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Diabetes often starts quietly. These early warning signs explain why screening matters long before complications develop.
Diabetes rarely announces itself loudly. Instead, it erodes health quietly — damaging blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys long before diagnosis.
The International Diabetes Federation notes that millions of adults worldwide live with undiagnosed diabetes. In many cases, symptoms are dismissed as stress, ageing, or “just being tired.”
Persistently high blood sugar damages small blood vessels, leading to blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage, sexual dysfunction and increased heart-attack risk. These complications often begin years before diagnosis.
People over 30, those overweight, physically inactive individuals, and those with a family history of diabetes should not wait for symptoms. Screening is preventive — not reactive.
Bottom line: Diabetes is manageable when detected early. The cost of ignoring early signs is paid later — with interest.
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