Experts reveal the one subtle warning sign of diabetes that can strike YEARS before other symptoms READ MORE: UK obesity levels fuel a staggering 39% rise in type 2 diabetes By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:12 EDT, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 13:15 EDT, 22 May 2024 e-mail View comments Feeling dizzy or faint when you stand? You could be at risk of developing diabetes in the future, a study suggests. Hungarian researchers claim they've found that patients at risk of Type 2 diabetes are up to six times likelier to have nerve damage that affects the heart, linked to condition. Signs of this damage, called neuropathy, include feelings of faintness and dizziness, and can be picked up 'several years' before diabetes is diagnosed, the experts claim.
Neuropathy is a medical term meaning damage to the nerves and is already a known complication of diabetes. However, the researchers, from Semmelweis University, say patients are showing subtle signs of this damage even before their diabetes becomes fully developed. Feeling dizzy or faint when you stand? You could be at risk of getting diabetes a study suggests (stock image) They claim their findings could be used to track signs of neuropathy in patients at risk of diabetes and then either slow or prevent the nerve damage from occurring.
Neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes due to the way high blood sugar levels damage the small blood vessels that feed the nerves. Over the long term this can lead nerve d.