Common red flag sign in hot weather that could signal diabetes [Video]

Diabetes is a serious and typically lifelong condition which causes your blood sugar levels to become too high. It affects more than 4.4 million people in the UK, although many more could be living with the chronic disease.

It is not known exactly what causes type 1 diabetes. However, the far more common type 2 diabetes is often linked to factors such as being overweight and not exercising enough, although it can also run in families.

As with any condition or illness the sooner you spot the symptoms of diabetes, the sooner you can seek medical help. While there is no cure for diabetes, there are treatments available to help ease symptoms.

Therefore it is important to be aware of the potential warning signs. One of the most common warning signs of diabetes, though, could easily be mistaken as just an effect of hot weather.

Health bodies, such as the NHS, list feeling thirsty as one of the …