Best Self Magazine

Diabetes: Why It’s Often Undiagnosed, Symptoms to Look for and What You Can Do

Diabetes: Why It’s Often Undiagnosed, Symptoms to Look for and What You Can Do, by Kristin Fuller. Photograph of pad with word Diabetes in ink and testing apparatus.

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases and often goes undiagnosed; know the symptoms and what you can do to minimize your risk

Imagine having one of the most common chronic diseases in the nation without being aware of it. As it stands, that’s the reality for 1 in 5 of the 34 million Americans with diabetes. As a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S., diabetes can result in serious health complications if left untreated. However, because of the subtle and slow onset of diabetes, many individuals experience and endure symptoms for sometimes ten or more years before receiving an accurate diabetes diagnosis.

While the condition is treatable and also

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Best Self Magazine

Best Self Magazine4 min read
Collective Karma: What Is It and How Can We Work With It to Contribute to a Better World?
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes — Karma is the eternal law of cause and effect. It teaches that for every action you take, there is an eventual and inescapable effect to that action. Karma is generated with every thought, word, act, and deed. It c
Best Self Magazine3 min read
Internal Balance and the Power Inside You
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes — Most of us strive to be happy loving people. Our tendency to look outside ourselves to find acceptance, safety, love, and completion can misdirect our energies, and have us searching for the pathway to meaning in
Best Self Magazine5 min read
Chasing Happy: 3 Steps to Life-Long Transformation
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes — It started with a simple question: “Mommy, can I give you a goal this year?” At the time I was working long stressful hours leading a large client relationship for an advertising agency while balancing having two

Related