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What are early signs of diabetes? And what kind of testing is done to check for it?

Question by hotmoma1: What are early signs of diabetes? And what kind of testing is done to check for it?
I bruise easily and was told it could be a sign of diabetes. I am only 27. Also what do doctors do to test for diabetes?
Also I get light headed sometimes, hotflashes, can go from happy

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Body Mass Index In Adolescence Associated With Early Occurrence Of Diabetes And Heart Disease

Body Mass Index In Adolescence Associated With Early Occurrence Of Diabetes And Heart Disease
BMI at adolescence, well within the normal range, can predict risk of early type 2 diabetes and heart disease in young adults in a differential manner A new 17 year follow-up study of 37,000 Israeli teenagers found that diabetes risk is mainly

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Early signs of heart disease in preadolescent children with type 1 diabetes

Early signs of heart disease in preadolescent children with type 1 diabetes
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. Patients with type 1diabetes have a 200 percent to 400 percent greater chance of developing cardiovascular disease than those without diabetes. Medical College of Wisconsin researchers at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin discovered

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Online Diabetes & Bariatric Community Websites in Support of White House Campaign to Fight Early Childhood Obesity

Avandia Rosiglitazone and Actos!
A new report claims Avandia Rosiglitazone can be harmful. Diabetes pills Avandia or Rosiglitazone are harmful while Actos is safe claims a new report in the New York Times. The Times story published today obtains government reports that claim people taking the diabetic pill Avandia aka Rosiglitazone have suffered heart attacks and

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