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Diabetes, especially Type-2 diabetes is often termed as the 'silent killer disease'. Why? The reason behind it is that this disease does not come with prominent symptoms. Sometimes this disease is not detected until the condition gets severe. However, there are certain symptoms of Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes, which one should know, in order to identify this ailment at an earlier stage. Let us gain an elaborative insight about this chronic disease and the warning signs that it comes with. 1. Intensive Thirst One of the earliest symptoms of diabetes is peeing more than regular. A normal individual usually pees for 4-7 times in a day but a diabetic might do much more than that. This in turn also leads to intensive thirst as the person starts feeling much thirstier than usual. Why does this happen? This happen because the glucose, which your body reabsorbs in normal conditions, is not able to do so when your blood sugar level goes up. 2. Dry Mouth Lack of necessary amount of fluids...

Any chronic ailment such as Diabetes or BP require daily intake of medicines. However, some of us miss taking these medicines unaware of the fact that skipping a medicine can have extremely dire consequences. Read on to know about such consequences and know why one should never skip their medicines. 1)    Diabetes Medicines It is indeed a task to take your diabetes medicine as per schedule. There are many diabetic patients who tend to miss their medicines at least once or twice a week. However, skipping doses can increase the risk of a person getting hospitalized, as blood sugar level gets disturbed. 2)    High BP Medicines One must always take the blood pressure medicines on time failing which can lead to uncontrollable hypertension. Missing blood pressure medications can prove to be extremely dangerous as it can increase the risk of a stroke, kidney problem, heart attack or even congestive heart failure. 3)    Medication for Heart The survivors of a cardi...