There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.

糖尿病主要有兩種類型：一型和二型。

There are also some rarer types, but they're all serious and can be diagnosed by your GP. 

還有一些較罕見的類型，但它們的較嚴重，且可被你的醫師診斷出來。

The signs and symptoms you need to look out for are:

你需要留意的徵兆和症狀有：

Weeing often, because your body will be trying to lower your blood sugar levels by flushing out the extra sugar in your blood. 

頻尿，因為你的身體會嘗試透過排出血液當中多餘的糖分來降低血糖值。

This can lead to other symptoms, including feeling really thirsty or genital itching and thrush.

這可能導致其它症狀，包括極度口渴或是生殖器發癢、感染。

This can happen if your wee contains a lot of sugar from your blood because it can create an environment for fungal infections. 

這可能發生在你的尿液當中含有許多來自你血液的糖分，因為那可能創造真菌感染的環境。

You may also feel tired because the sugar in your blood can't get into your cells to turn into energy.

你可能也會感到疲倦，因為血液當中的糖分無法進入你的細胞中以轉換為能量。

This could lead to your body trying to break down its fat stores instead. 

這可能導致你的身體改而嘗試分解儲存的脂肪。

So, you might find that you are losing weight without really trying to.

所以你可能發現自己在沒有嘗試的狀況下，體重就降低了。

Wounds might also take longer to heal because high blood sugar levels can limit nutrients and oxygen from getting to your wound.

傷口可能會需要更多時間才能癒合，因為高血糖值也可能限制傳送到傷口的養分和氧氣。

And your eyesight might be blurry as blood sugar can build up, making it harder to see.

你的視力可能也會變得模糊，因為血糖可能會堆積，使得你更難以看清楚東西。

With Type 1 diabetes, the symptoms can be more obvious and develop much quicker, over a few days or weeks.

一型糖尿病的症狀可能會更明顯且更快速地發展，有時只需幾天或數週。

With Type 2 diabetes, the symptoms can develop much slower, and some people may not have any symptoms.

而二型糖尿病的症狀的發展可能緩慢得多，有些人可能甚至不會有任何症狀。

This is why some people can live with Type 2 for years without realizing they have it.

這就是為什麼有些人可以在沒發現自己罹患病症的狀況下，多年與二型糖尿病共處。

If you do notice any of the symptoms, contact your GP straight away. 

如果你有發現任何一個症狀，請立即跟你的醫生聯絡。

Getting diagnosed can be the first step to getting treatment and support so that you can find ways to live well with diabetes as soon as possible.

接受診斷可能是獲得治療和支援的第一步，讓你可以盡快找到與糖尿病共存的好方法。