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I didn't have any symptoms, I was diagnosed in a routine health check.

Edited to add: Now I think about it I did have a symptom which was slight tingling in the toes of one foot. However I didn't know it was a symptom until a long time after diagnosis.
 
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Rachox said:
I didn’t think I had symptoms, I was diagnosed on a routine health check. However since diagnosis and getting my blood sugars back to non diabetic levels I realised that I was tired and foggy minded, which I’d put down to getting older. I'm no longer tired and now clear headed.
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Well done, I see you have halved your hba1c! My uncle was type two and overweight, but then got stomach cancer and lost the weight and is now diabetes-free, and in fact, is being encouraged to eat all the stuff that is bad for you to put some weight on.
 
I had lots of symptoms and went to the GP several times for different infections, but even they didn't put 2 and 2 together. It was a routine blood test that finally diagnosed it, although it was suggested as the cause of a 5 week eye infection at the hospital eye clinic.
 
No symptoms either and diagnosed through routine blood test with a very high BG level. I did have one night when I was thirsty but had eaten a very salty takeaway. Who knows ...
 
I never connected the dots. Thirst - "it's good to drink alot". Going to the bathroom every 15 minutes - "incontinence is normal as you get older". Sleeping 12 hours a night - "the job is exhausting". Very sore gums and gum infections - "the tooth brush is too hard". Blurry vision - "too much computer". Tingling fingers - "better than being cold". Finally I dropped below 100 pounds and freaked. There was no excuse for that. I had been eating platefuls of pasta, half loaf of bread a day, lots of sugar, stacks of pancakes etc etc in an effort to gain. So I went to a doctor for the first time in 4 years and was misdiagnosed type 2, given tons of meds which sent me to a liver specialist who said to get off all meds. The endocrinologist sent me on the type 1 path. Now I feel great and I hope I don't ever have to see another doctor other than the endo couple times a year.
 
My diabetes diagnosis was a surprise. That said, I have horrible dry mouth. Even now with normal BG I get horrible nighttime dry mouth.

Interestingly, I have always been thirsty/need to use the restroom a lot. My doctor tested me for diabetes almost 30 years ago at age 18 because of it.
 
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