Symptoms

Question 1

Is your vision blurry? (Literally asking if patient “sees blurry”)

Answer 1

Ubona luzizi?

Question 2

Do you see well?

Answer 2

Ubona kakuhle?

Question 3

How is your sight?

Answer 3

Ubona njani?

Question 4

Are you hungry all the time?

Answer 4

Ulamba lonke ixesha?

Question 5

Do you have sores that take a long time to heal?

Answer 5

Unezilonda eziphola kade?

Question 6

Do you have a rash?

Answer 6

Unolusu olurhawuzelelayo?

Question 7

Are you sick often?

Answer 7

Ugula rhoqo?

Question 8

Are you thirsty often/all the time?

Answer 8

Unxanwa rhoqo/lonke ixesha?

Question 9

Do you drink a lot of water?

Answer 9

Uwasela kakhulu amanzi?

Question 10

Are you tired?

Answer 10

Uyadinwa?

Question 11

Do you urinate a lot?

Answer 11

Uchama kakhulu?

Question 12

Do your feet swell? / Are your feet swollen?

Answer 12

Iinyawo zakho ziyadumba?

Question 13

Do your ankles swell?

Answer 13

Amaqatha akho ayadumba?

Question 14

Does your neck swell? / Is your neck swollen?

Answer 14

Intamo yakho iyadumba?

Question 15

Do you have stiff hands/pins and needles in your hands?

Answer 15

Izandla zakho zinenkantsi?

Question 16

Does your breath smell sweet?

Answer 16

Ingaba umlomo wakho unuka switi?

Question 17

Have you noticed a change in: your hair, your voice, or your skin?

Answer 17

Ingaba kukho utshintsho: kwiinwele, kwilizwi, nakulusu lwakho?

Question 18

Have you ever had diabetes before? (Have they ever been diagnosed/had high sugar)

Answer 18

Wakhe wanesifo seswekile ngaphambili?

Question 19

Does anyone in your family have diabetes? Who is it?

Answer 19

Ukhona umntu efemelini yakho onesifo seswekile? Ngubani?

Question 20

Have you lost or gained weight?

Answer 20

Ingaba uyehla okanye uyageyina emzimbeni?

Question 21

Do you sweat a lot at night?

Answer 21

Ubila kakhulu ebusuku?