According to the National Institutes of Health’s website, NIH.gov, 1/3 of adults still don’t know that they have diabetes. This is why it’s important to recognize the indications of diabetes. Diabetes is a serious disease, and if left untreated can lead to dangerous complications and even death.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body can no longer use or make insulin, the hormone that allows the cells to take in glucose (sugar) for energy. One of the first indications of diabetes is extreme hunger because even though you eat the body is not able to process the sugar in your bloodstream, and therefore continue calling out for sustenance. The body is also not able to turn the sugar into fat and deteriorates the muscle to use as energy as well. So, in spite of eating more the person loses weight, another diabetes indication.

Aside from being extremely hungry, …