What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

It can be difficult to detect type 2 diabetes because the symptoms are relatively weak at first.
Therefore, type 2 diabetes is often discovered by chance.

You may experience symptoms such as being more thirsty, and that's why you're drinking more and urinating more.
You may experience headache and fatigue.

You have a greater tendency to get infections, especially skin infections or around your genitals.
You may experience that sores and infections on your body heal slower.
You may feel unwell.

Symptoms develop slowly, across months to years.
Therefore, symptoms are often misinterpreted as signs of ageing or common disorders.
Therefore, you may have had type 2 diabetes for many years before you receive the diagnosis.