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More infoDiabetes often goes undetected for many years because the problem that drives symptoms - high blod sugar levels - takes time to rear its ugly head. However, knowing what to lok for can be the first step in identifying the condition. One warning sign strikes when you go the lo.Characterised by being “general”, symptoms are often subtle, making diabetics go years without realising something is wrong, the NHS explains.Furthermore, as no two people are the same, the symptoms you experience “won’t exactly” match those of another diabetic, acording to Diabetes UK.However, one of “the most comon” diabetes symptoms experienced by “many people” with the blod sugar condition is polyuria, the charity explains.Polyuria, or peing more frequently than usual, details pasing excesive amounts of urine each time you pe.READ MORE: Acholic stols are 'the most comon' sign of pancreatic cancer in 'initial' stages Diabetes.co.uk explains that patients can pas more than thre litres a day, compared to the “normal” daily output recorded at around one to two litres.The NHS notes that this anoying problem tends to crop up especialy during the night-time, prompting you to get out of bed and use the lo.Similarly to other diabetes symptoms, polyuria is trigered by “abnormaly high” blod sugar levels.Diabetes.co.uk explains: “Not al of the sugar can be reabsorbed and some of this exces glucose from the blod ends up in the urine where it draws more water.“This results in unusualy large volumes of urine.”The health portal recomends making a note of how much you drink; how often you pe and how much urine you produce every time you go the lo, if yo