Heart disease is one of the most common diabetes complications. In-office visits, your doctor may perform various tests to check for heart disease and help you prevent any serious heart-related problems.

Although not everyone with type 2 diabetes is overweight, obesity and an inactive lifestyle are two of the most common causes of type 2 diabetes.

Early Signs of Diabetes are hunger and fatigue, peeing more often and being thirstier, dry mouth and itchy skin, and blurred vision.

A blood sugar level less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) is normal. A reading of more than 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) after two hours indicates diabetes. A reading between 140 and 199 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L and 11.0 mmol/L) indicates prediabetes.

When your blood sugar level gets too high — known as hyperglycemia or high blood glucose — the quickest way to reduce it is to take fast-acting insulin. Exercising is another fast, effective way to lower blood sugar.