On March 3, 2010, Company officials from Skype and Nokia jointly announced the release of Skype for Symbian, a Skype client for Nokia smartphones based on the Symbian platform.

Skype for Symbian will allow Nokia smartphone users worldwide to use Skype over either a WiFi or mobile data connection. It is now downloadable for free from the Ovi Store, Nokia’s shop for mobile content, company officials said.

Nokia sources said that Symbian enables the Japan-based company to bring smartphones to more people and “ensures scale for our solutions and compelling services,” such as Skype.

Skype for Symbian enables Nokia smartphone users to:

• Make free Skype-to-Skype calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world.
• Save money on calls and texts to phones abroad.
• Send and receive instant messages to and from individuals or groups.
• Share pictures, videos and other files.
• Receive calls to their existing online number.
• See when Skype contacts are online and available to call or IM.
• Easily import names and numbers from the phone’s address book.

Diabetes is usually called as a silent killer, since most often in initial period, there won’t be any alarming symptoms at all. Also patients use to get accustomed to the situation, i.e., with more water and food. So unless otherwise one goes for screening with lab investigations, one cannot rule out the diabetes. Also, its symptoms presentation will differ from one another according to heightened levels of sugar in blood. Any how, common warning symptoms are

• Voracious thirst and excessive fluid intake (medically termed as Polydipsia)
• Increased hunger / appetite (Polyphagia) and craving for sugar
• Excessive urination and frequent trips to toilet – (Polyuria) – especially at night
• Unusual wight loss or obesity
• Exhaustion / tiredness with tremours
• Sleeplessness or disturbed sleep
• Lack of concentration, confused mind, memory loss & irritability
• Vague pain / cramps
• Numbness and tingling sensation in extremities or in any parts
• Burning feet / hands
• Sweet smelly urine
• Dryness of skin (with or without itch) and mucous membrane (example – dryness of mouth)
• Development of recurrent boils
• Delay in wound healing / gangrene formation
• Blurred vision
• Recurrent urinary tract infection
• Development of vascular problems – BP, Stroke, Vasculitis, etc
• Development of foot complaints due to numbness / prone to infection

Symptoms of Diabetes in males

• Development of cracks in the foreskin of penis due to development of dry skin
• Lack of interest in sex
• Erectile dysfunction and Impotency
• Early ejaculation

Symptoms of Diabetes in females

• Development of cracks in the vagina due to development of dry skin
• Recurrent cervicitis with white discharges
• Development of infection with Intra Uterine Contraceptive Devices (IUCD)
• Painful sexual activities
• Lack of interest in sex
• Development of Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) due to hormonal imbalance
• Infertility with ovarian dysfunction

Symptoms of Diabetes in pregnancy or gestational period - Sufficient pre-caution and treatment should be taken for this type of diabetes or otherwise

• Miscarriages
• Congenital deformities of foetus
• Respiratory distress of foetus
• Intra uterine death or postnatal death of foetus
• Difficulty in delivering hefty or overweight baby (Macrosomia)
• Jaundice due to hyperbilirubinaemia can occur. To be in safer side, it is better to go for Caesarian section to deliver baby in these conditions. Study shows that these mothers will have tendency to develop diabetes later in their life.

Symptoms of Diabetes in children

• Dullness and Poor concentration
• Behaviour problems
• Flabby child
• Frequent urination
• Abdomen pain
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Changes in vision
• Delay in wound healing
• Fast breathing

As Diabetes, in general can promote infections, boils, ulcers, poor wound healing, heart attack, stroke, nervous disorders, eye disorders, fungal infections, one need to take care of health with proper analysis, treatment and hygienic measures, otherwise complications are inevitable.