can’t convert food into the glucose your cells use for energy. And this causes greater hunger that does not go away after eating. In fact, eating only makes your blood sugar rise even more.

If you continue to eat but your hunger persists, you may need to see a doctor, even if you don’t appear to have other symptoms of diabetes.

4. Tingling in the hands or feet

Tingling or pain in your hands or feet (or fingers or toes) is another common sign of diabetes. As mentioned above, high blood sugar leads to poor blood circulation, and this in turn causes nerve damage. Hands and feet, being the parts of the body furthest from the heart, suffer first.

Other signs

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