Undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes

Failure to diagnose Type 2 diabetes

No early symptoms: This condition may have no early symptoms, and thus fail to be diagnosed in its early stages.

Vague or mild symptoms: Type 2 diabetes may have only vague symptoms in early stages, or otherwise mild symptoms, leading to a delayed diagnosis.

Medical news about undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes:

The following medical news items are relevant to nondiagnosis of Type 2 diabetes:

• Overweight children being underdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
• Sensorimotor neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy from diabetes
• More news »

Undiagnosed Causes of Type 2 diabetes

As part of Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, consider whether any of these underlying medical Type 2 diabetes causes may have been overlooked:

• Metabolic syndrome - a syndrome with 4 key features (diabetes, hypertension, obesity/overweight, and high cholesterol).
• Hemochromatosis - iron overload causes pancreas damage that can mimic Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
• Chronic pancreatitis - pancreas damage that can mimic diabetes.
• More hidden causes »

Undiagnosed Complications of Type 2 diabetes

As part of Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, consider whether any of these Type 2 diabetes complications may have been overlooked:

• Short-term complications
  • Hypoglycemia - does not occur from diabetes itself but from the treatments for diabetes (pills or insulin).
  • Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) - a dangerous syndrome from high blood sugars; typically in Type 2 diabetics at diagnosis or non-compliant to treatment.
• More complications »

Undiagnosed Diseases

Read our premium medical health articles on topics related to undiagnosed conditions in general, not necessarily specific to Type 2 diabetes:

• Failure to Diagnose
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• How Common is Failure to Diagnose?
• Conditions by Undiagnosed Prevalence
• More premium medical articles ... »

About undiagnosed conditions:

One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose Type 2 diabetes leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.

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