How do you know if you have chemical diabetes?

Chemical diabetes is diabetes that has developed because of taking certain drugs, or being exposed to certain chemicals for long periods of time. Many drugs including steroids, corticosteroids, blood pressure medications, arthritis medications, are just a few of the things that are blamed for the development of type two diabetes. You have to have taken them over a period of years, and it does not happen to every one. There are also many chemicals that can do the same thing. The diabetes that develops is type 2.
It is not a mild form by a long shot. It is regular diabetes, it is not a "special type" just because it has been induced by drugs or chemicals. The sypmtoms are
Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Constant hunger
Blurry vision
Nausea
Headaches
Leg cramps
Itchy skin with no rash
Reoccurring yeast infections, itching penis in men
Frequent boils
Burning, tingling sensation in arms,legs,feet, or hands
Slow healing wounds
Unexplained weight loss or gain.
These are a few of the sypmtoms, there are others less common. However, many people with diabetes never have sypmtoms

Pre-diabetes (previously called Impaired Glucose Tolerance IGT) was first named in 2003 and is designed to foster attention and action in people who receive this diagnosis.

It is defined as having a blood glucose level that is higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. The cutoff for pre-diabetes is a fasting blood sugar of 100 mg/dl. Fasting levels between 100 and 126 mg/dl are diagnosed as pre-diabetes and a fasting level of 126 mg/dl and up is diabetes. The other determiner of pre-diabetes is a blood sugar level two hours after eating carbs of 140 to 199 mg/dl. A blood sugar under 140 mg/dl is considered normal and one 200mg/dl and over is considered diabetes.

It has also been referred to as borderline or chemical diabetes.

Early diagnosis is important. In the early years of pre-diabetes or diabetes, the beta cells are progressively damaged by high blood sugars.Usually by the time diabetes is diagnosed, half of the beta cells are nonfunctional. This can not be reversed so that the beta cells can go back to insulin production. When an early diagnosis of pre-diabetes is made, almost 100 percent of beta cells are functional. If lifestyle changes are made and some diabetes medications are used right away, many beta cells will stay healthy and make blood sugar control easier

I'd never heard this term so I looked it up. It's an old name for what is now called Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT).
Blood glucose (sugar) levels higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. People with IGT may or may not develop diabetes. Other names (no longer used) for IGT are "borderline," "subclinical," "chemical," or "latent" diabetes. A doctor can put you through a series of glucose tolerance tests that can diagnose you or not.

Wow I just read all the answers above! I have been a diabetic for over 40 years I have never heard of "Chemical diabetes"!! I have learned something new today!!!!
But what ever type you have you should talk with your doctor to find out what type you are and to stick with a plan to treat it
Good Luck and thanks for the great question!

a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures i would see a doctor to check but if this website helps... http://www.helpondiabetes.com/

you should go check with a doctor since diabetes any type is dangerous

ive never heard of that b4

chamical diabetes is a mild form of diabetes mellitus... there are no real symptoms thats why i advise you to go and check wuth your doctor so he can do some tests!