• Excessive thirst
• Frequent urination
• Feeling tired and lethargic
• Slow-healing wounds
• Itching and skin infections
• Blurred vision
• Mood swings

Research has shown Type 2 diabetes to be progressive, that is, it can get harder to control your blood glucose levels. Therefore tablets and insulin may be required to manage this disease later on. 

However, the fact is that the symptoms of diabetes may not appear until blood glucose levels are dangerously high so it is common to have diabetes and to have sustained organ damage without knowing you have it.