Type 2 diabetes may be preceded by several signs, which doctors and specialists call “hyperglycemia,” which may persist for years before developing diabetes.
Although this case gives normal test results if the patient is fasting, it may give slightly higher than normal results when the tests are performed after eating.
According to studies, half of diabetics seem unaware of their health condition or may affect them, and therefore do not follow any system to control blood sugar levels and prevent disease.
Studies have revealed some signs that may guide early type 2 diabetes, including skin signs, and a person should seek medical attention when they appear.
skin patches
This condition begins with small, raised, pimple-like bumps that later turn into patches of swollen, hard skin. The spots can be yellow, red, or brown.
If symptoms appear in the form of red, swollen, hard patches on the legs, it is called lipoid necrosis, where the surrounding skin looks shiny like porcelain and often causes itching and pain, then cirrhosis and diminishes in activity.
Armpit and neck marks
A dark patch (or strip) of velvety skin on the back of your neck, armpits, groin, or elsewhere means you have too much insulin in your blood, and this is often a sign of prediabetes.
Other signs
Other primary symptoms of hyperglycemia and its rate increase are increased feeling of hunger and thirst, blurred vision, frequent and frequent urination, headache, fatigue, weight loss, inflammation of the skin and vagina, and slow wound healing.
advanced symptoms
There are advanced symptoms indicative of diabetes, which are vomiting, dehydration, and an abnormal smell in the mouth, in addition to difficulty breathing, hyperventilation, rapid heartbeat, confusion, and fainting.