Don’t Let Diabetes Creep Up on You
Nov 07, 2025
Almost 15% of US women have diabetes, although about a quarter of them don't even know they have the condition. With November being National Diabetes Month, there's no better time to learn about this health concern, its symptoms, and the importance of medical treatment to keep it under control.
At The Healthy Woman, our expert team provides women with personalized primary care and OB/GYN care no matter their age or stage of life. With spa-like offices conveniently located in Atlanta East and Lawrenceville, Georgia, we treat a wide variety of conditions, including diagnosing and providing ongoing care for women with diabetes.
Your body gets the glucose (blood sugar) needed to make energy two ways: by making it and ingesting it from food. Insulin then processes it and moves it into the cells.
People with diabetes either don't create enough (or any) insulin or their bodies don't use it correctly. This causes glucose to stay in the blood where the sugar level rises. These high sugar levels can lead to a variety of health problems, including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and blindness.
There are multiple types of diabetes with the most common being type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Prediabetes occurs when the blood sugar level is above where it should be but isn’t high enough to be classified as diabetes.
Although it's a serious health condition, diabetes isn't always easy to detect. Elevated blood sugar can creep up on you with little warning.
Some people may not know they’ve developed diabetes because they don't have any symptoms. Others may not realize that certain health issues they’re experiencing are related to the condition. Both situations can result in not getting the timely diagnosis and treatment needed. This risks health complications developing.
Symptoms that should prompt you to see a medical professional include the following:
Experiencing more thirst, urinating more frequently, and losing weight without changing diet or exercise are all symptoms that can point to diabetes. Feeling tired and weak can be another sign. Sometimes vision becomes blurry.
Mood changes including feeling irritable may occur when your blood sugar is constantly too high.
Getting a number of infections and having sores that are slow to heal can be another clue to possible diabetes. Areas affected may include the gums, skin, and vagina.
Many of these symptoms can also be signs of other conditions, so it's easy to see how diabetes could develop without a person realizing it.
The best way to monitor your health for a variety of conditions, including diabetes, is to see a medical professional regularly. This provides you with an important opportunity to discuss any new symptoms that have developed. Our team can order bloodwork or other testing as needed to detect issues early and begin treatment promptly.
The Healthy Woman team can partner with you to help ensure you're feeling your best and living your healthiest life. Call us at 770-809-1100 or request an appointment online today.