Diabetes may appear without any subjective complaints (asymptomatic) or symptoms. The following observations should alert an individual to the possibility of diabetes.
I A common OBSERVATION by the person : ‘ANTS SWARMING AROUND URINE IN TOILET’ Some intelligent person may report this to the physician.
II. Routine examination : Some persons are in habit of periodical blood glucose examination and diabetes may be thus detected.
III. High risk : Some asymptomatic high risk persons (relatives of diabetics) get their diabetes detected while undergoing periodic blood or urine glucose test.
executive health checkups, which are currently available in certain sopnisucatea hospitals.
V. Diabetes detection and health check-up camps : Organised by different social organisations e.g. Rotary Club, Lions Club etc.
VI. For Insurance policy or health certificate for Govt. Job: Blood glucose estimations for these purpose occasionally detects diabetes in asymptomatic individuals.
VII. Population studies (Epidemiology)
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