Symptoms for Diabetes
Suggested lead: Diabetes can affect women and men, children and adults, but women can have unique symptoms that warn of possible future problems. Tom Britt has more.
Friday, October 6, 2000
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Durham, N.C. -- Most people with untreated diabetes
report symptoms such as blurry vision, dry mouth and almost
constant thirst, but Dr. Ann Brown of Duke University Medical
Center says women can have other symptoms as well.
Brown says some women develop diabetes during pregnancy, called 'gestational' diabetes. Even though gestational diabetes typically goes away on its own, Brown says it can indicate possible future problems with a return of full-blown diabetes, and should be followed closely. And she says the past several years have seen a revolution in diabetes treatment, with self-monitoring of blood sugar levels, and control through diet, exercise and daily medication rather than injections. The important thing she says, is to not ignore the symptoms. I'm Tom Britt.
Dr. Ann Brown says treatment for diabetes has undergone a revolution in the past few years.
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