Q: Diabetes symptoms?
I have 3 nap during the day
Is this one of the symptoms for diabetes??
I’ve always been at risk
Overweight, 57 yrs old
Don’t seem as compulsive with food as I used to be
If I eat something high in sugar what effect will it have ?
Thank you all!
I don’t need a doctor I have you guys!!
I’ll go on Monday, I have been at risk all my life, but I notice a subtle change lately.

A: What are the main Symptoms of Diabetes?
The most consistent symptom of diabetes mellitus (Type I and II) is elevated blood sugar levels. In Type I (insulin dependent / early onset) diabetes, this is caused by the body not producing enough insulin to properly regulate blood sugar. In Type II (non insulin dependent/adult onset) diabetes, it is caused by the body developing resistance to insulin, so it cannot properly use what it produces.

However, high blood sugar is not something you can see in the mirror at home, so it is useful to know the side-effects of high blood sugar, which are commonly recognized as the noticeable symptoms of diabetes.

If you find yourself experiencing many of these diabetes symptoms on a consistent, long term basis, you should visit a doctor to be tested for diabetes. Ignoring (or not recognizing) the symptoms of diabetes can lead to long-term serious health risks and complications from untreated diabetes. Some of the common ‘early warning’ signs of diabetes are:

The first symptom of diabetes is often excessive thirst (unrelated to exercise, hot weather, or short-term illness)
Excessive hunger (you know you’ve eaten “enough” but are still hungry all the time)
Frequent urination (often noticed because you must wake up repeatedly during the night)
Tiredness and fatigue (possibly severe enough to make you fall asleep unexpectedly after meals), one of the most common symptoms of diabetes.
Rapid and/or sudden weight loss (any dramatic change in weight is a sign to visit a doctor)
While many of the signs and symptoms of diabetes can also be related to other causes, testing for diabetes is very easy, and the constant/regular presence of one or more of these symptoms over an extended period of time should be cause for a visit to the doctor.

If diabetes is suspected, tested for, and diagnosed when those symptoms first start appearing, other more serious symptoms of advanced diabetes can often be prevented or have their onset significantly delayed through diet, exercise and proper blood sugar management.

However, often the ‘minor’ symptoms of diabetes go unrecognized, and physical and neurological problems may arise, resulting in some
of the following symptoms:

Blurred vision (diabetes can lead to macular degeneration and eventual blindness)
Numbness and/or tingling in the hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy, a symptom of diabetes, causes nerve damage in the extremities)
Slow healing of minor scratches and wounds (diabetes often leads to impaired immune system function)
Recurrent or hard-to-treat yeast infections in women (another sign of impaired immune function)
Dry or itchy skin (peripheral neuropathy also affects circulation and proper sweat gland function)
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms on a regular basis, or you recognize these symptoms in a child or relative, they may be signs of untreated diabetes. A doctor’s appointment should be made as soon as possible, so the individual experiencing the symptoms can — if diabetes is diagnosed — take the steps needed to prevent more serious health problems

Q: Diabetes Symptoms?
Hi

Now a days i feel very thirsty and frequent urination.
but iam not feeling hungry as before.

As i hear that symptoms of diabetes contain frequent urination, drying mouth and very heigh hunger.
but in my case i have drying mouth and frequent urination but no hungery.

is that a symptom of diabeties. please help me out.

Thanks in advance

A: I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 6 years ago, and with that experience, i would strongly suggest seeing a health care profressional immediately. I had some of the symptoms beforehand, abd did not know that they were the symptoms of diabetes at the time. What got me to to realize what I had were the symptoms of a heart attack. If it turns out to be a false alarm, at least you will be assured of that. If it turns out to be true, then you can take the first steps towards dealing with it. This includes getting support from a doctor, getting support through all resources available, and support from your family. A good resource is the American Diabetes Association which has a website online, and many glucometer manufacturers offer free meters to diabetics. If you wish, feel free to contact me at Spyderblade@yahoo.com, and I will be happy to provide any support and help you need as a fellow diabetic.

Q: diabetes symptoms?
what r the signs and symptoms of gestational diabetes? I have read everywhere and everything sounds just like symptoms of pregnancy *frequent urination and thirsty* anything that gives a big clue u may have diabetes during pregnancy?

A: Yes there is, Have your blood sugar level tested, your doctor, or clinic can do it in 20 seconds, just a prick on your finger or forearm, you must find out, because diabetes does severe damage to your body, and uncontrolled evuntally death.

Q: What are the biggest symptoms of diabetes?
It runs in my family, and I’ve already inherited anemia from my grandma, and hypothyroidism, so I’m pretty much waiting on the diabetes. Symptoms I should watch out for?

A: increased urination, increased liquid intake and thirst, irreducible fatigue, rapid or gradual (but still realy noticable) despite the fact that diabetes will make you have a bigger appetite

if you don’t wear glasses – blurred vision is a sign. but if you wear glasses – increasingly blurry vision or worse vision is a big sign (gradually worsening vision is a sign of type 2)

all of this is for type 1 diabetes

Q: I have some of the symptoms of diabetes?
I’m 12 years old (Grade 7) and I’ve been experiencing some of the diabetes symptoms. But than again, it might be because I’m growing.

Blurry vision
Extreme hunger
Increased fatigue
Itchy skin, yeast infections
Leg Pain (Rarely though)

These are most of the symptoms. Should I go visit a doctor anyways?

A: According to my doctor, the three main symptoms of diabetes are:

pee a lot
drink a lot
losing a lot of weight

You don’t mention any of those, but it might be a good idea to get a complete physical just to set your mind at ease.

Q: what are the main symptoms of diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis?
Both diseases run on my moms side of the family and,so far I have a few of those symptoms(according to my mom)

but,I don’t know much.Like I have cuts and bruises,that never go away.Thats one thing.(I have to get a ganglion removed dec 5)although,my feet are also effected.

So,symptoms of diabetes?
symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis?(19 yrs old)

A: There are basically two types of gene mutations in respect to disease. One type of mutation causes a disease. For example, the mutant gene may cause achrondroplasia (a form of dwarfism) or it may cause hemophilia or cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease. The existence of genes that cause diseases has long been recognized.

The other type of gene mutation does not directly cause a disease but rather predisposes to it. These genes make a person susceptible to developing a disease. These susceptibility genes often involve common chronic diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

An important finding has just been made about the genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmunity. We will outline the finding.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common systemic autoimmune disease. It affects 1% of all adults in the world. The disease is characterized by immune-mediated destruction of the joint architecture. It is 2 to 3 times more common in women than men. The heritability of rheumatoid arthritis is 60%, reflecting a strong genetic component in the disease.

Design of Research: To identify genes involved in the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, a “discovery study” was done testing for 87 variations called SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) in candidate genes and regions. The discovery study involved 475 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and 475 individually matched controls.

Result: One of the SNPs was found to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis. It was a “missense” SNP in a gene encoding a protein tyrosine phosphorylase. This risk SNP was present in 28% of those with rheumatoid arthritis and 17% of the controls

Comment: A variant of this same SNP encoding the same phosphorylase enzyme was recently found associated with type 1 diabetes, another autoimmune disease. It is beginning to look as if this variant phosphatase may increase the overall reactivity of the immune system and may raise the risk for autoimmune disease.

Q: What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and how long could you have it before you realized?
I have read that in type 2 diabetes, the symptoms can be virtually non-existent, so how can you tell?

A: 3 words – Polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria. They mean to eat a lot, drink a lot, and pee a lot. Those are questions we are taught to ask patients to screen for diabetes. Other things DM II can do is cause nerve damage, kidney damage, and eye damage. It raises blood pressure and can increase your risk of heart attacks. Bad thing all around. To diagnose it see your doctor and get a fasting blood glucose level.

Q: Are the symptoms of diabetes the symptoms of high blood sugar?
What I mean is, do you ONLY have the symptoms of diabetes (peeing often, drinking often etc.) if you have high blood sugar?

A: Yes.
Those symptoms only occur during high blood sugar.
However, low blood sugar comes with other symptoms: shaking, mood swings (personally, i have to fight back tears xD), nervousness, extreme fatigue, desperate hunger, fogginess, dizziness, sweating. Those are my symptoms but other people experience other things.

Low blood sugar is MUCH more noticeable than High Blood sugar, you only usually have high blood sugar symptoms when you’re above 300.

Q: Can low blood sugar lead to diabetes? Or can the symptoms be confused with one another?
I have low blood sugar but recently I looked up symptoms of diabetes and I have:
Blurry Vision
Fatigue
Irritation
Increase hunger
—-
Even if I don’t have diabetes, how does it explain my blurry vision? Can low blood sugar lead to diabetes?

A: probally when your blood drops too low that can cause blurred vision. the symptoms are similar. this is the opposit fo diabetes. but yes it can turn into diabetes.

Q: Symptoms of Diabetes and How do they test for it?
I have a horrid diet and diabetes is very prevalent in my family, I think I may have it. How do they test for diabetes and what are the symptoms?

A: There are several ways to test:

1) A simple urine test will give an indication for howhigh your blood sugar is.

2) They can do a resting blood sugar test to see how high your sugar is.

3) They can do a Hemoglobin A1C to see on average, how high your sugar has been.

Symptoms of diabetes include: Weight loss, irritability, sudden poor eyesight, insatiable thirst, leg cramps when you lay down, horrid pain in your kidneys, increased urination

Q: What are the most basic symptoms of diabetes?
I’ve always had lots of sugar, and don’t seem to have symptoms of diabetes. How can I know if I have it?
Also, how do you know if you have bad blood? I ask because I’ve always ate unhealthy food, for like 10 years.

A: -frequent urination
-infections, cuts slow to heal (type2)
-frequent thirst
-frequent hunger
-fatigue
-bruise-like rash on your neck(mostly type 2)
-Breath that has a corn like odor to it
-Urine that has a strong odor
-blurred vision
-unexplained weight loss

Type 1 symptoms usually show up suddenly, while type 2 symptoms progressively get worse over time.

Q: What is the cause and symptoms of diabetes?What isthe best way to prevent and treat it?
What is the cause and symptoms of diabetes?What isthe best way to prevent and treat it?

A: Bad diet and lack of exersise, good diet and exersise.

Q: What is the metabolic abnormality that underlies the characteristic symptoms of diabetes mellitus?
What is the metabolic abnormality that underlies the characteristic symptoms of diabetes mellitus?
A. A failure of the kidney tubules to reabsorb glucose from the urine
B. A failure of the villi of the intestine to absorb glucose from food
C. The body can’t switch from glucose metabolism to fat metabolism between meals.
D. The body’s cells can’t retain glucose absorbed from the blood.
E. The body’s cells can’t absorb enough glucose from the blood.

A: I believe it is E.
Insulin, which is secreted by the Pancreas, helps to control the amount of sugar in the bloodstream. When the Pancreas does not secrete enough Insulin or none at all, the sugar remains in the blood. Then the body tries to flush out all of the sugar by drinking and urinating- two key symptoms of diabetes.

Q: If blood sugar levels are in normal range,can you still have diabetes symptoms?
Ive been checking on my blood sugar levels because i have a history in my family and because im over weight,i also have been getting these weird symptoms like; fatigue,shaky hands,some mood swings,and my eyes be feeling weird but not blurry nor out of focus they feel like they want to sink in,but i have been checking my sugar for the past week and its always in normal range,can someone give me good advise?

A: Normal range blood sugar will vary throughout the day based on what you have eaten, how much physical activity you have gotten and how long it has been since you have eaten. On an empty stomach, blood sugar levels should be between 70 and 100mg/dL for a non-diabetic. However, you still not considered a diabetic until blood sugar levels following an overnight fasting are above 126mg/dL.

Let’s say that your blood sugar level on an empty stomach or after an overnight fast is around 115mg/dL. You may assume that you have diabetes – since it is above the high range or “normal” – but you do not. Rather you have what called pre-diabetes or IFG (impaired fasting glucose) and sometimes known as IGT (impaired glucose tolerance).

http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Normal-Range-Blood-Sugar-Levels-the-Same-For-Everyone?&id=2070331

Q: What are the most common symptoms of diabetes?
I don’t know if i have diabetes or not, as I have some of the symptoms, like urinating often and thirst. however, I don’t know exactly to what extent these symptoms apply, as I can find quantified data nowhere. What exactly is “extreme thirst”. How many times going to the bathroom is “urinating often.” Is “sudden weight loss always a symptom”. Thanks for the help.

A: ^Thirst and frequent urination, can vary from person to person if you are drinking much more than usual and urinating more than usual for you that can be a sign.

The best thing to do is go to your doctor and have an A1C test, this is a blood test that will give you, your glucose (sugar) levels for the last 3 months. Ask your doctor to run kidney, liver function and a CBC test also, these are all blood tests as well.

Please go to the site below, they have a link for a test you can take on line, just answer the questions and they will evaluate to see if you have a risk factor. Good luck, I hope this helps.

Q: What are the biggest symptoms of diabetes?
It runs in my family, and I’ve already inherited anemia from my grandma, and hypothyroidism, so I’m pretty much waiting on the diabetes. Symptoms I should watch out for?

A: increased urination, increased liquid intake and thirst, irreducible fatigue, rapid or gradual (but still realy noticable) despite the fact that diabetes will make you have a bigger appetite

if you don’t wear glasses – blurred vision is a sign. but if you wear glasses – increasingly blurry vision or worse vision is a big sign (gradually worsening vision is a sign of type 2)

all of this is for type 1 diabetes

Q: what are the symptoms of diabetes?
i think i have some symptoms of diabetes like frequent urination and burning of the feet and tiredness but not sure if diabetes is what it is or just other things in my life that causes these symptoms diabetes runs in my family both of my grandparents on my mothers side of the family had it and my uncle! I am having blood work done soon just want other peoples opinion!
I did not start getting the foot problem and frequent urination until about 6 months ago and not at the same time ! I also figured the tiredness was just from working third shift! But I decided to have the blood chem. test done anyway

A: My bet is that not only have you got diabetes, but that you have had it long enough now, uncontrolled, to have already done some serious damage to your body organs. Sadly you are one of millions of people who could have discovered very early on that they had diabetes, received treatment, stabilized the condition, and got it completely under control before it had a chance to do its damage. All it would have taken was a very simple blood test. You in particular, should have got the “message”, knowing that you had a significant family history of this very controllable condition, but also a disease that is very destructive when it is ignored.

Q: Can low blood sugar lead to diabetes? Or can the symptoms be confused with one another?
I have low blood sugar but recently I looked up symptoms of diabetes and I have:
Blurry Vision
Fatigue
Irritation
Increase hunger
—-
Even if I don’t have diabetes, how does it explain my blurry vision? Can low blood sugar lead to diabetes?

A: probally when your blood drops too low that can cause blurred vision. the symptoms are similar. this is the opposit fo diabetes. but yes it can turn into diabetes.

Q: If blood sugar levels are in normal range,can you still have diabetes symptoms?
Ive been checking on my blood sugar levels because i have a history in my family and because im over weight,i also have been getting these weird symptoms like; fatigue,shaky hands,some mood swings,and my eyes be feeling weird but not blurry nor out of focus they feel like they want to sink in,but i have been checking my sugar for the past week and its always in normal range,can someone give me good advise?

A: Normal range blood sugar will vary throughout the day based on what you have eaten, how much physical activity you have gotten and how long it has been since you have eaten. On an empty stomach, blood sugar levels should be between 70 and 100mg/dL for a non-diabetic. However, you still not considered a diabetic until blood sugar levels following an overnight fasting are above 126mg/dL.

Let’s say that your blood sugar level on an empty stomach or after an overnight fast is around 115mg/dL. You may assume that you have diabetes – since it is above the high range or “normal” – but you do not. Rather you have what called pre-diabetes or IFG (impaired fasting glucose) and sometimes known as IGT (impaired glucose tolerance).

http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Normal-Range-Blood-Sugar-Levels-the-Same-For-Everyone?&id=2070331

Q: Symptoms of Diabetes and How do they test for it?
I have a horrid diet and diabetes is very prevalent in my family, I think I may have it. How do they test for diabetes and what are the symptoms?

A: There are several ways to test:

1) A simple urine test will give an indication for howhigh your blood sugar is.

2) They can do a resting blood sugar test to see how high your sugar is.

3) They can do a Hemoglobin A1C to see on average, how high your sugar has been.

Symptoms of diabetes include: Weight loss, irritability, sudden poor eyesight, insatiable thirst, leg cramps when you lay down, horrid pain in your kidneys, increased urination

Q: What are the most basic symptoms of diabetes?
I’ve always had lots of sugar, and don’t seem to have symptoms of diabetes. How can I know if I have it?
Also, how do you know if you have bad blood? I ask because I’ve always ate unhealthy food, for like 10 years.

A: -frequent urination
-infections, cuts slow to heal (type2)
-frequent thirst
-frequent hunger
-fatigue
-bruise-like rash on your neck(mostly type 2)
-Breath that has a corn like odor to it
-Urine that has a strong odor
-blurred vision
-unexplained weight loss

Type 1 symptoms usually show up suddenly, while type 2 symptoms progressively get worse over time.

Q: What is the cause and symptoms of diabetes?What isthe best way to prevent and treat it?
What is the cause and symptoms of diabetes?What isthe best way to prevent and treat it?

A: Bad diet and lack of exersise, good diet and exersise.

Q: What is the metabolic abnormality that underlies the characteristic symptoms of diabetes mellitus?
What is the metabolic abnormality that underlies the characteristic symptoms of diabetes mellitus?
A. A failure of the kidney tubules to reabsorb glucose from the urine
B. A failure of the villi of the intestine to absorb glucose from food
C. The body can’t switch from glucose metabolism to fat metabolism between meals.
D. The body’s cells can’t retain glucose absorbed from the blood.
E. The body’s cells can’t absorb enough glucose from the blood.

A: I believe it is E.
Insulin, which is secreted by the Pancreas, helps to control the amount of sugar in the bloodstream. When the Pancreas does not secrete enough Insulin or none at all, the sugar remains in the blood. Then the body tries to flush out all of the sugar by drinking and urinating- two key symptoms of diabetes.

Q: What are the most common symptoms of diabetes?
I don’t know if i have diabetes or not, as I have some of the symptoms, like urinating often and thirst. however, I don’t know exactly to what extent these symptoms apply, as I can find quantified data nowhere. What exactly is “extreme thirst”. How many times going to the bathroom is “urinating often.” Is “sudden weight loss always a symptom”. Thanks for the help.

A: ^Thirst and frequent urination, can vary from person to person if you are drinking much more than usual and urinating more than usual for you that can be a sign.

The best thing to do is go to your doctor and have an A1C test, this is a blood test that will give you, your glucose (sugar) levels for the last 3 months. Ask your doctor to run kidney, liver function and a CBC test also, these are all blood tests as well.

Please go to the site below, they have a link for a test you can take on line, just answer the questions and they will evaluate to see if you have a risk factor. Good luck, I hope this helps.

Q: Are the symptoms of diabetes the symptoms of high blood sugar?
What I mean is, do you ONLY have the symptoms of diabetes (peeing often, drinking often etc.) if you have high blood sugar?

A: Yes.
Those symptoms only occur during high blood sugar.
However, low blood sugar comes with other symptoms: shaking, mood swings (personally, i have to fight back tears xD), nervousness, extreme fatigue, desperate hunger, fogginess, dizziness, sweating. Those are my symptoms but other people experience other things.

Low blood sugar is MUCH more noticeable than High Blood sugar, you only usually have high blood sugar symptoms when you’re above 300.

Q: I have some of the symptoms of diabetes?
I’m 12 years old (Grade 7) and I’ve been experiencing some of the diabetes symptoms. But than again, it might be because I’m growing.

Blurry vision
Extreme hunger
Increased fatigue
Itchy skin, yeast infections
Leg Pain (Rarely though)

These are most of the symptoms. Should I go visit a doctor anyways?

A: According to my doctor, the three main symptoms of diabetes are:

pee a lot
drink a lot
losing a lot of weight

You don’t mention any of those, but it might be a good idea to get a complete physical just to set your mind at ease.

Q: do you only get diabetes symptoms when your glucose is high?
im pretty sure i have diabtes, becus of the dry mouth n frequent urination, but i wanted to know if those symptoms rise as your glucose rises, and if my glucose becomes normal, will the dry mouth stop?. thank you
whats uti?

A: The longer your blood sugar stays high, normally the more symptoms you will have. However, there are people that have diabetes, and never had any symptoms at all. They discovered it from routine checks ups. Yes, if you control your diabetes, the symptoms will subside, except for things like neurophathy, which, may become less noticeable, but still be felt in most cases.
If you even suspect that you may have diabetes, please get checked ASAP

Q: what are the main symptoms of diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis?
Both diseases run on my moms side of the family and,so far I have a few of those symptoms(according to my mom)

but,I don’t know much.Like I have cuts and bruises,that never go away.Thats one thing.(I have to get a ganglion removed dec 5)although,my feet are also effected.

So,symptoms of diabetes?
symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis?(19 yrs old)

A: There are basically two types of gene mutations in respect to disease. One type of mutation causes a disease. For example, the mutant gene may cause achrondroplasia (a form of dwarfism) or it may cause hemophilia or cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease. The existence of genes that cause diseases has long been recognized.

The other type of gene mutation does not directly cause a disease but rather predisposes to it. These genes make a person susceptible to developing a disease. These susceptibility genes often involve common chronic diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

An important finding has just been made about the genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmunity. We will outline the finding.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common systemic autoimmune disease. It affects 1% of all adults in the world. The disease is characterized by immune-mediated destruction of the joint architecture. It is 2 to 3 times more common in women than men. The heritability of rheumatoid arthritis is 60%, reflecting a strong genetic component in the disease.

Design of Research: To identify genes involved in the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, a “discovery study” was done testing for 87 variations called SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) in candidate genes and regions. The discovery study involved 475 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and 475 individually matched controls.

Result: One of the SNPs was found to be associated with rheumatoid arthritis. It was a “missense” SNP in a gene encoding a protein tyrosine phosphorylase. This risk SNP was present in 28% of those with rheumatoid arthritis and 17% of the controls

Comment: A variant of this same SNP encoding the same phosphorylase enzyme was recently found associated with type 1 diabetes, another autoimmune disease. It is beginning to look as if this variant phosphatase may increase the overall reactivity of the immune system and may raise the risk for autoimmune disease.

Q: Can symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus disappear and then return?
My 20 month old had the typical symptoms of diabetes insipidus from birth (frequent urination and extreme thirst). Then at 5 months old they went away and were replaced with constipation which continued until she was 11 months old. Then again she was putting out high volumes of pale urine and drinking more water than I have ever seen a child drink. Now at 20 months she is back to being constipated and not drinking or urinating heavily. Doctors want to do a MRI but do not want to undergo such an evasive procedure if there is no diagnosis.

A: As a father of a large family I would be doing what the doctor says and fast. An MRI is the least invasive proceedure for internal examination. It’s magnetic imaging not xray.I went with a grandaughtwer while she had it done for a faulty stomach valve which needed major surger eventually. It was nothing at all to be concerned about.
They may well be examing for a twist in the bowel and that needs finding.

Q: What are some embarrassing symptoms of diabetes?
I have read on other posts that you get some embarrassing symptoms when you have diabetes…What are some of these symptoms? I was recently diagnosed and I want to know what to expect or if I am already experiencing some of these…thanks

A: I was type 1 diabetic for years, and can’t think of anything embarrassing about it. Some people might not feel comfortable testing their blood sugar in public – it never bothered me, and you don’t have to do it in public anyway. I just can’t imagine what someone finds embarrassing about it.

Perhaps some people get embarrassed because they get sweaty and shaky when their blood sugar drops? I don’t know why anyone thinks that is embarrassing either.

I have a few problems with George D’s answer. First, I know people who are meticulous with their diabetes and still have complications. Type 1 diabetes in particular can be very difficult to control There is simply no way that insulin shots or the pump, can perfectly imitate what a normal human pancreas can do. No one’s going to be able to predict exactly how much insulin they need; it’s extremely difficult to measure every micro-ounce of food you eat; it’s impossible to eat at the exact same time every day, or figure out exactly how exercise will affect your blood sugar level. No one, ever, has complete control over their diabetes, and frankly I resent the fact that some people think you can.

So I think it’s very inappropriate to ever say that a complication like blindness, amputation, kidney failure, etc, is embarrassing.

I had a kidney/pancreas transplant in 2005, which is not a cure, but I am no longer taking any insulin and all my blood sugars are normal.

Q: What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and how long could you have it before you realized?
I have read that in type 2 diabetes, the symptoms can be virtually non-existent, so how can you tell?

A: 3 words – Polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria. They mean to eat a lot, drink a lot, and pee a lot. Those are questions we are taught to ask patients to screen for diabetes. Other things DM II can do is cause nerve damage, kidney damage, and eye damage. It raises blood pressure and can increase your risk of heart attacks. Bad thing all around. To diagnose it see your doctor and get a fasting blood glucose level.

Q: What is a good chatline about type II diabetes, symptoms, & progression?
I want to compare my symptoms with others who are going through it or have gone through it.

A: This is one of my favorites: http://tudiabetes.com/

Why not shoot for regression? I did….

http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html

There’s no reason for type two to progress once you’re armed with the necessary knowledge and determination.

Q: What are the typical symptoms of type II diabetes?
What are the typical symptoms of type II diabetes and how is it diagnosed?

A: Symtoms of type 2

Diabetes Type 2:

* Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.
* Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.
* Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.
* Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.
* Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.
* Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.
* Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.
* Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).
* Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed with the following blood tests:

Fasting blood glucose level — diabetes is diagnosed if higher than 126 mg/dL on two occasions.
Oral glucose tolerance test — diabetes is diagnosed if glucose level is higher than 200 mg/dL after 2 hours.
Random (non-fasting) blood glucose level — diabetes is suspected if higher than 200 mg/dL and accompanied by the classic symptoms of increased thirst, urination, and fatigue (this test must be confirmed with a fasting blood glucose test).
You should see your health care provider every 3 months. At these visits, you can expect your health care provider to::

Check your blood pressure
Check the skin and bones on your feet and legs
Check the sensation on your feet
Exam the back part of the eye with a special lighted instrument called an ophthalmoscope
The following tests will help you and your doctor monitor your diabetes and prevent complications:

Have your blood pressure checked at least every year (blood pressure goals should be 130/80 mm/Hg or lower).
Have your glycosulated hemoglobin (HbA1c) checked every 6 months if your diabetes is well controlled; otherwise every 3 months.
Have your cholesterol and triglyceride levels checked yearly (aim for LDL levels below 100 mg/dL).
Get yearly tests to make sure your kidneys are working well (microalbuminuria and serum creatinine).
Visit your ophthalmologist) at least once a year, or more often if you have signs of diabetic retinopathy.
See the dentist every 6 months for a thorough dental cleaning and exam. Make sure your dentist and hygienist know that you have diabetes.
Kitty

Q: How long does it take for diabetes (type 1) symptoms to get really bad?
i think i might have the symptoms but only for like 4- 5 days and they are mild enough to hide, how long will it take for them to get really noticable like days, weeks months? any who explain their symptoms and how long it took them to get diagnosed??

A: I wouldn’t be concerned after less than a week. If you have the symptoms consistently for 3 or 4 weeks then you may have an issue.

Q: I do not have diabetes but wondered if those of you who have type 2 have these symptoms?
Tingling and numb fingers and feet that get very hot and tingle at the same time?

What other symptoms do you also suffer from please?

Looking for info for a friend however but articles I’ve read never mention the toes, hands or fingers as a symptom of type 2 diabetes..

A: The tingling and burning can be symptoms, but are more often felt in those that have had diabetes for awhile. Diabetes (both types) can very often be genetic. Eating too much sugar or too many carbs does not cause diabetes, and you do not have to be overweight or underweight to have the disease. Other symptoms include
Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Sweet smelling urine
Constant hunger
Fatigue
Headaches
Irritability
Nausea or vomiting
Blurry vision
Leg cramps
Reoccurring yeast infection in women, itching penis in men
Frequent boils
Slow healing wounds
Itching of the body with no rash
Unexplained weight loss OR gain
Burning tingling sensations in hands, arms, feet, or legs.

Q: What are the specific symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
All the symptoms I’ve found online are very broad..are there any specific ones? Can diabetes weaken one’s immune system?

A: Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age but usually first appears in childhood or adolescence. Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5 – 10% of all diabetes cases. Symptoms of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes include:

•Frequent urination
•Excessive thirst
•Extreme hunger
•Sudden weight loss
•Extreme fatigue
•Irritability
•Blurred vision
Warning Signs of Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) occurs when blood sugar (glucose) levels fall below normal. Patients with type 1 diabetes should be aware of these symptoms of hypoglycemia:

•Sweating
•Trembling
•Hunger
•Rapid heartbeat
•Confusion
It is important to quickly treat hypoglycemia and raise blood sugar levels by eating sugar, sucking on hard candy, or drinking fruit juice. Patients who are at risk for hypoglycemia should carry some sugar product with them in case an attack occurs. In rare and worst cases, hypoglycemia can lead to coma and death. Regular blood sugar monitoring throughout the day can help you avoid hypoglycemia. Patients are also encouraged to wear a medical alert ID bracelet or necklace that states they have diabetes and that they take insulin.

Q: What are the MOST frequent symptoms of type II diabetes?
I already know the common symptoms overall as I’ve checked a few diabetes sites as well as webmd. What I’m wondering is, if you’ve been diagnosed or know someone who has, what were the most frequently occurring symptoms that you experienced or heard of others experiencing?

Thank you.

A: I had all the usual symtoms like being thirsty, and peeing and weight loss, but I had itching from hell !!! There was no rash, but my skin itched so bad, I was going crazy. I also got yeast infections one after the other and blurry vision

Q: What are the symptoms for diabetes type 2?
How do you know if you have and what diabetics should know if they have it?

A: Diabetes Type 2:

* Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.
* Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.
* Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.
* Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.
* Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.
* Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.
* Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.
* Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).
* Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

. What to do is exercise at least 30 min. a day.
Plus a low Glycemic Diet.

Here is a list of 2,480 food with their index and load.
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
The load is the more important.

Kitty

Q: Please can I have lots of detailed symptoms of type 2 diabetes ASAP?
I would really appreciate it if you could give a list of various symptoms of type 2 diabetes ONLY and why you may get it. Thank you

A: Okay so you can get type 2 diabetes because of family history, environment, and being obese, or any combination of the three. Here is a list of syptoms.

* Increased thirst
* Increased hunger (especially after eating)
* Dry mouth
* Frequent urination
* Unexplained weight loss (even though you are eating and feel hungry)
* Fatigue (weak, tired feeling)
* Blurred vision
* Headaches
* Loss of consciousness (rare)

Other symptoms of type 2 diabetes may include:

* Slow-healing sores or cuts
* Itching of the skin (usually around the vaginal or groin area)
* Frequent yeast infections
* Recent weight gain
* Velvety dark skin changes of the neck, armpit and groin, called acanthosis nigricans
* Numbness and tingling of the hands and feet
* Decreased vision
* Impotency
there are no symptoms that are only type 2 because type one and two have alost identical symptoms.

Q: I have all the symptoms of Diabetes Type 1?
I have all the symptoms of Diabetes Type 1, Except weight lose… Does that mean I have it.. PLEASE HELP

A: Diabetes can be diagnoses ONLY through blood tests taken by a doctor. Diabetes canNOT be diagnosed by symptoms alone. There are too many other diseases that have the same symptoms. For example, diabetes can make your fingers tingle — but so can a slipped disk. Diabetes makes you pee a lot — but so does eating watermellon.

If you are really concered, have your doctor perform on SIMPLE test. The test is called A1C. This test is simple, fast, and accurate. The doctor can usually perform it in his office in 5-10 minutes IF he has the equipment. If not he will have to take a blood sample to the lab for 2-3 days.

The AC test takes an AVERAGE of your blood sugar over the last 90 days. A NORMAL A1C reading is betwee 5 and 6. If your reading is normal then you probably are not diabetic.

If the A1C reading is above 7, the doctor will probably want another test call Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). This test is more complicated, takes longer (3-4 hours), and can hurt a bit. BUT it is definitive. The GTT will tell you YES or NO if you have diabetes.

If the GTT says YES, then you need to start treatment right away.

If the A1C is HIGH but the GTT says NO then you are probably hyperglycemic. You need to watch your diet, get more exercise, and lose some wegith. Hyperglycemia can turn into diabetes later.

There is a third test that you have to be careful of. This is called the Finger Stick Glood Glucose Reading, or just “Finger Stick”. With this test the doctor pricks your finger and takes ONE DROP of blood into a handheld meter. The results come back on 30 seconds.

This is the same test that all diabetics use to check their own blood sugar levels 3-4 times a day. This is a CONTROL test.

But since the A1C was invented (3-4 year ago) the Finger Stick test is no longer a good test for DIAGNOSIS of diabetes, as it reads your sugar “instantly”. The A1C test takes a 90-day average, and is thus much more accurate.

If the doctor take one drop of blood into a HAND-HELD METER, that is NOT an A1C test! You need to insist that the doctor do the A1C test.

Q: What would be some symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
My son is a little over 3, he his asking for drinks more during the day and has started wetting at night. I am not sure if its just a kid growing and needing more liquid or something more. I do still try to limit his drinks at night.
My 16 yr old half brother was diagnosed a couple of years back and I am not sure if the diabetes is on my Dad’s side or my step-mothers side.

A: Diabetes Type 1
Also called: Insulin-dependent diabetes, Juvenile diabetes

Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. With Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin.
Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in your blood.
Over time, high blood glucose can lead to serious problems with your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, and gums and teeth.

Type 1 diabetes happens most often in children and young adults but can appear at any age. Symptoms may include

Being very thirsty
Urinating often
Feeling very hungry or tired
Losing weight without trying
Having sores that heal slowly
Having dry, itchy skin
Losing the feeling in your feet or having tingling in your feet
Having blurry eyesight

A blood test can show if you have Type 1 diabetes. If you do, you will need to take insulin for the rest of your life.

from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetestype1.html

Q: I fill most of the symptoms for Type 2 Diabetes, and my mum is not taking it seriously?
I am 14 and fill most of the symptoms, except obesity. I want to go for a blood test but my mum said I am being silly and the symptoms are vague. Help?

A: Diet with diabetes, especially, should take into account the amount of carbohydrates consumed by humans, because the carbohydrates, the main source of glucose and, consequently, the element of power, requiring insulin.

Q: How long does it take for the beta cells to be destroyed before the symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes appear?
I was diagosed with type 1 at 37 I have always maintained a weight of around 160 and I am 5′8″. Previously I spent about 15 years in the Marines. Even now I run in 5, 10k’s and some marathons

A: Wow, that’s late onset! But it does happen. I don’t know if anyone really knows how long it takes beta cells to be destroyed, because people are usually only diagnosed once the symptoms are advanced. Some Type 1’s experience what they call a “honeymoon period” for the first few months to a year, when there are still some functioning beta cells that haven’t been destroyed yet. But they die off and you make little to no insulin from then on. (I didn’t have that, it was full tilt right from the start)

Since you’re athletic, you may want to consider an insulin pump, which gives you much more control over insulin delivery. You can dial it down when you exercise to help reduce “lows”. Assuming you’re not involved in contact sports like football, it would probably be an excellent choice for you.

Q: Is it possible to suffer all the symptoms of type 1 diabetes but not lose weight?
I have all of them but I’m not rapidly losing weight,
I am staying the same weight do u think it’s something other than diabetes????

ohk well I am almost 14,
yah i know it’s more common in 10-12 year old girls, but I cant even explain to know what’s wrong with me,
so yahh IDK what to do?
I am losing weight but it’s like weekly and it’s only a pound or 2.

A: Yes it is. I was diagnosed when I was 13, and I’d had symptoms for about 2 weeks before I was diagnosed. I was extremely thirsty all the time (like Extremely! one time my mom bought one of those 24 packs of dr pepper, and the next day, she found 24 empty dr pepper cans stashed under my bed), using the bathroom like crazy (I’m ashamed to say that the night befor I was diagnosed I wet the bed..), and a really bad attitude. But I probably lost like 2 or 3 pounds…. and that’s it… so… yeah… hope this helped.

Q: Symptoms of Type ll diabetes, what are they?
What are the symptoms of type ll diabetes? How would one feel if they had this disease?

A: There are several, some of the most common being: extreme thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision, nausea, headaches, cramps, extreme fatigue, unexplained weight loss, etc. You can check almost any website for these and other symptoms. ———————————

Q: What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and how long could you have it before you realized?
I have read that in type 2 diabetes, the symptoms can be virtually non-existent, so how can you tell?

A: 3 words – Polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria. They mean to eat a lot, drink a lot, and pee a lot. Those are questions we are taught to ask patients to screen for diabetes. Other things DM II can do is cause nerve damage, kidney damage, and eye damage. It raises blood pressure and can increase your risk of heart attacks. Bad thing all around. To diagnose it see your doctor and get a fasting blood glucose level.

Q: I do not have diabetes but wondered if those of you who have type 2 have these symptoms?
Tingling and numb fingers and feet that get very hot and tingle at the same time?

What other symptoms do you also suffer from please?

Looking for info for a friend however but articles I’ve read never mention the toes, hands or fingers as a symptom of type 2 diabetes..

A: The tingling and burning can be symptoms, but are more often felt in those that have had diabetes for awhile. Diabetes (both types) can very often be genetic. Eating too much sugar or too many carbs does not cause diabetes, and you do not have to be overweight or underweight to have the disease. Other symptoms include
Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Sweet smelling urine
Constant hunger
Fatigue
Headaches
Irritability
Nausea or vomiting
Blurry vision
Leg cramps
Reoccurring yeast infection in women, itching penis in men
Frequent boils
Slow healing wounds
Itching of the body with no rash
Unexplained weight loss OR gain
Burning tingling sensations in hands, arms, feet, or legs.

Q: Please can I have lots of detailed symptoms of type 2 diabetes ASAP?
I would really appreciate it if you could give a list of various symptoms of type 2 diabetes ONLY and why you may get it. Thank you

A: Okay so you can get type 2 diabetes because of family history, environment, and being obese, or any combination of the three. Here is a list of syptoms.

* Increased thirst
* Increased hunger (especially after eating)
* Dry mouth
* Frequent urination
* Unexplained weight loss (even though you are eating and feel hungry)
* Fatigue (weak, tired feeling)
* Blurred vision
* Headaches
* Loss of consciousness (rare)

Other symptoms of type 2 diabetes may include:

* Slow-healing sores or cuts
* Itching of the skin (usually around the vaginal or groin area)
* Frequent yeast infections
* Recent weight gain
* Velvety dark skin changes of the neck, armpit and groin, called acanthosis nigricans
* Numbness and tingling of the hands and feet
* Decreased vision
* Impotency
there are no symptoms that are only type 2 because type one and two have alost identical symptoms.

Q: I fill most of the symptoms for Type 2 Diabetes, and my mum is not taking it seriously?
I am 14 and fill most of the symptoms, except obesity. I want to go for a blood test but my mum said I am being silly and the symptoms are vague. Help?

A: Diet with diabetes, especially, should take into account the amount of carbohydrates consumed by humans, because the carbohydrates, the main source of glucose and, consequently, the element of power, requiring insulin.

Q: What are the symptoms for diabetes type 2?
How do you know if you have and what diabetics should know if they have it?

A: Diabetes Type 2:

* Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.
* Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.
* Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.
* Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.
* Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.
* Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.
* Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.
* Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).
* Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

. What to do is exercise at least 30 min. a day.
Plus a low Glycemic Diet.

Here is a list of 2,480 food with their index and load.
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
The load is the more important.

Kitty

Q: I go to the restroom alot and get thirsty alot but I’m not sure if I have the symptoms for type 2 diabetes?
I’m about 10-15 pounds overweight. but I’m not sure if i have type 2 diabetes. How can I know if I have type 2 diabetes.

A: it sounds like you are i was diagnosed two weeks ago and i went to the doctor and said
im thirsty alot
im going to the bathroom alot espeacially at night
my eyes arent as sharp
and im sweating alot
we did a few simple test and found out i am type 2 diabetic
i am now on metformin and i feel a world of better
ask your doctor for an 1c test,that tells what your bllod sugars have been for the last 3 months and that opens a few doors
any questions email me

Q: What are some diseases that have the same symptoms of diabetes type 2?

A: symptom: polyuria
Diabetes mellitus*
Fluid overload*
Drug reaction
Hypercalcemia*
Diabetes insipidus*
Psychogenic polydipsia
Anxiety
Chronic renal failure
Sickle cell anemia

symptom: polyphagia
Depressive disorder
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety
Bulimia nervosa
Pregnancy
Diabetes mellitus*
Diabetic ketoacidosis*
Drug reaction
Hypothalamic obesity

symptom: weight loss
Dietary and exercise factors
Depressive disorder
Gastroenteritis
Eating disorders
Anxiety
Hyperthyroidism
Alcohol abuse
Recreational drug abuse
Diabetes mellitus type 1*
Tuberculosis
Bipolar disorder
Chronic infection
Peptic ulcer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Giardiasis
Lymphoma
Malignancy
Malabsorption
Celiac disease
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Addison’s disease
Intestinal parasites
AIDS
Amebic dysentery
Liver failure
Myelodysplastic syndromes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pheochromocytoma
Polyarteritis nodosa
Manic phase of manic depression

This’ll keep you busy for a while. If you really want to know if you have DMII, you should see your doctor.

Q: type 2 diabetes symptoms please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
please help

i think i might have type 2 diabetes im age 15
please answer my other ones thanks

A: why do you think you have diabetes?

type II is a mature onset and at 15 thats rather young, although with high incidences of obesity younger people are getting it.

Type 1 is insulin dependant diabetes and your age is nearer for getting that

here are the most common symptoms

Polydypsia – excessive thirst, you drink a lot more than usual as you have a raging thirst

polyuria – you pass a lot more urine than normal, and you wake at night to do so too

tiredness – you have no energy and want to sleep a lot

abdominal pain

weight loss

mood swings

if you feel there is a chance that you have all of these symptoms then seek medical advice immediately

Q: Friend did a 12 hour fast blood test, numbers were good, but still exhibits symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes, why?
My friend is an overweight middle age male who occasionally experiences symptoms of thirst and swolen numb-tingling feet. He also had a weird little rash on one leg recently and also suffered from inexplicably sore neck muscles, light-headedness, as well as feelings of fatigue and depression. He did a 12 hour fasting blood test the other day and the report said all his numbers were in the average to good range. What gives? He’s showing a lot of the symptoms that someone with Type 2 Diabetes would show.

A couple years ago his glucose level was high, so he went on a diet, lost 30 pounds, and the doctor said he was fine after he lost the weight. The doc also said he was never diabetic at that time but glucose intolerant. However, he also said the cheque was in the mail for future problems with diabetes if he didn’t continue to lose weight and exercise regularly. He put on a few pounds since then, had a minor heart attack in June, but made a full recovery.

He never experienced any symptoms of diabetes other than numb swolle feet when he was first told his sugar levels were high. His doctor told him once he lost a lot more weight the feeling would return to his feet and the feet would stop swelling too. The doctor at that time thought the numb, tingling, swelling feet was more of a case of poor circulation because of vericose veins as opposed to any sign of sugar diabetes. Agan, any ideas?

Now, he tells me the symptom of pangs of thirst never happened to him before. What do you think? In the last 2 weeks he has eliminated sugar from his diet, is exercising and is eating only nutritious foods. He says he feels a lot better but once in a while the thirst creeps up and the tingling numb feet (they are no longer swollen when he exercises) come back occasionally. I’m taking him back to the doctor next week, but I’d like some information from those of you who might have some ideas of what is going on here before I speak to his doctor. Thanks.

A: There are several variations of type 2 diabetes, the fasting test does not screen for all of them. He should ask for a OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, it starts as a fasting test, then he drinks a 75 mg drink. They will then test several times over the next 2-3 hours to see how his body handles the glucose load. If you have access to a glucose meter, test him after eating a crab heavy meal, at one and two hours after eating.

Also what he needs to do is reduce and watch his carb intake, sugar is one carb, there are several others he needs to watch for. White foods, flour, bread, potatoes, rice, milk, bakery goods, bagels and pasta are all carbs that need to be eaten in moderation. The problem is what is usually sold as a “healthy diet” is not healthy for diabetics.

Q: What are 3 symptoms of type 2 diabetes in children?

A: Hi there! I saw your question and wanted to let you know the answer. Type 2 diabetes (also called “adult onset diabetes”) used to be rare in children, but it seems these cases are on the rise. The two types of diabetes are really very different diseases. Briefly:

Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but it usually develops in people under the age of 30. It is also called insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile onset diabetes. It is a lifelong disease, and they don’t know what causes it to develop. Symptoms are usually severe and occur rapidly. In this disease, the cells of the pancreas produce little or no insulin. Insulin is the hormone that allows glucose (sugar) to enter body cells so that they can use the glucose for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of going into the cells. The body is unable to use this glucose for energy, despite high levels in the bloodstream. This leads to many problems and eventually begins to kill nerve cells, causing blindness, heart problems, and pains throughout the body. Symptoms of Type I are increased hunger, frequent urination, and excessive thirst. Within 5 to 10 years, the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas are completely destroyed and the body can not longer produce insulin. The person must then inject insulin, or their body will deteriorate rapidly and they can die quickly.

Type 2 diabetes usually develops in middle age or later. The typical Type 2 Diabetes patient is overweight, although not always. Symptoms usually have a gradual onset. Type 2 diabetes is associated with insulin resistance, rather than the lack of insulin (which is a characteristic of Type 1 diabetes). Insulin resistance is a hereditary tendency. Insulin levels are usually normal or higher than average, but the body’s cells respond sluggishly to insulin. This lack of insulin activity results in higher than normal blood glucose levels. Symptoms are being overweight, feeling tired, frequent urination/thirst, infections that are slow to heal, and sometimes rashes. Many health care providers believe that our Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease. Yes, the genetic predisposition is there, but our “modern” refined diet, lack of exercise, and too much fats and empty carbs are certainly culprits in pushing people toward developing Type 2 diabetes.

Exercise, proper diet (avoiding sugar and white flour and eating more low-starch vegetables and high-fiber foods), and losing weight can often turn Type 2 diabetes around completely. This kind of turn-around is not usually possible with Type 1 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes in children is more rare but does happen. Children with Type 2 diabetes are usually overweight or obese. They will show unusually high levels of insulin in the blood after eating carbohydrates. This will be followed by a spike in blood sugar. Many children develop a skin problem called acanthosis, which is characterized by velvety, dark colored patches of skin. With exercise, proper diet, and weight loss, Type 2 diabetes in a child can actually be cured, or at least greatly improved.

First thing to do would be to take the child to a doctor, who can correctly determine if the child has diabetes or not. The doctor can refer you to a nutritionist who can help plan a good diet for the child to reduce symptoms and help with weight loss, if needed. And exercise will be key, also.

Keeping a positive attitude helps in overcoming any disease or affliction! If you know a child with diabetes, be supportive, loving, kind, patient, and positive. Stress can have a strong impact on diabetes becoming worse, so the child needs to feel loved, cared for, and supported with positive emotions.

Best of luck! And thanks for your interesting question…

Q: Diabetes? What are the symptoms of type 2? + alcoholism?
In a nutshell, I suspect that I may have type 2 diabetes. I know that the symptoms include frequent urination, thirst, and often tiredness; but I have also been lightheaded lately- to the point of almost passing out. I am an alcoholic, which is bad all around; I know this. BUT, I generally have very good eating habits. I eat square meals every time I eat, to be sure that I get the recommended amount of fruits and veggies, and whole grains, etc. I have also heard that excercise helps control type 2 diabetes, and I excercise 2-4 times a week- pretty intensely. I guess what my question would be is: I’m not sure if the symptoms I’m experiencing are due to the drinking, or to diabetes. Is there a way to distinguish between the two, aside from getting a blood glucose test? I don’t really have the money to see a doc right now, and I basically do every thing else right except for drinking, so I am trying to figure out a way to distinguish between the two.

A: parkermb is right…you sound like you want to avoid MD.
You need fasting blood tests…get a comprehensive blood test…ask for liver function panel & kidney function.

Diabetics are also sometimes depressed in mood.

As for your alcoholism problem it sounds like you know it, but want to minimize it as a problem so you don’t need to stop… drinking will make diabetes & kidneys worse.

The only way to distinguish between the 2 without going to the MD is to stop drinking & see if symptoms go away.
However I get the feeling that’s not an option for you.

If I may: call Intergroup or AA in your area & go to a group…if you don’t like 1 group try another. Another option is to get into therapy with a professional social worker or psychologist to talk about what keeps you drinkng.

I really wish you the best.

Q: What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?

A: The diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common in U.S. kids and teens, especially in those who are overweight. Some studies report that between 8% and 45% of children who’ve been newly diagnosed with diabetes have the form known as type 2.

Diabetes is a chronic condition that needs close attention, but with some practical knowledge, you can become your child’s most important ally in learning to live with the disease
About Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, the main type of sugar in the blood.

Our bodies break down the foods we eat into glucose and other nutrients needed to fuel bodily functions, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream from the gastrointestinal tract. The glucose level in the blood rises after a meal and triggers the pancreas to make the hormone insulin and release it into the bloodstream. But in people with diabetes, the body either can’t make or respond to insulin properly.
Insulin works like a key that opens the doors to cells and allows the glucose in. Without insulin, glucose can’t get into the cells (the doors are “locked” and there is no key) and so it stays in the bloodstream. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood remains higher than normal. High blood sugar levels are a problem because they can cause a number of symptoms and health problems.

About Type 2 Diabetes
The two types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. Both cause blood sugar levels to become higher than normal but do so in different ways.

Type 1 diabetes (formerly called insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes) occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin. Kids with type 1 diabetes need insulin to help keep their blood sugar levels within a normal range.
Type 2 diabetes (formerly called non-insulin-dependent diabetes) is different. Unlike someone with type 1 diabetes, a person with type 2 diabetes still produces insulin but the body doesn’t respond to it normally. Glucose is less able to enter the cells and do its job of supplying energy (this is called insulin resistance). This causes the blood sugar level to rise, making the pancreas produce even more insulin. Eventually, the pancreas can wear out from working overtime to produce extra insulin and may no longer be able to produce enough insulin to keep blood sugar levels normal.
People with insulin resistance may or may not develop type 2 diabetes — it all depends on whether the pancreas can produce enough insulin to keep blood sugar levels normal. Repeatedly high blood sugar levels are a sign that a person has developed diabetes.

Kids and teens with type 2 diabetes use diet, exercise, and medicines that improve the body’s response to insulin to control their blood sugar levels. Some may need to take insulin shots or use an insulin pump, too.
Who Gets Type 2 Diabetes?
Although no one knows for certain what causes type 2 diabetes, there seems to be a genetic risk. In fact, it’s estimated that 45% to 80% of affected kids have at least one parent with diabetes and may have a significant family history of the disease. In some cases, a parent may be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the same time as the child.

Most people who develop type 2 diabetes are overweight. Excess fat makes it harder for the cells to respond to insulin. And being inactive further reduces the body’s ability to respond to insulin. In the past, doctors called this type of diabetes adult-onset diabetes because it almost exclusively affected overweight adults. Today, that description is no longer accurate. More kids and teens are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, probably because more kids and teens are overweight.

Certain ethnic groups also tend to be more prone to developing type 2 diabetes, including people of Native American, African American, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian/Pacific Island descent. Also, kids in puberty are more likely to develop the disease than younger kids, probably because of normal rises in hormone levels that can cause insulin resistance during this stage of rapid growth and physical development.
Signs and Symptoms
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes aren’t always obvious and they can take a long time to develop. Sometimes, there are no symptoms. It’s important to remember that not everyone with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes develops these warning signs, and not everyone who has these symptoms necessarily has type 2 diabetes.
•urinate frequently. The kidneys respond to high levels of glucose in the blood by flushing out the extra glucose in urine. Kids with high blood sugar levels need to urinate more frequently and in larger volumes.
•drink a lot of liquids. Because they’re peeing so frequently and losing so much fluid, they can become very thirsty and drink a lot in an attempt to keep the levels of body water normal.
•feel tired often because the body can’t use glucose for energy properly.
Sometimes, kids and teens wi

Q: Are these symptoms of type 2 diabetes and if these are present is it certain?
1. Shortness of breath
2. Itchiness/irritation of genitals

A: You look as though you are panicking in case you are diabetic? it is not an illness it is a condition. I was recently told I was type 2 diet controlled and didn’t have any of those symptoms, your sound more like an allergy.

Q: I think I may have symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
I’m worried that I may be suffering from a symptom of type 2 diabetes. In the last week I have developed cysts on the bottoms of my feet and hands. The cysts are not inflamed with any redness, and they drain a clear or pink fluid (same fluid mixed with a bit of blood perhaps). The cysts on my hands are quite small but numerous, and the cysts on my feet are enormous.
The only description I could find for this type of thing online is that it is a rare symptom of type 2 diabetes. I’m 25 years old, male, of Scandinavian descent, and I have a slim build. I suspect diabetes because I have been drinking a lot of liquor in the past year. Does anybody know more about the cysts on my hands and feet and if it may be related to type 2 diabetes?

A: It doesn’t sound like diabetes to me. But the thing is, the symptoms are different for everyone, and also for any of the symptoms of diabetes there may be many other causes. So when a doctor suspects diabetes he orders a whole range of tests for several other things.

I would definitely go to a doctor.

Q: Is losing weight a symptom of TYPE II Diabetes? not type 1. Type 2?
i peed a lot
i used to be thirsty alot

and then 3 weeks later these symptoms disappeared (went away)

the funny thing is i’m not even overweight and i’m NOT LOSING WEIGHT.

these symptoms are not present anymore//

now i just want to know if type 2 diabetes symptoms include losing weight?

OK THX appreciate it

A: hi you
weight loss is common to both types of diabetes and you dont have to be over weight to be a diabetic as diabetes can hit anyone at any time if you have any worries in this area i would see my doctor about getting the test done as diabetes even doe your fit and healthy can be missed

Q: How long does it take for diabetes (type 1) symptoms to get really bad?
i think i might have the symptoms but only for like 4- 5 days and they are mild enough to hide, how long will it take for them to get really noticable like days, weeks months? any who explain their symptoms and how long it took them to get diagnosed??

A: I wouldn’t be concerned after less than a week. If you have the symptoms consistently for 3 or 4 weeks then you may have an issue.

Q: In what order do Type 1 diabetes symptoms usually occur?
Over the past week, I’ve experienced increased fatigue, followed by massively increased thirst (this is from like, drinking maybe 30 oz. of water a day to 130 oz.). I’ve been told that if you experience any of the symptoms of diabetes, especially excessive thirst, you should go to the doctor, but I’m hesitant to go because of the fact that my weight is remaining constant.
So my question is this, is weight loss usually the first or last symptoms to appear in cases of Type 1 diabetes? And is weight loss always one of the symptoms?
I don’t want to risk letting it go too far before going to the doctor if I do have it, but I also don’t want to go when I don’t have it and look like a hypochondriac.
Any clue?
I took a reading on my grandfathr’s OneTouch meter 3 hours after I had eaten. It was 118.
From what I’ve read, that’s normal for an average weight 16 year old girl, correct?

A: Symptoms of diabetes don’t come in any order. Some people don’t even get symptoms. Weight loss can happen with either type of diabetes, but not all have that as a symptom. Your weight does not mean you will or will not have diabetes, it is just that if you have unexplained weight loss or gain, it could be a symptom..If you do have diabetes, you could experience one, all , or several, or none of the symptoms in any order or all at once. Here are the most common symptoms of BOTH types of diabetes

Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Constant hunger
Irritability
Headaches
Nausea or vomiting
Sweet smelling urine
Unexplained weight loss or gain
Blurry vision
Leg cramps
Fatigue
Itching skin with no rash
Reoccurring yeast infections in women, itching penis in men
Frequent boils
Slow healing wounds
Burning, tingling sensations in hands, arms, legs, or feet

If you have any doubts, please get tested asap.

Q: Is a gradual onset of type 1 diabetes symptoms possible?

A: i guess so how gradual?r u shur its diabetes? i’d contact a doctor instead of asking normal people it could b seroius

Q: What are the specific symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
All the symptoms I’ve found online are very broad..are there any specific ones? Can diabetes weaken one’s immune system?

A: Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age but usually first appears in childhood or adolescence. Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5 – 10% of all diabetes cases. Symptoms of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes include:

•Frequent urination
•Excessive thirst
•Extreme hunger
•Sudden weight loss
•Extreme fatigue
•Irritability
•Blurred vision
Warning Signs of Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) occurs when blood sugar (glucose) levels fall below normal. Patients with type 1 diabetes should be aware of these symptoms of hypoglycemia:

•Sweating
•Trembling
•Hunger
•Rapid heartbeat
•Confusion
It is important to quickly treat hypoglycemia and raise blood sugar levels by eating sugar, sucking on hard candy, or drinking fruit juice. Patients who are at risk for hypoglycemia should carry some sugar product with them in case an attack occurs. In rare and worst cases, hypoglycemia can lead to coma and death. Regular blood sugar monitoring throughout the day can help you avoid hypoglycemia. Patients are also encouraged to wear a medical alert ID bracelet or necklace that states they have diabetes and that they take insulin.

Q: How long does it take for the beta cells to be destroyed before the symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes appear?
I was diagosed with type 1 at 37 I have always maintained a weight of around 160 and I am 5′8″. Previously I spent about 15 years in the Marines. Even now I run in 5, 10k’s and some marathons

A: Wow, that’s late onset! But it does happen. I don’t know if anyone really knows how long it takes beta cells to be destroyed, because people are usually only diagnosed once the symptoms are advanced. Some Type 1’s experience what they call a “honeymoon period” for the first few months to a year, when there are still some functioning beta cells that haven’t been destroyed yet. But they die off and you make little to no insulin from then on. (I didn’t have that, it was full tilt right from the start)

Since you’re athletic, you may want to consider an insulin pump, which gives you much more control over insulin delivery. You can dial it down when you exercise to help reduce “lows”. Assuming you’re not involved in contact sports like football, it would probably be an excellent choice for you.

Q: What would be some symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
My son is a little over 3, he his asking for drinks more during the day and has started wetting at night. I am not sure if its just a kid growing and needing more liquid or something more. I do still try to limit his drinks at night.
My 16 yr old half brother was diagnosed a couple of years back and I am not sure if the diabetes is on my Dad’s side or my step-mothers side.

A: Diabetes Type 1
Also called: Insulin-dependent diabetes, Juvenile diabetes

Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. With Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin.
Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in your blood.
Over time, high blood glucose can lead to serious problems with your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, and gums and teeth.

Type 1 diabetes happens most often in children and young adults but can appear at any age. Symptoms may include

Being very thirsty
Urinating often
Feeling very hungry or tired
Losing weight without trying
Having sores that heal slowly
Having dry, itchy skin
Losing the feeling in your feet or having tingling in your feet
Having blurry eyesight

A blood test can show if you have Type 1 diabetes. If you do, you will need to take insulin for the rest of your life.

from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetestype1.html

Q: I’m a teenager and I am showing symptoms of Type 1 diabetes?
I currently am:
urinating a lot, whilst feeling thirsty at all times {and very warm}
feeling dizzy
getting tingly feet
feeling nauseous
always tired {and occasionally hungry}

could i have type 1 diabetes?

A: whilst these symptoms can suggest type 1 diabetes i would be wary of jumping to a conclusion without considering other possibilities. as another answerer rightly points out, diagnosis depends on more than just a list of symptoms, especially when these could be vague and attributable to something else.

as a teenager your body is going through many changes so i would suggest a trip to the doctors immediately. think about your life in general, are you particularly stressed? are you going to the toilet needlessly and drinking without thirst because you’re bored…
these are only comments so do get proper medical attention, especially at your age

Q: Is it possible to suffer all the symptoms of type 1 diabetes but not lose weight?
I have all of them but I’m not rapidly losing weight,
I am staying the same weight do u think it’s something other than diabetes????

ohk well I am almost 14,
yah i know it’s more common in 10-12 year old girls, but I cant even explain to know what’s wrong with me,
so yahh IDK what to do?
I am losing weight but it’s like weekly and it’s only a pound or 2.

A: Yes it is. I was diagnosed when I was 13, and I’d had symptoms for about 2 weeks before I was diagnosed. I was extremely thirsty all the time (like Extremely! one time my mom bought one of those 24 packs of dr pepper, and the next day, she found 24 empty dr pepper cans stashed under my bed), using the bathroom like crazy (I’m ashamed to say that the night befor I was diagnosed I wet the bed..), and a really bad attitude. But I probably lost like 2 or 3 pounds…. and that’s it… so… yeah… hope this helped.

Q: does diabetes type 1 symptoms come severely or gradually?
hiya again it about diabetes again. the reason im writing this is because the more you learn about it the better.

anyway this has been bugging me today but if you have symptoms of diabetes could they be different everyday, like example one day you feel thirsty and need to go toilet all the time. but the next day you don’t.

and feeling fatigue could that happen one day and not the other, you do you get my drift.

and lastly slow healing wounds for example you have a little cut on your hand or you scrap your knee. are slow healing wounds when it doesn’t stop bleeding or a cut won’t disappear.

Because i got a little cut on my finger and it healed on the outside but it won’t disappear, when all my cuts actually do so i was just wondering.

if you could answer these questions it would be helpful for people. and remember type 1 not type 2 thank you!

A: Symptoms of BOTH Type 1 and Type 2 appear gradually. that is why diabetes is called a “silent killer”. The symptoms are so gradual that most people think they are just “growing pains” or “getting old”. the symptoms are ignored until they REALLY hurt, and then it is almost too late.

BUT . . . Type 1 Diabetes is due to a COMPLETE FAILURE of the pancrease, while Type 2 Diabetes is caused by casued by either a PARTIAL failure of the pancreas, or the body’s inability to use insulin. because of this, the symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes appear quicker than those of Type 2.

yes, it is quite possible that the symptoms are “intermittent” — being bad one day and not so bad the next. Again, another reason why diabetes is a “silent killer”. the symptoms might go away for a short time, or appear to get better, thus leading you (falsely) to think you are getting well.

Note, though, that a wound that is slow to stop bleeding is NOT a normal symprom of diabetes. When it is said that “wound have difficulty healing”, they mean that sores and cuts don’t disappear soon enough, and that they often get infected. (it is this infection that leads to gangrene and eventual amputation). Slow clotting may be the sign of other problems.

The ONLY way to know for SURE is to have blood tests taken by the doctor. Make a doctors appointmend and ASK FOR the A1C test, Discuss the result and your symptoms with the doctor, and follow his advice.

Q: Can obese young adults develop type 1 diabetes?
Can an obese young adult develop type 1 diabetes and not type 2? I’ve read unexpected weight loss is a symptom of type 1, so can an obese young adult losing weight without effort and with other diabetes symptoms get type 1?

A: It is possible. Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease, so it is possible to occur at any age, especially if you have a family history of it.

Q: How mild are symptoms of type 1 diabetes at first?
how obvious are the symptoms at first will someone even notice them?

A: I found out in the ER when I was almost in a diabetic coma. I’m sure the symptoms were there for anyone who knew what they were looking for to see but I was so wrapped up in other medical concerns, I failed to see them. Once I was made aware I had type 1, the symptoms were anything but mild! I was obese, had an unforgiving thirst for anything cold, wet and sweet and a blood glucose reading of 700+! (My urination frequency was obscured by the fact that I have a permanent supra pubic catheter for urinary drainage, but if it had been monitored and measured daily I am sure it would have been found to be excessive.)

Q: Are these symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
Feeling very dizzy like im going to pass out, like i am going to throw up, head ache, very fast heartbeat during and after exercising (especially like endurance nd cardio things)these are only symptoms i feel after and while exercising. type 1 diabetes runs in my family im 16 and after eating i drink and pee so much and ive had abdominal pain.. all of these things have just started happening in the last few days

A: It could be Type I or Type II. My dad had Type I and I’m Type II.

Watch it with the donuts. Thankfully, it makes me sick to think of them.

The main thing is that you ask your doctor and don’t medicate yourself.

Q: I have all the symptoms of Diabetes Type 1?
I have all the symptoms of Diabetes Type 1, Except weight lose… Does that mean I have it.. PLEASE HELP

A: Diabetes can be diagnoses ONLY through blood tests taken by a doctor. Diabetes canNOT be diagnosed by symptoms alone. There are too many other diseases that have the same symptoms. For example, diabetes can make your fingers tingle — but so can a slipped disk. Diabetes makes you pee a lot — but so does eating watermellon.

If you are really concered, have your doctor perform on SIMPLE test. The test is called A1C. This test is simple, fast, and accurate. The doctor can usually perform it in his office in 5-10 minutes IF he has the equipment. If not he will have to take a blood sample to the lab for 2-3 days.

The AC test takes an AVERAGE of your blood sugar over the last 90 days. A NORMAL A1C reading is betwee 5 and 6. If your reading is normal then you probably are not diabetic.

If the A1C reading is above 7, the doctor will probably want another test call Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). This test is more complicated, takes longer (3-4 hours), and can hurt a bit. BUT it is definitive. The GTT will tell you YES or NO if you have diabetes.

If the GTT says YES, then you need to start treatment right away.

If the A1C is HIGH but the GTT says NO then you are probably hyperglycemic. You need to watch your diet, get more exercise, and lose some wegith. Hyperglycemia can turn into diabetes later.

There is a third test that you have to be careful of. This is called the Finger Stick Glood Glucose Reading, or just “Finger Stick”. With this test the doctor pricks your finger and takes ONE DROP of blood into a handheld meter. The results come back on 30 seconds.

This is the same test that all diabetics use to check their own blood sugar levels 3-4 times a day. This is a CONTROL test.

But since the A1C was invented (3-4 year ago) the Finger Stick test is no longer a good test for DIAGNOSIS of diabetes, as it reads your sugar “instantly”. The A1C test takes a 90-day average, and is thus much more accurate.

If the doctor take one drop of blood into a HAND-HELD METER, that is NOT an A1C test! You need to insist that the doctor do the A1C test.

Q: What are symptoms of Type 1 diabetes?
Like what are the effects your body goes threw before you find out you were diganosed with it. And what emotional effects do you go through? Like how does your behavoir change, are you more hyper, more lazy? Those kind of things.

Thank you

A: Type 1 diabetes requires a series of steps for it to develop. First, there are specific genes that have been identified. In identical twin studies, if one twin develops type 1 diabetes there is a 50% probability that the other twin will develop type 1 diabetes. Next a viral infection of the beta cells of the pancreas must occur. Unfortunately, most any virus will do, so a vaccine to ‘prevent’ type 1 diabetes is not possible. Then there is an auto-immune response to the infection. This begins the destruction of the beta (insulin producing) cells of the pancreas. When approximately 95% of these cells have been destroyed, diabetic symptoms begin to set in. Again – these symptoms are highly varied – and I believe that trying to simply them to three or so symptoms adds to the confusion not the education. Nonetheless, I will tell you that polyphagia (increased appetite), polydipsia (increased thirst), polyuria (increased urination), and weight loss are those most commonly referenced. There are no direct emotional effects of type 1 diabetes. Hyperglycemia, however, may make people feel vaguely ill, tired, and irritable. Once the diagnosis is made, many people experience denial, anxiety, and:or depression. If you need additional information please let me know. When I answer a question like this I always hope that you do not have diabetes. I wish you the very best of health and may God bless.

Q: what are the symptoms of type 1 diabetes that i will be able to notice?
please helppppppppppppppppp

A: Frequent urination,
extreme hunger,
extreme thirst,
unusual weight loss,
extreme fatigue and irritability.

Please go to your doctor if these seem to fit you. It’s better safe than sorry! Especially when you are dealing with a chronic life threatening disease.

Q: what are the symptoms of gestational diabetes?
I go in tomorrow/today for the testing.
I’m just curious what the symptoms of gestational diabetes are.

THANK YOU!

A: lol i have gestational diabeties and if it is to low you get the shakes but you fell worn out and depleted but if it is to high its kinda like your hyper and you will still have the shakes it is much like the regular diabeties just that it is only there while your prego. you have a decreased chance of getting it if it isnt in your familey you have a good exercise per day (at least 30 min) and a good diet. prego women tend to forget that yeah you have craveings but just cause your carrying to doesnt mean eat for two are that you can have whatever you want and it doesnt mean your outta the fence with exercising either. it just means your careing for more than just yourself so in all rality you should be more carefull about what you eat and make sure you get your daily work out. for exersize i recommend the workout ball you can buy for 20 dollars at walmart and it comes with a fitness dvd and chart.

Q: What were YOUR symptoms of Gestational Diabetes?
Yes, I asked this morning, but I’m asking again-wondering if you were diagnosed with gestational diabetes, what if any symptoms did you have? The few answers I got this morning said they had no symptoms really. That surprises me.

Thanks!

Oh-I have googled this info several times and found out what the basic symptoms are-BUT I am wanting to know your personal experiences with it.

A: I had GD and the only symptom I had was extreme blurred vision. I was trying to read the back of a package at Wal-mart and no matter where I held the package I COULD NOT read it, it was completely blurry. It just so happened that I was to take the test the next day, but, I already knew the answer. Do you have GD? If you do, try not to worry. I followed the doctors orders and ate right and watched my blood sugar. I only had to take a small amount of insulin at the very end of my pregnancy and my baby weighed only 6 lbs. and is perfect. Good luck!

Q: Are there symptoms to Gestational Diabetes?
I know you have to take the glucose screening around 28 weeks but are there any symptoms to gestational diabetes?

A: Most of the typical symptoms of Diabetes such as frequent urination, increased hunger, dry skin, drowsiness, and blurred vision are common in pregnancy as well. So, it is not possible to really diagnose Gestational Diabetes without doing the screening test. Gestational Diabetes does not typically have specific symptoms that are discernible from normal pregnancy conditions. I had Gestational Diabetes with my 4th pregnancy.

Q: What were YOUR symptoms of gestational diabetes?
I’ve goggled and looked up what the normal basic symptoms are, but I want to know if you had gestational diabetes, what were YOUR personal symptoms if you had any? Thanks
Oops-I meant GOOGLED-trying to type to fast

A: There really aren’t any “symptoms” traditionally associated with gestational diabetes.

General type two diabetes is diagnosed by excessive thirst and excessive urination. It’s impossible to decide if a pregnant woman is going pee MORE.

Q: What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes?
I’m 26 weeks pregnant and last week my consultant said that I had sugar in my urine. I am feeling completely exhausted and a little down, could I have gestational diabetes? I have a test booked for 28 weeks.

Just though I would add that I am carrying a few extra pounds!!

A: I have it. I was thirsty all the time, always had sugar in my urine with ketones and exhausted. Also if you have a strong family history of it your more likely to have it. Both my parents iare diabetic. If your overweight your more likely to get it – although Im not overweight.

Q: Does gestational diabetes have symptoms?
When I went for my one hour glucose tolerance test my blood sugar was a few points too high so they sent me for the 3 hour test which I had done on Friday. I call my doc tomorrow for the results and am so scared they might tell me I have gestational diabetes. Does it have any symptoms? (I havent had anything unordinary as far as I know) and for the original test my levels were only 11 points over normal. Does anyone know much about this?

A: same thing happened to me…if you had even orange juice or fruit for breakfast that day it could give a higher reading….don’t worry because you only a few points higher it’s not that bad and you’ll probably pass the 3 hours test with flying colours…;) Some symptoms are excess water weight…your baby is bigger than the average and your body will respond to sugars in your body..hope that helps..:)

Q: Gestational Diabetes… Symptoms?? Please answer …?
I will be having a GTT test on tuesday to check for gestational diabetes… has anyone had this??… does anyone have this??… what are the general symptoms?? Thanks x

A: I had it while prego…….. And I had no idea!!!! When I failed I was like well it’s cause my sugars were too low.. cause my sugars have always run low… WRONG!! they were high… the test sucks.. the drink is nasty.. and the diet they put u on to control it (if u have that option) SUCKS!! The only thing that was a plus with having it, is they induced me before my due date so the baby wasn’t too big… =) Good Luck.. and if u have it i’m sure they’ll educate u but make sure u keep ur sugars in check, cause every high sugar u have stores as fat in the baby..makes the baby grow on the outside and can cause the lungs to be underdeveloped..

Q: Gestational diabetes symptoms?
I know about the peeing and thirst but what are physical symptoms you had as well as those. I am due for my diabetes test and without even thinking about it I started to feel weird. I was really sick nauseas and kinda dizzy the last few days and it all started to happen a little after I had had some sugar. I am wondering if this may be from GD of somethingelse I need to be aware of.
with my forst I gained 45 lbs and with this one I have barely gained 3 at 6months

A: bladder infections, thirstyness, dizzyness (and seeing stars)
THRUSH is the biggest sign

Q: What are the symptoms of gestational diabetes? Is it harmful to the unborn baby?
All I know is that it can cause the baby to be bigger than the usual baby.

A: not only can it cause your baby to be bigger it can also cause you and the baby to get diabetes

symptoms are
Increased thirst.
Increased urination.
Increased hunger.
Blurred vision.

but you dont always have symptoms

Q: Can anyone relay to me their experiences with Gestational Diabetes? Symptoms you had?

A: Hi, I had gestational diabetes with 2 of my children… I don’t remember having noticed any certain symptoms before finding out I had it…. But after finding out I had to see a “high risk” OBGYN for the remainder of my pregnancy where I had to start insulin shots and was put on a VERY strict low carb diet. I had to prick my finger 4 x a day and record my blood sugar reading in a “log” book. I had to have 2 non-stress tests a week EVERY week, and one ultrasound a week (to measure the amniotic fluid) and had to have a pre-natal exam once a week. It was NOT fun at all! BUT I did lose 18lbs with one of the pregnancies and 11lbs with the other!!!!! Diabetic babies tend to be larger babies so when mine were born they weighed 8lbs 2oz and 8lbs 15oz. They were both taken immediately to the NICU for observation and to give them sugar water. It was definitely quite and experience!!! Good luck! and God bless!!!!!

Q: what are the symptoms for gestational diabetes?
What are the symptoms? I have been drinking more water then usual…i am 28 weeks and 4 days.

A: Drinking more water is pretty normal for pregnancy because you are more than likely dehydrated. IF you are 28 weeks they should have checked you for that. Usually there are no symptoms of gestational diabetes other than later on you might have excessive fluid or a larger baby.

Q: What are some or all symptoms of gestational diabetes?

A: No symptoms!

I’m not kidding… they say there are symptoms like:

Increased thirst.
Increased urination.
Increased hunger.
Blurred vision.

But not all women feel them at all and don’t know they even have it untill they are tested. All women are tested during prenatal care
because of the risks it poses.

Q: Symptoms of gestational diabetes?
Are there symptoms of gestational diabetes? I have my 28 week exam on the 20th of this month, when they will do that test, but is there any way of knowing before hand? I have no history (or family histories) of diabetes at all.

A: Generally women don’t feel any symptoms. Someone listed the general symptoms of diabetes but the way diabetes works, you have to have had high blood sugars for a long period of time before experiencing symptoms. Symptoms build up gradually, they don’t show up overnight. And most women who get gestational diabetes develop it quickly. They don’t have high blood sugars long enough to develop the symptoms.

If you did have those symptoms it would be more likely you were a type 2 diabetic before you got pregnant. That happens to plenty of women – they find out when they’re pregnant. Good luck on the test!

Q: I have just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. What are some symptoms that I may have to deal with?
I do know about the possible complications for the baby and I. But so many of the symptoms are close to the symptoms that occur with regular pregnancy (cravings, thirst, and frequent urination). I also know the most common symptom is a high glucose reading when I check my blood. So, I guess I want to know if there will be obvious symptoms other than the ones I have mentioned above.

A: Do u have a glucose monitor now? I am a diabetic and just had a healthy baby girl, but was only able to do this because I checked my sugar levels 6 times a day. You CANNOT go by just how you are feeling. YOU HAVE TO GET A GLUCOSE MONITOR or u and your baby will be in serious harm Let me know ASAP i am worried u may haven’t been given enough information. IF u have gestational diabetes, you have to check your blood glucose level yourself at home 4 – 6 times aday, eat restricted diet and try to exercise the best u can. If u don’t the complications are a mile long. I am also a registered nurse so please let me know.’

Q: Gestational Diabetes?
i am 19wks with baby #1 (its a boy! )
I have just began to go for a wee several times a night (more so than 1st trimester), and am increasingly thirsty. i also finding if i get hungry and unable to eat striaght away i begin to feel dizzy.
i don’t see my midwife again till 25wks, so was just wondering; if you had gestational diabetes when did symptoms appear and what were they? Did you have symptoms?

A: Just because you don’t see your Midwife until 25 weeks doesn’t mean you can’t call her with questions. She may want to see you sooner. I don’t have GD but I pee much more frequently, am very thirsty (especially in the morning) and get lightheaded if I take too long to eat. So you may not have GD. But still, call your Midwife and tell her what’s going on. Good lucK!

Q: what are the first symptoms of diabetes 2 ?
what are the first symptoms of diabetes 2 ?

A: More often than not… none. I had no noticeable symptoms at all. My type two was discovered during a routine physical.

There was a question here on answers a few days ago asking what your reading was when you were diagnosed. Judging by the other answers, which were several times higher than my numbers, I would say that most people go for years undiagnosed. As I look back, I did have mild symptoms for a couple of years prior to being diagnosed. Tired and grumpy come to mind. Most of these people who are citing these symptoms are either repeating what they’ve heard or read in a book or on a website, or were so far advanced that the symptoms were more pronounced. It comes on so gradually, that most folks don’t even notice the symptoms for years. Read this:

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-symptoms.jsp

Q: What are some diseases that have the same symptoms of diabetes type 2?

A: symptom: polyuria
Diabetes mellitus*
Fluid overload*
Drug reaction
Hypercalcemia*
Diabetes insipidus*
Psychogenic polydipsia
Anxiety
Chronic renal failure
Sickle cell anemia

symptom: polyphagia
Depressive disorder
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety
Bulimia nervosa
Pregnancy
Diabetes mellitus*
Diabetic ketoacidosis*
Drug reaction
Hypothalamic obesity

symptom: weight loss
Dietary and exercise factors
Depressive disorder
Gastroenteritis
Eating disorders
Anxiety
Hyperthyroidism
Alcohol abuse
Recreational drug abuse
Diabetes mellitus type 1*
Tuberculosis
Bipolar disorder
Chronic infection
Peptic ulcer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Giardiasis
Lymphoma
Malignancy
Malabsorption
Celiac disease
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Addison’s disease
Intestinal parasites
AIDS
Amebic dysentery
Liver failure
Myelodysplastic syndromes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pheochromocytoma
Polyarteritis nodosa
Manic phase of manic depression

This’ll keep you busy for a while. If you really want to know if you have DMII, you should see your doctor.

Q: What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and how long could you have it before you realized?
I have read that in type 2 diabetes, the symptoms can be virtually non-existent, so how can you tell?

A: 3 words – Polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria. They mean to eat a lot, drink a lot, and pee a lot. Those are questions we are taught to ask patients to screen for diabetes. Other things DM II can do is cause nerve damage, kidney damage, and eye damage. It raises blood pressure and can increase your risk of heart attacks. Bad thing all around. To diagnose it see your doctor and get a fasting blood glucose level.

Q: Would a normal cbc rule out type 2 diabetes? Symptoms similar to Fibro/rheumatoid issues?
I am a 33 year old female, and I have had progressive symptoms ever since a miscarriage a few months ago. The symptoms started as muscle pain and headaches, progressed to mirgraines, hunger w/ weight loss, swelling of right wrist/hand, blurred vision, left eyelid twitch, tingling/buzzing feeling in legs & feet (has gotten better), dizziness/”out of it” feeling, pain on side of throat (ultrasound showed a “mildly enlarged” thyroid, but Endocronologist said its not “large enough” to be causing issues, feeling of someone choking me/lump in throat, and now a slight tremor (gets worse when using hands/arms, and better at rest). Got a CBC and other tests (Lyme’s, Lupus), all normal- was sent to a rheumatolgist. I am waiting for a batch of test results, including rheumatoid factor, mercury poisoning, celiac disease, vitamin d deficiency, etc… She is telling me a lot of this sound neurological, so that is my next move- and I am terrified! The tremor scares me to death, thinking of Parkinsons/MS- but I am reading that tremors w/ those diseases usually are worse at rest, and get better w/ movement- mine are the opposite. Anyway, I just remembered that my grandfather has type 2 diabetes, and I’m wondering if that is hereditary, and if that would be ruled out by the standard CBC and other tests that were already done.
If anyone knows, I would greatly appreciate the help. I would also welcome any input regarding what might be going on w/ me. They are suspecting Fibromyalgia- but would that cause blurred vision & tremor? Thanks in advance for any help, as I am waiting for my results & my next doctor’s appointment.

A: Fibromyalgia is diagnosed after all other options have been eliminated.

I highly recommend a low carb way of eating to balance hormone functions & allow the body to function at optimal levels & regenerate rather than degenerate. This may alleviate many symptoms & will definitely manage any blood sugar issues.

I believe the thyroid lab tests are fairly useless & throat swelling would concern me as an issue. I would suggest you take your morning temperature at home using the instructions for the Barnes Basal Temperature test (which can be found online). I would also suggest researching iodine supplementation.

If you are using Aspartame (brand name Equal) or drink diet sodas with it – stop immediately. Aspartame poisoning mimics MS. I would suggest eliminating (at least for awhile) all artificial sweeteners & eliminating Aspartame permanently.

I have Fibromyalgia -Vitamin D3 supplementation has cleared the constant muscle pain (for the most part). I did high levels for 3 weeks & was pain free. I knocked the dose down to 2000iu’s a day & a week later the pain was back. After restarting high levels, the pain is managed again after 3 days.

I personally did 35,000iu per day for 2 months trying to refill my stores. It is highly recommended that you have your vit.D levels tested but my research shows toxicity only at outrageous, long term levels.

I originally did B12 injections daily for a couple of years & then I tried guaifenesin (Dr.St.Amand’s protocol) for 10 years but discovered vit.D3 supplementation only recently & that has worked better than anything else!

Vitamin D3 is not a vitamin at all but a necessary hormone that effects the immune system & nearly every aspect of health. Having low Vitamin D levels greatly increases risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, MS (& maybe even FMS)

I don’t think that FMS, cancer, MS, etc. is a vitamin deficiency but being deficient can create or greatly exacerbate health problems.

The prescription vitamin D supplements are the wrong type (ergocalciferol ). As warned by the National Institute of Health -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023693

Luckily you can buy vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) over the counter and the upper limits are extremely high. Current recommendations are for 35iu per pound – a 150# person needs minimum of 5250iu per day & the rda is 400iu. This amount is for minimal needs and does not account for depleted stores. March is when stores are at their lowest.

Vitamin D3 deficiency is becoming an epidemic. U.S. RDA are much too low. It is possible that upper atmosphere pollution is blocking the needed UVB light from the sun.

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1560518#i

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/10/Vitamin-D-Experts-Reveal-the-Truth.aspx

Dr. Joe Prendergast, an endocrinologist /diabetologist has managed over 1500 diabetic patients and, in the last decade, not one of his patients has had a stroke or heart attack. Only one has even been hospitalized! His secret—50,000 units of Vitamin D3 daily. Dr. Joe further reports:

* Reversal of advanced coronary disease
* Reversal of advanced lung disease, avoiding a lung transplant!
* Cure of multiple sclerosis
* Cure of amotrophic lateral sclerosis
* Regression of rheumatoid arthritis
* Improvement in allergies
* Control of many cancers including prostate, breast, colon, brain tumors, leukemia, myeloma, etc
* Reversal of osteoporosis
* Prevention of influenza
* Cure of depression and many other mental disorders
* Hashimoto’s hyperthyroidism

In summary, the evidence for safety and remarkable efficacy of Vitamin D3 suggests that virtually ALL adults should probably take 50,000 units of D3 daily. This is certainly true for those with virtually any illness.

http://enews.endocrinemetabolic.com/2008/05/vitamin-dthe-cure-for-many-diseases.html

Q: I have symptoms of diabetes, I tested my sugar levels today, and it was 6.2. Is that normal?
I have lost a stone in the last 3 months without dieting, and I am peeing every 30 mins and feel thirsty all the time, and I feel light-headed aswell. The reading I took was 4 hours after breakfast and it was 6.2.

A: what are the symptoms you have? your surgar level is very good… I good Blood Glucose Level (BGL) is 3mmol to 8mmol however depending on what you have done or eatten or how you took the BGL… what you should do is wipe of the first drop of blood first to take away anything that can alter the reading and squeeze out another drop, if your using an alcohol swipe wait 40 sec before pricking youself if not it is recomended you wash your hands so that you dont get a false high reading. if you get 8 or more on an empty stomach thats when you should get doc to check it out.
symptoms of Diabetes are:
confusion
frequent needing to urinate and in turn thirsty often
lithargic and dizzy

however what you stated so far sounds perfectly natural! your fine.

In your additional information… you do show the symtoms of diabetes you should check out a doctors opinion untill you get an appiontment try keep a “diary” of your BGL readings (time/score/what you eatten) try to take your BGL right after you wake up before you break your fast therefore it would make it easier on the doc to diagnose quicker or just get a feel for how your system is functioning. I wish you alll the very best
Kind regards
Sylvia

Q: what are the symptoms of diabetes? and what is the difference between type 1 and type 2?

A: The common triad of undiagnosed diabetes is polyuria (urinating a lot), polydipsia (feeling very thirsty and drinking a lot), and polyphagia (feeling very hungry and eating a lot). People also generally feel tired, run down, and generally not well. Type 2 diabetics also tend to have a lot of yeast infections or thrush (Oral yeast infection).

Type 1 diabetes was formerly known as insulin-dependent or juvenile onset diabetes. Type 1 diabetics have an absolute lack of insulin, and require insulin shots daily. Insulin transports glucose into the body’s cells so it can use it, and without the insulin, these patients cannot survive. The name juvenile onset is not accurate, because current research shows that any age can develop type 1 diabetes, not just children. Insulin dependent diabetes is not an accurate name either, because it can be used in treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is a combination of decreased insulin production and a decrease in the cell’s response to insulin. These patients can be treated with oral medication to increase the production of insulin within the pancreas and to help the cells be more sensitive to the insulin they already have. Sometimes oral medication is not enough, and these patients need insulin. This type of diabetes is more common in families. In some cases, patients who are overweight can ‘get rid’ of this type of diabetes, but not always. You are never born a type 2 diabetic

The only way to check blood sugar is through the blood. So yes, you must prick your finger. There are newer glucometers that are made to check from a blood sample in the forearm, but medical experts are not sure these work as well.

Insulin dosing is patient based, and depends on a host of factors, from what you eat to how often you exercise, to what your baseline metabolism is. Often insulin dosing is a trial and error process until doctors are able to find a regimen that works best. There are 4 different types of insulin: ultra fast acting, fast acting, regular, and long acting. The difference is how long they remain in your blood stream for. Generally people take ultra fast acting or fast acting prior to meals and take the longer acting once a day.

Q: symptoms of diabetes.. in your own words, not copy and pasted i mean for type 2 thanks.?
what are symptoms to look for if you possibly have type 2 diabetes and dont know it yet.

A: How about a copy and pasted testimonial cure?

Testimonials
1.Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Both Cured by Dr. Christopher’s Pancreas formula: (Panc Tea) One day a man and his sister, both middle-aged adults, came into Dr. Christopher’s office. She had severe diabetes, and his hypoglycemia was so bad that doctors’ tests indicated that he could not get any worse, without offering any hope to help him. They both were told to use the mucusless diet and to take the pancreas formula, although they took the lower bowel formula and blood cleansing formula [Red Clover Combination] before they began on the pancreas formula.

The woman was using around 80 to 85 units of insulin a day, being a severe case. Despite her initial condition, within a year her pancreas was furnishing its own insulin, and she tapered off gradually until she didn’t need it at all. Her brother took a glucose tolerance test in six months and received a clean bill of health; his hypoglycemia was completely cleared.

Despite the fact that they had opposite diseases, diabetes and hypoglycemia, both were cleared because each had a family weakness in the pancreas. When their pancreas was cleared, the diseases were removed.

2.Parsley and Juniper Berries: One gentleman in his sixties was in great distress because he was unable to urinate. The doctor catheterized him several times and told him that he would have to undergo an operation. It was then discovered that the man had sugar in his urine and the operation was deemed too dangerous until the diabetes was under control. The patient’s osteopath finally prescribed Parsley tea. The results were astonishing. Not only was he able to urinate freely but every trace of sugar disappeared from his urine. After first drinking the tea a lot of offensive substance came away in his urine. But it soon became normal and the patient was soon playing his normal rounds of golf with enjoyment and with no further thoughts of an operation (Luc:84). To void urine Dr. Christopher specifically recommended combining the Parsley with Juniper berries.

3.Dr. Christopher Discovers Cedar Berries Will Cure Diabetes: I had been concerned for years about how to get to the cause, in this condition, and get the pancreas, and other assisting glands, to become healthy and again make its own insulin and control the high or low blood sugar on its own, or as was originally intended.

The breakthrough came a number of years ago by accident (divine providence, I believe). A patient came to me with the problem of “having trouble in voiding his urine.” This was years ago when I would mix my formulas, as needed, in my own herb laboratory. As I was in a hurry that day and did not have time to mix up a regular diuretic formula for him, I told him to use some juniper berries, and, if they were fresh to chew them, or make them into a tea. His response was that he had some growing in his own backyard and would use them.

Weeks later he returned and said the juniper berries were not giving him much help in voiding his urine. Knowing how efficient they really were in doing this, I asked him to let me see the juniper berries he was using. He took some from his pocket (as he carried them around, chewing on them during each day) and showed them to me. I laughed and said those are not what I meant. The true juniper berry I had recommended to him would have five or seven small stones in each berry, but the ones he had been using had only one. It was actually of the juniper family but was a “Utah monostone” cedar berry (Juniperus monosperma). It grows in the West such as in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and in the national cedar forests but entirely different from our regular juniper berry (Juniperus communis; Pinaceae).

When I told him about the “mistake,” I gave him some juniper berries which eventually worked and did the job. I was astounded about his reply because after thanking me, he stated he would continue using the cedar berries anyhow. When I asked him why, he said, “Well, since using what you call cedar berries, I have been able to cut down on my insulin as I am a diabetic. I wasn’t sure I heard him right (after looking for something like this for years) and asked him to repeat what he had said. Upon his verification of what I hoped he had said, I was very excited and asked him to increase the amount he was using and keep in touch. He did so, and in a few months his pancreas, which had found the right food (cedar berries), was healed and producing its own insulin.

I then tried it on a number of my patients, who were diabetic, with great results! One of them was a lady using about eighty-five units of insulin a day. She was put on the mucusless diet, given the lower bowel formula [Fen LB], and told to use at least six cedar berries three or more times a day. She was instructed to continue on using her insulin but to watch the litmus paper carefully and taper her insulin intake gradually as the litmus paper would act as a gauge. So she had gradually tapered off her insulin and by the end of the year was not using any more. Her own body (pancreas) was supplying it as she required its use. She had no reoccurrence, but of course she stayed on the mucusless diet, because a faulty diet is the cause of pancreas malfunction. We have had remarkable success over the years with diabetes, using this system.

As time went on, we found that some of our ailing pancreas patients, though the sugar and insulin problem was adjusted, would have problems with the pituitary, pineal or adrenal glands. We had not, at this time, taken the thought into our mind that the pancreas doesn’t work alone, but is assisted by other glands. When the pancreas was healed, toxic burdens centered more, now, into the other glands. This was the time we added additional herbs to take care of these other glands–and since then they all are rejuvenated and healed together. The formula we have used for years, with success in all age groups from children to old aged patients is as follows: Cedar berries sixteen parts and one part of each of the following–golden seal root, uva ursi, cayenne, licorice root and mullein.

Q: What are symptoms of diabetes/low iron or low blood sugar?
My daughter is 2 yrs old and has been shaking uncontrollably at daycare upon waking up from her afternoon nap. She eats healthy and the daycare checks for fever each time this happens. She is not cold either..there is no goosebumps. I don’t know her fathers side of medical history and i’m just concerned this could be something more serious like signs of epilepsy or diabetes..anyone else have this occuring with there children?

A: I will say you to take her to doctor at soonest convenience. She could be having hypoglycemia

For synptoms and more details just visit this site http://www.helpondiabetes.com

Q: Friend did a 12 hour fast blood test, numbers were good, but still exhibits symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes, why?
My friend is an overweight middle age male who occasionally experiences symptoms of thirst and swolen numb-tingling feet. He also had a weird little rash on one leg recently and also suffered from inexplicably sore neck muscles, light-headedness, as well as feelings of fatigue and depression. He did a 12 hour fasting blood test the other day and the report said all his numbers were in the average to good range. What gives? He’s showing a lot of the symptoms that someone with Type 2 Diabetes would show.

A couple years ago his glucose level was high, so he went on a diet, lost 30 pounds, and the doctor said he was fine after he lost the weight. The doc also said he was never diabetic at that time but glucose intolerant. However, he also said the cheque was in the mail for future problems with diabetes if he didn’t continue to lose weight and exercise regularly. He put on a few pounds since then, had a minor heart attack in June, but made a full recovery.

He never experienced any symptoms of diabetes other than numb swolle feet when he was first told his sugar levels were high. His doctor told him once he lost a lot more weight the feeling would return to his feet and the feet would stop swelling too. The doctor at that time thought the numb, tingling, swelling feet was more of a case of poor circulation because of vericose veins as opposed to any sign of sugar diabetes. Agan, any ideas?

Now, he tells me the symptom of pangs of thirst never happened to him before. What do you think? In the last 2 weeks he has eliminated sugar from his diet, is exercising and is eating only nutritious foods. He says he feels a lot better but once in a while the thirst creeps up and the tingling numb feet (they are no longer swollen when he exercises) come back occasionally. I’m taking him back to the doctor next week, but I’d like some information from those of you who might have some ideas of what is going on here before I speak to his doctor. Thanks.

A: There are several variations of type 2 diabetes, the fasting test does not screen for all of them. He should ask for a OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, it starts as a fasting test, then he drinks a 75 mg drink. They will then test several times over the next 2-3 hours to see how his body handles the glucose load. If you have access to a glucose meter, test him after eating a crab heavy meal, at one and two hours after eating.

Also what he needs to do is reduce and watch his carb intake, sugar is one carb, there are several others he needs to watch for. White foods, flour, bread, potatoes, rice, milk, bakery goods, bagels and pasta are all carbs that need to be eaten in moderation. The problem is what is usually sold as a “healthy diet” is not healthy for diabetics.

Q: Can you have alot of the symptoms of diabetes and not have diabetes ?
For example someone who has PCOS has a hormonal imbalance, a blood sugar imbalance and can manifest as type 2 diabetes, but all the blood work is normal, the fasting glucose and the HbA1c is normal, so is it possible it’s just similar to diabetes but it isn’t ?
kyukyu99 that’s the exact answer I was hoping to hear.
So does that mean that your HbA1C turned out to be high and then that’s when you were diagnosed with type 2 ?

A: PCOS does manifest as type II diabetes symptoms. I have both, but I was diagnosed with PCOS first, and was treated for that with mediation used to treat type II diabetes. Because of my weight and some other mediations I take, I did eventually come down with Type II diabetes, but I am taking the same medication to treat that as I was to treat my PCOS alone.

So yes, you can be PCOS, have the symptoms of type II diabetes, and yet not be diabetic. As long as your HbA1c is normal, you are ok!

Q: What are the most common symptoms of diabetes and how do I recognize them?
(Type 1 and Type 2)

A: Diabetes Symptoms

Diabetes often goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless. Recent studies indicate that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing the complications of diabetes.

Some diabetes symptoms include:

Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Irritability
Blurry vision
If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away. You can also take our Online Diabetes Risk Test to find out if you are at risk for diabetes.

Q: is it possible, due to medicine, to have temporary diabetes symptoms?
i was taking a bladder infection medicine the last week, and one of the possible(yet rare) symptoms was low blood sugar. i felt all of a sudden hungry a couple times, and felt dizzy and shaky also. i stopped taking it yesterday but i still felt dizzy for a short while today! 1) even though medicine was out of my system, was the dizziness today still from the medicine? 2)should i check my blood at the doctors tomorrow or just wait and hope this is all just because of the medicine, and is not actually diabetes??
my bladder infection should be gone, ive been taking the medicine for a week. and im getting my pee tested tomorrow to make sure, but i dont know if i should do a blood test. im not pregnant, im only 17. i get frequent bladder infections due to spina bifida.

A: Your medication could also make these symptoms, not just causing hypoglocemia (low blood sugar). If you have low blood sugar, it doesn’t mean diabetes, diabetes is when the pancreas starts to not produce enough insulin to convert the sugar into energy. (therefore the sugar in the blood is going to be high). I have low blood sugar, but am not diabetic. Yes, you should tell your doctor about this, as it could just be from the medication, OR you have low blood sugar, even without the medication. Or it might not have been a blood sugar problem at all, but you should tell them in any case. Eating right is the main key in correcting the symptoms you mentioned. Peanut butter and crackers, bread, things of this nature help to keep sugar levels up longer. Eating sugary foods will raise the level, but will peak at a high then drop possibly even lower than they were before. If you are having symptoms, you could eat something sweet to get it up then have a few crackers and orange juice or something to maintain it. Sugary foods work faster, and the crackers/peanut butter will take a little longer to have an effect. You could also carry around peppermint candies to have on hand. But you should be tested to make sure it is even a blood sugar problem, that way you’ll know what you need to do,,,even high blood sugar can cause some of these symptoms. There is a simple blood test your doc can do that will go back for a couple of months giving average blood sugar amounts.

Q: How severe are the symptoms of diabetes?
1.) How frequent does a diabetic drink in an hour? A day?

2.) How frequent does a diabetic urinate?

3.) How often does a diabetic get hungry? How much food does he/she diabetic intake?

4.) If a person is thin and does not loose weight, but experiences some symptoms of diabetes, would it still be possible for that person to have diabetes?

5.) How long would it take for the wounds of a diabetic to heal? Would it be possible that it wouldn’t heal?

6.) Can a diabetic feel tired or unwell even if he/she does nothing? How much work can a diabetic do before he/she gets tired?

7.) What does “sudden” vision changes mean?

8.) Does a person have to have all the symptoms before he/she is pronounced to have diabetes? If not, what are the main symptoms?

These are all my concerns about diabetes. It would be better if your answer/s rely on other’s or your experience/s.

P.S.
I have read the symptoms at this site:

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/faq/basics.htm#2

A: 1 and 2 depend’s on the diabetic’s level. As it goes up they increase with me but also i have heard with other’s when it goes down the same thing happen’s

3 it really depend’s on the age, it’s pretty much normal. But i have heard that high’s and Low’s will affect them, but not with me.

4 Not sure how this relate’s….. High’s can effect Weight. I used to wake up at 400 and vomit and lost way too much weight and went down to about 60 Pound’s at ( year’s of age

5 Same thing, High’s can make it harder for wound’s to heal. It has really never happened to me

6 Yes when i get High, I cannot run as much without getting more tired. When i get low i feel very vauge and tired or limp from the Low sign’s. But mostly it’s normal what a Diabetic can do campaired to a normal person

7 This happened to me i was 20/20 and my diabetie’s got out of control i went back because i was having trouble seeing and it went down to 20/60 or something like that.

8 No, not all of the symptom’s at all, some may show but not all of them. Some symptom’s are……

Shakyness
Feeling Limp or Tired
Major Thirst
Hungry all the time
Peeing Alot
Being mean/Uritible ( SP? )
“Fruity breath”
Major Head aches
That’s all i can think of, Hope i can help

Q: Diabetes????
If I’m 14 years old, not overweight, no history of diabetes in the family, consumed lots of sugar (I used to drink lots of coke), has primary diabetes symptoms of thirst and lots of urination and my urine is pretty colorless or pale. Could I have, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetes insipidus or nothing (I’m not entirely sure I my thirst is real or imagined, I’m also a hypochondriac). It could be diabetes type 1 because I’m still 14 and it is known as the juvenile diabetes or diabetes insipidus because my urine is pretty colorless/pale? I’m gonna see a doctor soon but in the meantime I need some answers.

A: Do You Have Diabetes?
Millions of people have diabetes mellitus, commonly called diabetes. You may be surprised to know that many of these people don’t even know they have it.

Diabetes is a serious disease and should not be ignored. If you have it, correct treatment can help you live a long and healthy life.

What Is Diabetes?
If you have diabetes, your body can’t make or use insulin. Insulin helps change sugar into energy to keep you alive.

There are different kinds of diabetes. The main ones are type 1 and type 2.

Type 1 Diabetes
This type of diabetes is mostly found in children and young adults. If you have type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin and you must inject insulin daily.

You May:
urinate often
be very thirsty
be very hungry
lose a lot of weight
be very tired
be irritable
have blurred vision
have trouble seeing.
Type 2 Diabetes
Most people with diabetes have this form of the disease. Type 2 is usually found in people over 45, who have diabetes in their family, who are overweight, who don’t exercise, and who have cholesterol problems. It is also common in certain racial and ethnic groups (blacks, American Indians, and Hispanics) and in women who had diabetes when they were pregnant. If you have type 2 diabetes, your body cannot make enough insulin or correctly use it. Treatment is diabetes pills and sometimes insulin injections, as well as diet and exercise.

You May Have:
any of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes
a lot of infections
cuts or bruises that heal slowly
tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
skin, gum, or bladder infections that keep coming back.
Controlling Diabetes
Daily monitoring and careful control of blood sugar levels are the most important steps to take for people with diabetes. If not treated, diabetes can cause:

High blood sugar (which could make you thirsty, tired, lose weight, urinate often, or give you infections that won’t go away)
Many serious health problems (which could hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves, or heart).
Warning: Low Blood Sugar
People with diabetes may develop low blood sugar because their blood has too much insulin or other blood sugar-lowering medication or from not eating enough food. It is important to follow the eating and medication schedule your doctor has prescribed to avoid low blood sugar.

Low blood sugar could make you shaky, dizzy, sweaty, hungry, have a headache, have pale skin color, have sudden mood or behavior changes, have clumsy or jerky movements, have difficulty paying attention, feel confused, or have tingling sensations around the mouth.

Taking Care of Your Diabetes
The best way to take care of your diabetes is to make sure the levels or amount of sugar in your blood are near the normal range. This will make you feel better and help you stay healthy.

Your doctor will tell you how often to check your blood sugar level. To do this, you will need to take a drop of your blood and place it on a special test strip. Then a device, called a blood glucose meter, reads the strip. This device measures the amount of sugar in your blood.

Writing down this level, along with the time and date, will help you see how well your treatment plan is working.

Remember:
A person’s blood sugar level rises after eating any meal that contains carbohydrates or protein. Table sugar (also called ?sucrose) counts as a carbohydrate. Artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin, aspartame (NutraSweet), and sucralose (Splenda), do not count as carbohydrates or fats. They make food taste sweet. But they do not raise blood sugar levels and have little or no calories.

What Else Can You Do?
Eat well-balanced meals. The right amount of healthy food will keep your weight under control and help manage your diabetes.

Your body needs food from the four main food groups every day:

Fruits and vegetables (oranges, apples, bananas, carrots, and spinach)
Whole grains, cereals, and bread (wheat, rice, oats, bran, and barley)
Dairy products (milk, cheese, and yogurt)
Meats, fish, poultry, eggs, dried beans, and nuts.
Remember:
Too much fat and cholesterol in your diet can be very harmful to people with diabetes. Food that is high in fat includes red meat, dairy products (whole milk, cream, cheese, and ice cream), egg yolks, butter, salad dressings, vegetable oils, and many desserts.

Can You Do Anything Else?
Exercise is important for good diabetes control. It usually lowers blood sugar and may help insulin work better. Exercise and a healthy diet can also help you take off extra pounds if you are overweight.

Warning:
Check with your doctor before starting any exercise program. You may need a snack before or during the activity to avoid having low blood sugar while you exercise.

Q: Can one have diabetes 2, but no weight loss?
I have all the other symptoms of diabetes, but do not loose weight. I have always had low blood sugar.
My skin is so dry though, that doctors comment that it is not normal. Can you comment?

A: I mostly agree with Gary, but don’t think weight loss necessarily means ketoacidosis. I lost about 12-15 pounds in around 3 weeks (eating like a horse) before I was diagnosed with Diabetes. So, I was in that weight-loss phase for about 3 weeks. Ketoacidosis for 3 weeks would have put me in the hospital.

I don’t know this for a fact, but from personal experiences, you don’t have to be in ketoacidosis to lose weight. You can have KETONES from your body breaking down the fat stores, but this doesn’t necessarily mean you’re at immediate risk of death.

Q: What are the symptoms of pre-diabetes that do not have diabetes?
Where your blood sugur is high but not high enough for diabetes.And do not have the classic symptoms like eating lots ,drinking lots ,going to the bathroom alot ,tired ,weak and sore woods .

A: More often than not, prediabetes does not show any signs or symptoms. You could have prediabetes and not even know it.

It is important to know the symptoms of high blood sugar and be on the lookout for them.

* Increased thirst.
* Dry mouth.
* Increased urination.
* Increased hunger.
* Unexplained weight loss.
* Fatigue.
* Blurred vision.
* Infections, cuts and bruises that heal slowly.
* Trouble with skin, gum, or bladder infections.
* Feeling cranky.
* Numbness or tingling of the hands and/or feet.
* Nausea and occasionally vomiting.
* High levels of sugar in the blood when tested.
* High levels of sugar in the urine when tested.
* Areas of darkened skin.

Q: Pre Diabetes Symptoms?
What are the Symptoms of Pre Diabetes?

A: Pre Diabetes is a condition where a persons blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not elevated enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. In most cases prediabetes has no signs and symptoms whatsoever.

One possible Pre Diabetes symptom is acanthosis nigricans. Acanthosis nigricans causes areas of the skin to become darkened. These darkened areas of the skin generally appear around the neck, knees, armpits and knuckles.

Pre Diabetes was formerly called borderline diabetes. In fact people with Pre Diabetes have a high risk of developing heart disease.

Q: What are the pre- diabetes symptoms ?
Some say people may have pre- diabetes symptoms before thay get diabetes . Where by diabetes symptoms are of going to the bathroom alot , drinking lots of water ,hungree alot ,tried ,weak ,tingling or numbness in your hands, legs or feet , skin that is dry or itchy, frequent infections or cuts and bruises that take a long time to heal ..

Now the above symptoms are a signs of diabetes. But if you have none of the above what is pre- diabetes symptoms ?

Some say if there is sugar ,salt or protein in the urine or skin spots may be pre- diabetes before you get diabetes .

I so confused what is this pre- diabetes and if sugar ,salt or protein in the urine or skin spots is pre- diabetes or not.

A: Symptoms
Prediabetes is most often a silent condition with no symptoms.

But certain risk factors, such as obesity or lack of exercise, may put you at a higher risk of developing prediabetes. If you have any of the risk factors for prediabetes—which are similar to the risk factors for type 2 diabetes—ask your doctor whether you should be tested.

What Happens
Being diagnosed with prediabetes is a warning sign that you are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Each year about 4% to 9% of people with prediabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes.1 Although you may still be healthy, moderate and persistent elevated blood sugar levels greatly increase your risk for getting diabetes and heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease. Compared to people with normal blood sugar levels, people with prediabetes have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, such as heart attackor stroke.2

If you have been diagnosed with prediabetes, you are also at higher risk for eye, nerve, and kidney disease. For more information on these complications, see the topic Type 2 Diabetes: Living With Complications.

You can help prevent or delay the start of type 2 diabetes by doing all of the following:

■Limit the amount of fat you eat.
■Limit the calories you eat.
■Limit sweets.
■Lose weight.
■Add more activity to your life.
These healthy habits can also lower your risk of complications. For more information, see the Treatment Overview section of this topic.

What Increases Your Risk
The risk factors for prediabetes are similar to the risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Most people who get type 2 diabetes had prediabetes firs

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Q: Am I experience pre-diabetes symptoms? plz help?
I am 25 yr’s old, female and little overweight. I am experiencing headache after eating sweets mostly at night times.
In this week I attended 2 parties …in one party after meals I ate small piece of cake and another party I ate small amount of ice cream after eating those immediately i started headache. Is this is simptom of diabetes…any doctors out there plz help me. My mother has diabetes….I am so scared of diabetes.

A: Here are some symptoms of type 2 diabetes:
* Increased thirst and frequent urination. As excess sugar builds up in your bloodstream, fluid is pulled from your tissues. This may leave you thirsty. As a result, you may drink and urinate more than usual.
* Extreme hunger. Without enough insulin to move sugar into your cells, your muscles and organs become depleted of energy. This triggers intense hunger that may persist even after you eat.
* Weight loss. Despite eating more than usual to relieve your constant hunger, you may lose weight. Without the energy sugar supplies, your muscle tissues and fat stores may simply shrink.
* Fatigue. If your cells are deprived of sugar, you may become tired and irritable.
* Blurred vision. If your blood sugar level is too high, fluid may be pulled from your tissues — including the lenses of your eyes. This may affect your ability to focus.
* Slow-healing sores or frequent infections. Type 2 diabetes affects your ability to heal and fight infections. Bladder and vaginal infections can be a particular problem for women.

If your mother is a diabetic it does increase your chances of getting it. Make a appointment with your GP to have your sugar levels checked.

Good Luck!

Q: Am I experience pre-diabetes symptoms?
This may sound like a totally stupid question because I know virtually nothing about diabetes, but I’m a 28 year old female and I’ve been experiencing some very strange things and I’m wondering if it’s got anything to do with my insulin levels. Anyone in the know, please give me some insight.

1. Sudden headache and painful stomach that hits within 30 min. of eating carbohydrates (from white/wheat pasta, breads, potatoes, corn, baked goods like donuts, etc.). I call it the “Carbo rush.” And it is NOT pleasant.

2. Feelings of extreme and uncomfortable restlessness followed by bouts of fatigue so badly that even espresso doesn’t help (actually, that just causes the restlessness which is worse than the fatigue)

3. Intense cravings for donuts, chocolate, sugary cereals, cookies, cake – anything high in fat and sugar. Cravings so bad that I often find myself eating six donuts in twenty minutes and waking up several time a night to pig out on these foods.

Any ideas?

A: Your abdominal problems sounds more like a wheat or gluten allergy or Celiac’s Disease, which is really common.

Research the topic, go on 3 day wheat free diet and see what happens.

Q: PRE-DIABETES….SYMPTOMS ANY??? PERSONAL STORIES PLEASE…..ETC.?

A: I recently was diagonised as having insulin resistance & metabolic disorder, which is a pre-diabetic condition. Im 27yo F.
My fasting and non-fasting blood sugar levels are within the normal range, however, a Glucose tolerence test, my insulin levels skyrocketed during at the 1st hr and 2nd hr tests.
My symptoms that made the dr send me for the test were:
- fatigue, especially after lunch
- difficulty losing weight
- always hungry (if I ate a large meal, I would feel full but then half an hour later I was hungry again)

Id been sent many times in the past for blood sugar tests and they always came back normal. I started seeing a new GP and she picked this up the first time I saw her.

The treatment has been: taking a diabetic medication, at a low level, after breakfast and dinner, and sticking to a low GI diet. both have helped a lot. I also cut out a lot of caffeine as it can cause the liver to reject insulin. ( I was drinking about two – three coffees and about 1L of coke zero in a day – now I have one coffee or one can of coke zero). I also started drinking more water – as I wasnt really drinking any in a day – maybe 1 glass.
These things all helped. I have lost about 8kgs and I feel a lot better.

Changing the way you eat is the most important way to stop being pre-diabetic.

*** That is pre-type 2 diabetes. I dont think you can be considered pre-diabetic with type 1, as it is not triggered by lifestyle as far as I know **

Q: What Are the Symptoms Of Pre-Diabetes?

A: Hunger, Increased urinary frequency (going to the restroom a lot), Decreased energy, Frequent thirst, Weight loss, Frequent infections

Basically, the same symptoms you would have if you were diabetic, but just to a lesser degree. However, many people claim to have none of these symptoms at the time of their diagnosis, so it really varies.

Q: pre diabetes?
even if you have a normal fasting blood sugar but you have many of the symptoms of diabetes (poor eye sight, excessive thirst, fatigue, headaches, moodyness) could you still be diabetic? or have pre diabetes?

A: Yes, watch your sugar.

Q: What are the symptoms of pre-diabetes?
I do not want medical book answers I want personal experiences.

A: Before people develop type 2 diabetes, they almost always have “pre-diabetes” — blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. There are 41 million people in the United States, ages 40 to 74, who have pre-diabetes. Recent research has shown that some long-term damage to the body, especially the heart and circulatory system, may already be occurring during pre-diabetes.

Research has also shown that if you take action to manage your blood glucose when you have pre-diabetes, you can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes from ever developing. Together with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the American Diabetes Association published a Position Statement on “The Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes” to help guide health care professionals in treating their patients with pre-diabetes.

There is a lot you can do yourself to know your risks for pre-diabetes and to take action to prevent diabetes if you have, or are at risk for, pre-diabetes. The American Diabetes Association has a wealth of resources for people with diabetes. People with pre-diabetes can expect to benefit from much of the same advice for good nutrition and physical activity. The links on this page are cornerstones of successful management of pre-diabetes.

Q: Are there any symptoms for pre-diabetes?
My blood glucose was a little high during a health screening (non-fasting), but not in the diabetes range. My urine smells sweet, though, and I’m wondering if I might have full-blown diabetes because of this symptom? Don’t worry – I already have an appointment to see my doctor. I’m just impatient and wanted to know.
Just to clarify – I’m not smelling and definitely not tasting my urine. I can smell it after I pee without sticking my head near the toilet.

A: There may or may not be, it’s important to know that not everyone experiences symptoms. The glucose being a little high may be the result of a meal you had eaten.

What is important is that your smart enough to make an appointment with your doctor to find out.

Oh, by the way , the smelling or tasting of urine is no longer used to identify diabetes…….That’s been discontinued for the last 600 years.

Good luck on your test

Q: what are the symptoms of pre diabetes?

A: Hi:

Symptoms of pre-diabetes may be silent. But when you begin having signs of it, there are things like:

Tiredness
Unquenchable Thirst
Possible weight loss
Frequent urination
Hunger
Slow healing sores
Bladder infections (multiple ones)

If you are having any of these symptoms, or a few of them, I would advise a blood sugar check. Fasting over 100 is pre-diabetic, and 126 or greater fasting is considered diabetic after checking it twice fasting.

Q: Pre Diabetes?
I had a routine physical in September and my fasting glucose results were abnormal – 121. Since then I’ve had two, two hour glucose tolerance tests, one in October and the one in November.

October fasting glucose 117, after two hours 157
November fasting glucose 108, after two hours 173 (Fasting number is dropping, two hour number increasing)
A1C test was 5.4%

My question is, I take a Beta Blocker for migraines. After consulting my neurologist I weaned myself off the beta blocker for two weeks before I took the November tolerance test. I’m not over weight, six foot three, 205 lbs and I don’t have any symptoms for diabetes. With my height and weight I’m not the usual diabetes type II candidate and I feel fine. Has any one else had a similar experience or results while being on a beta blocker or similar numbers for being a “normal” height and weight? I’m meeting with my Doctor again tomorrow, just was looking for some feedback. (He’s seems perplexed)

A: “Facilitation of hypoglycemia — Epinephrine, acting via the beta-adrenergic receptors, has important effects on glucose metabolism. It increases glucose production by stimulating both glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis from amino acids, glycerol, and pyruvate. It also increases the delivery of these gluconeogenic substrates from the periphery, inhibits glucose utilization by several tissues, and, via the alpha-2-receptors, inhibits insulin secretion.
All of these actions help to protect against the development of hypoglycemia. In addition, epinephrine also induces early warning symptoms of neuroglycopenia, such as sweating and anxiety.
The net effect is that beta blockers (especially nonselective agents) can retard recovery from insulin-induced hypoglycemia. These reactions are more likely to be severe because of diminished or absent early warning signs. The effects on glucose metabolism may be less prominent, however, with beta-1 selective drugs and those with ISA. In addition, there was no significant increased risk of serious hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes mellitus taking nonselective beta blockers in one report .”
-http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/uptodate/cardiac%20arrhythmias/Antiarrhythmic%20drugs/Major%20side%20effects%20of%20beta%20blockers.htm

You may be labelled as potential or latent diabetic, so you may need periodic check up of fasting sugar as well as HbA1c. Beta blockers probably have nothing to do with this, although your doc may like to shift you to some other drug.

Good luck!

Q: Any physical symptoms with pre-diabetes????

A: Sometimes, but some people go thru their lives not knowing what to look for or they get them confused with other diseases.

Excessive thirst
Excessive peeing
Moodiness
Feeling sluggish or tired all the time
Shaky feeling if missed food or excessive sugar intake

Q: How to lose weight and avoid diabetes?
My sister is 24 and obese. Her doctor says she has developed a few signs of pre-diabetes. How can she lose weight in a way that will also get rid of pre-diabetes symptoms?? I am very worried about her, please help.
Wow, Susan. Thanks for your insensitive answer.

A: Portion control. Exercise. That would save her. Eat or drink no sugars, except special occasions.
More fiber. These are the top things to save her. Move more, eat less.

www.nutritiondata.com
www.calorieking.com

Q: pre diabetes eating lollies causes bad nausea?
I have been diagnosed as pre diabetes, still not sure what this is. I have no symptoms of diabetes like thirst, urnination but whenever I eat lollies I really feel like throwing up, is this because of this condition.

A: The key to dealing with your condition is understanding it, so you hae better awareness of the effects the choices you make have on your overall health.

Prediabetes is a condition where not all the diagnostic criteria for diabetes are met, and where the patients are at an actual risk for developing type 2 diabetes. It’s also clinically termed “impaired glucose tolerance”, and it is actually considered a very early stage of diabetes at which point the full development of the diabetes type 2 condition becomes more or less a matter of time, and as such you do not have all the symptoms of diabetes, and unless you do not make the right choices for your health, the progression of this condition to diabetes takes about 2-3 years.

Generally speaking, what that means is that your body is developing insulin resistence, which means that the amounts of insulin naturally produced in your body are not sufficient to metabolize designated nutrients and engage your liver, muscle and fat cells.

Please be aware that this condition is not to be taken lightly just because you do not have the full-blown symptoms yet. The severity of your insulin resistence is highly dependant on the nutrition you intake currently. If you ingest more sugars and carbohydrates than your body needs, it -will- develop a higher insulin resistence which is generally a more severe form of diabetes. In the other hand, if you follow a controlled diet, there’s a good chance that prediabetes doesn’t progress into diabetes type 2 anytime in the near future.

Your weight and family history are also two key factors– the chances of developing diabetes are higher if there are incidents of type 2 diabetes in your family– this isn’t something you can control, really, but you can always make the right choice and delay the onset of the full condition. IF you are overweight, however, you will need to shed enough pounds back to the normal range in order to prevent diabetes.

A low fat diet, regular exercise (even walking for at least an hour a day can make a vast difference), consume healthy amounts of sugars in your diet but do not consume unnecessary foods with high sugar contents. At this point, when you consume something like lollies, which are very rich in sugar, your body cannot digest/metabolize them properly and it can actually cause you to become nauseated, regardless of whether you have met all the other criteria for diabetes and have developed all other symptoms or not.

Prediabetes is becoming a very widespread condition nowadays, and unfortunately, many people take it lightly as they do not experience any serious symptoms, and as it doesn’t sound like anything serious. And the age at which people are diagnosed with it is becoming frighteningly early. Please do not take it lightly, and make the right choices for your health. I have done my best to explain this to the best of my knowledge, and I do hope you benefit from it.

Q: Is a gradual onset of type 1 diabetes symptoms possible?

A: i guess so how gradual?r u shur its diabetes? i’d contact a doctor instead of asking normal people it could b seroius

Q: What are the symptoms/warning signs of diabetes (adult onset)?

A: excessive thirst, and needing to pee all the time, also dizziness, blurred vision, headaches can all be a sign

Q: I’m beginning to think I might have diabetes, do these symptoms sound familiar?
I have been crazy ridiculously weak and tired for the last week. I’m always weak and tired and sleep all the time but the last week has been very bad.

also, my skin ALWAYS itches like crazy, i just read that was a symptom.

also, like 8 years ago, my dr. told me i might have the onset of diabetes. and i didn’t think about it until now after feeling so strange.

can anyone who knows something about diabetes or has it help me out. what were some of your first symptoms? thanks.

A: Go and see the doctor, a simple blood test will confirm or rule it out. I have had type 2 diabetes for 15 years and had NO symptoms before I was diagnosed.

Q: Could a kidney infection be a sign of the onset of diabetes?
I have a huge family history of diabetes, both type I and type II, but I’ve never had any symptoms of either outside of pregnancy. Now my blood sugar is really unstable, (52 yesterday… I felt like I was dying,) and I am nearly certain I have a kidney infection, (blood in urine, painful urination and SEVERE back pain on my left side). Is this my gateway into a really scary diagnosis???

A: No.

But kidney disease (of ANY kind) is the sign of someone who has had diabetes for a LONG time, and has not been properly diagnosed or treated. Kidney disease is not the BEGINNING of diabetes, it is almost at the end – of the person’s life. Diabetes ALSO makes disease easier to catch and harder to heal/

Kidney disease does NOT cause diabetes, but diabetes causes kidney disease and eventually kidney failure. When the kidneys fail they cannot be healed, and the only recourse is Dialysis, transplant, or death.

Q: Diabetes symptoms?
I had posted a question earlier in the week reguarding frequent urination and some boils on my skin. I was wondering if this could be the onset of diabetes? I was tested in mid-2005 for diabetes. My fasting glucose was 96 and my random test was 118. My uring anyalysis was negative. Can a 24 yr old develop diabetes un just 2 years? Im about 30 pounds overweight and excersice moderately every once in a while. Do eat a lot of carbs.
Also, not thirsty at all and not hungry. Just the peeing more then usual.

A: hey, sounds like you need to get checked again. are the boils healing well or slowly? diabetics have alot of problems with sores, cuts etc healing normally. that may be a symptom. if you are peeing alot, thirsty and tired more than usual I would strongly advise you to get checked again. if you are slightly overweight and have a high carb/fat/sugar diet and don’t exercise very much you should be carefull. if they felt the need to check you previously you should be having checks regularly, maybe once to twice a year. good luck.

Q: What is the average age of onset for type 2 diabetes?
The reason I ask is because my father, fathers father, mothers father all had diabetes before they died. I believe this puts me at 75% or so statistically of getting it. I’m 20 years old and I think I might have it but I’m to young and have only a few of the symptoms which I think could be from other things (thirst, excessive fatigue)

So whens its happen? And how do you go about slowing/preventing it in older age.

A: Diabetes mellitus is impaired insulin secretion and variable degrees of peripheral insulin resistance leading to hyperglycemia. Early symptoms are related to hyperglycemia and include polydipsia, polyphagia, and polyuria. Later complications include vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, and predisposition to infection. Diagnosis is by measuring plasma glucose. Treatment is diet, exercise, and drugs that reduce glucose levels, including insulin and oral antihyperglycemic drugs. Prognosis varies with degree of glucose control.
Age at onset of Diabetic mellitus type 1 is less than 30 years and type 2 is over 30 years (average age 45 years and above). To postpone the onset of Diabetes, you should change the lifestyle including the following:-
*Reduce overweight and belly stomach. (The abdominal circumference should be less than 100 cms).
*Control Hypertension. Blood pressure. Get your blood pressure checked every visit. (Target: Below 130/80 mm Hg)
*Cholesterol- Get your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels checked at least once a year. (Target: Below 100 mg/dL). Triglycerides. (Target: Less than 150 mg/dL) Serum Cholesterol (Target: Less than 200 mg/dL) HDL (good cholesterol) (Target: More than 50 mg/dL). If you have got high cholesterol in the blood, then reduce consumption of fat and oils in the food.
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
*Stop cigarette smoking and consuming alcohol.
*Get your Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test done at least once a year. (Target: Below 7).
*Diabetes Education. Know about diabetes & get updated regularly.
*Glucose (Sugar) test. Control your blood glucose & do self-monitoring as & when required. (Target: Fasting blood sugar 60-100 mg/dL; Postprandial blood sugar 2 hours after taking food-Less than 140 mg/dL. Pre-diabetic level-Fasting blood sugar 100-126 mg/dL: Post prandial blood sugar 2 hours after taking food 126-200 mg/dL)
*Health life style. Exercise regularly & stay healthy.
Please see the web pages for more details on Diabetes mellitus.

Q: Onset of diabetes? Can this be prevented my blood glucose levels?
were at 7 this was without fasting. Two stones over weight though I do exercise. I’m just terrified of becoming a diabetic. And is it always the case that losing weight is a symptom of diabetes or not necessarily the case

A: 6.4 is the ideal level, so 7.0 is a not bad at all. Signs of the onset of diabetes are drinking lots, needing to use the toilet more often than usual and feeling lethargic .Losing weight is not neccesarily a sign of diabetes.If you are worried about becoming a diabetic, keep an eye on your blood sugar and also get your GP to check for Ketones in your water.

Q: Could this be the onset of TYPE 1 DIABETES?
have been having weird symptoms since Wednesday that have all pointed toward Type 1 Diabetes. I just got over a terrible viral infection a few weeks ago that really took a toll on my intestines.

Since Wednesday I have been experiencing the following symptoms:

- Frequent urination w/ NO pain or burning, up to 10-15 times a day
- Increased appetite
- Increased thirst
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Burning, gnawing pain in upper abdomen that has lasted for the past 24 hrs
- Feeling of “swelling” in upper abdomen
- Extreme flatulence
- Frequent diarrhea (was watery, but now stools are loose and very small)
- Burning, itchy ears

So basically I have a lot of symptoms that relate to problems of the pancreas and the onset of Type 1 Diabetes. I have an appointment with my doctor on Wednesday, but I would like to know if any one here could give me any information or take a stab at it.

Thank-you.

I am sixteen-years-old, if that matters.

A: It could be. But the best way to find out would be a doctors appointment. it might be some kind of infection too.

Q: How often should people at risk for diabetes get tested?
I’m not diabetic or overweight, and I do my best to eat a healthy diet. However, the one BIG risk factor I have is that my father has it, and it tends to run in my family.

I’ve had normal BS levels as long as I could remember now, and so far have had no symptoms. I monitor my fasting blood sugar on my own about every month or two(using my father’s equipment) and get it checked during my annual physical. Is this enough to monitor it properly, or am I doing something wrong?

Also, any advice on delaying the onset of diabetes as far as I can? I’m already trying to be active, keeping my weight in check and eating healthy, but is there anything else I can do? I plan on enlisting in the military in a few years, so I need to be in my top condition.

A: Yes, stay on the healthy diet, exercise regularly, and keep your weight in the ideal range according to a reputable BMI calculator. I always recommend that potential diabetics treat themselves as if they are diabetic and stick to a low fat, low carb diet. You might want to consider limiting or eliminating dairy products from your diet also. The more I read, the more it seems to be an integral part of the type two diabetic equation. In fact, the less dairy I take in, the lower my fasting blood sugar is.

Testing once a year should be sufficient. Type two diabetes onset is very gradual.

Q: Do you know about Arsenicum Bromatum? It has saved me SEVEN YEARS of Insulin need@Type 1 Diabetes(Homeopathy)?
I have got a Journal that I want to put on line detailing everything I did along with taking three drops of A.B. 6X
in an 8oz glass of water (tap): one tablespoon swallow
with each of three main meals a day, refill the glass when half empty three times. Fix ONLY TWO Glasses of water like that AT THE ONSET OF THE DIABETES SYMPTOMS (if not the onset try 6C or greater dilutions if the illnes is more cronic than 7 years) Better yet!!!
It is expensive but darn well Worth It: CONSULT WITH a HOMEOPATHIC MD or WELL TRAINED PROVIDER.

A: Thank u for sharing. I’m seeing a homeopath for adrenal failure. She said I have hypoglycemia. I wish I had seen a homeopath b4 letting dr. put me on steroids!

Do your journal it will help ppl!!! And thanks again! ♥
XOXO’s

Q: Testing for diabetes…?
Diabetes runs in my family pretty heavily and the past few months I’ve been showing a few of the symptoms of adult onset diabetes. How do I go about getting tested for it? Can I just ask my doctor for a test or does he have to recommend it?

A: Make an appointment with your doctor and ask for an A1c test, it’s the gold standard for diabetes testing. If the result is under 6 you are not diabetic. If it’s 7+, you have diabetes. Anything in between is a danger zone and you may be able to get your numbers in control with diet and exercise. If the number is high, the doc may suggest having this test every 3 – 4 months.
If your number is over seven, the doctor may want you to have a few more tests for a definitive diagnosis.

Q: Does having diabetes effect existing ear piercings? My wife has been having diabetic symptoms…?
She has had her ears pierced since she was 6 years old, but never wears earring anymore. They never close up on her. But, lately with the onset of her diabetic symptoms, her ear piercings are filling with pus and they feel tender to touch. She has not been to the doctor to find out if she is diabetic or not. But, I was just wondering if this is something she should mention to the doctor when she goes?

A: Yes, diabetics are prone to fungus and yeast infections. A mixture of Alcohol and vinegar 50/50 will clear it up. If not then antibiotics are in order. Dermatitis is always lurking so cleanliness is our best defense. I get it in the groin area and use a 1 % hydrocortizone ointment. Works well but you have to keep at it.

Tin

Q: Can anyone in healthcare help me with my symptoms?
40 year old female, tight feeling around my head, confusion, drowsiness that comes on in the middle of the day. Feeling like I’m going to pass out while I’m driving (scary), extremely thirsty. I have no insurance. I think its either high blood pressure or onset of diabetes. Just started a week ago. I have been feeling sick for a week.

A: www.webmd.com do the symptom checker put in ALL your symptoms and it will come up with possible suggestions on what you have.. then go to your doctor and give him your concerns or if your scared enough go to the hospital. hope you feel better use the site I do all the time when I have a werid symptoms..

Q: Blood glucose of 113. Could it be diabetes?
My husband has been experiencing severe dizzy spells. He went to an ENT because we thought it had something to do with his inner ear. Blood was drawn at the ENT’s office. The results came back today. His blood glucose was 113. He was told to contact his primary care physician about Adult Onset Diabetes. Is dizziness a symptom of Diabetes? Is this number high enough to be considered diabetes?

A: Your husband is innocent of disease until proven otherwise. Diabetes will not cause dizziness as an isolated symptom. A glucose of 113 deserves a repeat value but by itself does not warrant a diagnosis of diabetes. Physicians – myself included – are looking at lower and lower glucose values. This is because we have safer and more effective medications for diabetes. In addition it has long been known that metabolic changes preceed diabetes by a decade or so. Thus it is important that we identify diabetes at an earlier stage if we are going to reduce the cardiovascular complications. Although I do not favor the term ‘pre-diabetic’ I have been known to use the term impaired glucose tolerance. This ‘diagnosis’ is given when the fasting glucose is above ideal but not high enough to be considered diabetes. Some of these people progress to diabetes, some do not, and we are not able to identify those who will develop diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance to me means that the individual should be aware of factors that place them at risk for diabetes. The diet should be one of fresh fruits and vegetables, minimizing highly processed foods, ’sweets’ (glucose), salt, fats, fried foods, and cholesterol. (Of course this is the diet that everyone should follow but few do). An exercise program is recommended. If overweight the individual should make an effort to lose weight with a goal of a Body Mass Index of less than 25. You may calculate you Body Mass Index by dividing your weight in pounds by 2.2 to determine you weight in kilograms, and by multiplying your height in inches by 2.54 to determine your height in centimeters. Divide your height in centimeters by 100 to determine your height in meters. Multiply your height in meters by itself to determine your height in meters squared. Divide your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared and you have your Body Mass Index. Mine is 27 and yes I am on a diet. Even if a person with impaired glucose tolerance follows every bit of advice from the physician some people will still develop diabetes. An additional weakness of physicians is that you go to your physicians because of dizziness. The physician does not know why you have dizziness so they send you to an ENT. After seeing you the ENT does not know why you have dizziness but determines that your glucose is 113. The ENT does not know what the glucose means so they send you back to your physician. You still have dizziness. No wonder no one likes going to the doctor. I hope that this is helpful.

Q: Do I have the early signs of diabetes?
Diabetes runs in my family (on my dad’s side, both my grandmother and great grandmother have it (one of them has to take insulin, other one does not). I have had frequent urination all throughout my life and even wet the bed until i was 19 years old. My blood sugar usually runs around 70. The lowest i have seen it is 68, the highest was 77. Doctors have told me that I’m hypoglycemic…I’m always extremely tired no matter how much rest i get. One of my main concerns is my vision has seemed to deminish significantly within the past 3 years. My skin is always dry, I get yeast infection quite often…However, I am very skinny and always have been…I don’t know alot about diabetes but I think that it typically occurs in overweight ppl…but one doctor told me my symptoms could be the onset of diabetes later in life….Do you think that I’m in trouble or is there another possible cause underlying my symptoms?? If diabetes is likely, what are the foods I should definitely avoid to prolong it

A: Have you had your thyroid tested? The dry skin and tiredness could be related. I’m not certain, but I think thyroid and diabetes are related in some people (as in they had both, or one caused the onset of the other, etc). I’d go get tested, have them include a test for any vitamin deficiencies as well.

Q: The Symptoms of juvenile diabetes include fatigue, increased urine output and thirst.?
why do these symptoms occur? Why would you urinate more when you have diabetes? What causes these symptoms?

A: Jessica,
There is not an exact finding as to why and how diabetes occur but symptoms are listed below:-
n both the types of diabetes, signs and symptoms are more likely to be similar as the blood sugar is high, either due to less production of insulin, or no production or insulin resistance. In any of the case if there is inadequate glucose in the cells, it can be identified through certain signs and symptoms. These symptoms are quickly relieved once the Diabetes is treated and also reduce the chances of developing serious health problems.

Diabetes Type 1:

In type 1, the pancreas stop producing insulin, due to autuimmune response or possibly viral attack on pancreas. In absence of insulin, body cells does not get glucose for producing ATP (Adenosin Triphosphate) units which results into primary symptom in the form of nausea and vomiting. In latter stage which leads to ketoacidosis in which body starts breaking down muscle tissue and fat for energy, there is consequently fast weight loss. Dehydration is also usually observed due to electrolyte disturbance. In advance stages even coma and death, are being witnessed.

Diabetes Type 2:

* Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.
* Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.
* Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.
* Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.
* Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.
* Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.
* Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.
* Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).
* Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

http://www.helpondiabetes.com/SymptomsofDiabetes.php

Q: could I have juvenile diabetes? symptoms?
could I have juvinelle diabetes?

I have been drinking loads of water because my mouth feels dry (like two bottles in about an hour then a full cup) , I sometimes get dizzy or like see fuzzy when I stand up fro sitting and my hands get kinda numb sometimes..increased urination but mostly water because of the amount i drink

A: The three sets of symptoms usually indicative of Type I or juvenile diabetes are:
1. polydipsia or extreme thirst
with continued signs and
symptoms of dehydration.

2. polyuria frequent urination

3. polyphagia an increase in appetite and
extreme hunger.

The tests for juvenile diabetes are quite simple and easy. A blood test and urine tests can easily confirm this. As soon as possible you should see your doctor in order to rule this out. There are other reasons you could have the issues you describe. Best wishes.

Q: Juvenile Diabetes, symptoms?
Does anyone have children with this disease? If so give me some symptoms that you noticed and what you did to find out.

A: urinating a lot. urine is crystalized sometimes. major thirst. the urine has a sweet smell to it.

the only way to know for sure is to go to the doc and get a blood test.

Q: juvenile diabetes?
Does anyone have experience with juvenile diabetes? I’m a little worried about my one year old son. Type 1 diabetes runs in my husbands family, although most of his relatives were fine until they were in their 30s and 40s. I have noticed that my son acts desperately thirsty. When we give him a drink he finishes it quickly and cries until we give him more. He will drink until he is gagging. I just looked up the symptoms of juvenile diabetes and it mentioned labored breathing as well. Several people have mentioned to me that they thought it was strange that he is always out of breath. I just assumed it was because he is always running. Other than that he is a very healthy child. We just went to the doctor yesterday and she said that he looks fantastic. He is in the 97th percentile for height and very healthy 26lbs. He is very active and never sits down. Do I have reason to be concerned?
he just went for a well baby check. If you have kids you know it’s like in the Dr.’s office with a screaming 1 year old who just got shots and a doctor who doesn’t want to waste more than 5 minutes on you. I remembered to ask about the breathing (which she said not to worry about), but frankly I forgot about his drinking habits…

A: These were my daughter’s exact symptoms. It progressed from there to fatigue and weight loss. I took her in because she was drinking so much. It took 1 minute to prick her finger and get a blood sample and a diagnosis. They then called an ambulance to take us to the hospital. They said that if I had waited one more day she would have gone into a life-threatening coma.

I have since learned that diabetes is more frequently passed through the father’s side of the family. This was our case. Her grandfather had it, but not my husband, so we weren’t that suspicious at first.

It’s such a quick, easy test… Please, please do it.

Q: Would someone please tell me 411 about Juvenile Diabetes & what’s the symptoms and side effects comes from?
My friend/roommate notify me about this yesterday and I told her that and I’ll look for 411 and the bad/good things to know about Juvenile Diabetes.

A: First, it’s generally called Type I diabetes now.
Symptoms:
increased thirst
increased urination
sudden weight loss
fruity smelling breath
fatigue
There are many more…
Side effects…
Diseases don’t have side effects, medications do.
Possible side effects of insulin:
hypoglycemia
infected injection site
there are others as well

If by “side effects” you mean complications of type I:
diabetic nephropathy (kdiney disease)
diabetic retinopathy (possible blindness)
diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage)
poor circulation
increased risk of stroke
once again, there are more.

If your friend has type 1 diabetes she needs to speak with an endocrinologist and diabetes educator.

Q: what are signs and symptoms of juvenile diabetes?
my daughter is 7 months old and this disease runs in her fathers family

A: Rapid weight loss along with a marked increased hunger and thirst. Frequent urination. The breath will smell sweet, like cheap wine (that’s how my mother described my breath as smelling, at least) due to the breakdown of ketones in the bloodstream. The child will be lethargic.

The average age of onset is about 12, when these symptoms would be easier to notice. While very young children do sometimes develop the disease, they are the exception rather than the rule. The best news is that her chance of getting it, even if her father has it, are less than 10%. The odds are very good that she will not develope it.

Q: what are the symptoms in juvenile diabetes, say 2yrs old?

A: Constant fatigue, Thirst , urinating after meals. A physician should see the child, blood tests or urinalysis (these are simple and test strip with instructions can be had from any pharmacy) may show high blood sugar.

Q: what are the symptoms of diabetes(juvenile?)?
I listed somethings my body is having problems with and my friend Mairu Gaihan said that it sounds like diabetes, so I want to hear from other people, what are the symptoms?

A: symptoms are, increased thirst, hunger, urinating, unexplained weightloss, fatigue, usually you Start feeling pain in your legs abs and arms because your body is basically eating off its self so it eats the muscle tissue

Q: Some symptoms of juvenile diabetes?
I have a nursing background(several years ago) so sometimes I tend to obsess about my children but all of a sudden my 4 year old is thirsty all the time and seems to be urinating alot. Of course it is summertime and he’s active so he will be drinking more and the result of that would be urinating more. What else should I be looking for and should I just go have him screened or should I monitor him for awhile longer.

A: Does he awaken in the night and have to have water? Is he a restless sleeper? Is he grouchy and I mean unusually grouchy? Does he get sleepy after meals? Especially if they are high carb meals? If any or all of these are yes, I would take him in. Chances are he is just fine but trust your mommy judgement. If you have noticed it, then you need to watch him. Don’t just think you are over protective. Moms sense things or at least are the first to notice changes. Don’t discount that funny feeling. But again, he is probably fine. Don’t worry but act if you need to.

Q: Symptoms of Juvenile Diabetes?
I have always been quite slim my whole life but most recently my friends and my parents have been telling me that I look significantly thinner and my clothes have been kind of looser than usual (my mom even asked me if I was anorexic) and I’ve been not as fit as I was in PE (I’m on the track team) and I’ve been eating loads and loads of food, and I always crave drinking cold water… oh I’ve been peeing a lot too.
I wear contacts.. not sure if it has anything to do with this but today for some reason my right eye was blurry for the whole morning but it eventually went back to clear vision in the afternoon.
My dad has diabetes himself sooo……

:S

A: In type 1, the pancreas stop producing insulin, due to autuimmune response or possibly viral attack on pancreas. In absence of insulin, body cells does not get glucose for producing ATP (Adenosin Triphosphate) units which results into primary symptom in the form of nausea and vomiting. In latter stage which leads to ketoacidosis in which body starts breaking down muscle tissue and fat for energy, there is consequently fast weight loss. Dehydration is also usually observed due to electrolyte disturbance. In advance stages even coma and death, are being witnessed.

Possible symptoms include:

Abdominal pain
Absence of menstruation
Fatigue
Increased thirst
Increased urination
Nausea
Vomiting
Weight loss despite increased appetite

Q: can juvenile diabetes kill and what are the symptoms?
I really need to know

A: If not diagnosed in time, or mismanaged, yes. It can also cause damage to organ systems over a period of time, even if properly controlled (although the risks are less with good control). Today’s technology for treating Type 1 diabetes has improved, but it’s still not perfect. It’s still a very complicated and hard disease to live with.

Common Symptoms:

-Increased thirst
-Increased urination
-Weight loss
-Fatigue
-Increased Hunger
-Irritabiltity
-Abdominal Pain
-Blurry vision/headaches
-Some kids complain of cramping and pain in their legs, which is due to an electrolyte imbalance due to dehydration and hyperglycemia. An electrolyte imbalnce can be life-threatening.
-Rapid heartbeat, shallow breaths, acetone (nail polish) smell on breath.
-Coma (leading to death)

If you suspect diabetes, take your child to the doctor or ER immediately. With proper treatment right away, the child should be fine. Delay, and if it is diabetes, they may become very ill and go into a potentially deadly coma.

Be safe and not sorry if you are concerned.

Q: I need stories about when you were first diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes?
Hi,

My teacher gave me an assignment to do; find stories of when people were first diagnosed w/juvenile diabetes. She wants do know how you found out, where you found out, what the symptoms were (how often were you going to the bathroom, etc) , how you reacted, how nurses/ doctors treated you, and anything and everything else you can think of. Please dont be afraid of writing whatever you want to, right about what happened minute by minute. Include small details, and make it as long as you need to.

A: My symptoms actually started about a month or two before I found out. One of the first few signs (which I didn’t even know about at the time) was thirst. I would drink about 10 cups of water of juice a day (which was a lot more than regular). The following weeks I began having frequent urination (which I thought was from all the water I was drinking, but noo, haha.), as well as blurred vision. I actually went to the optometrist (SP?) to get glasses, because I thought my eyesight was going. When they checked my blood pressure, I noticed it was higher than normal, but I didn’t pay much attention to it. The following couple of weeks, I began feeling sick as if I had a cold or fever, having a pale face, etc. On the day that I was my sickest, I went to school having a craving for an Ice-Orange Shake from Starbucks, so I woke up my dad to drive me before school. That morning I couldn’t even chew a sandwich, and I was shivering really bad. During the middle of the school day, I began to become severely pale. And was insisted to go home. I waited in the nurses office for almost an hour before my ride came. When I went home, I immediately began puking all over the carpet. I eventually had even more CRAVINGS, but this time for strawberries. My parents knew nothing of diabetes at the time, so they kept feeding me porridge (which made my blood sugar even higher!). I eventually limped all across the house.. and become unconscious. I cannot remember if this was the next day, or the same day, but all I remember was being dragged by a 911 ambulance. They did all bunch of testing (which I can’t remember, cause of the whole unconscious/barely conscious/sleepy/faint situation, haha.). All I remember was I was dropped off at some small clinic, tested, and sitting on a portable bedpan waiting for hours for something. After that situation, I was transported to UC Davis Hospital. In the car, I was EXTREMELY thirsty. And I would constantly tell the transporting doctors(?) that I was thirsty.. over and over again. Haha. When I arrived at the hospital. I was transported to the emergency care section for children (I believe, haha.). There were all sorts of tubes, and IVS stuck in my arms and hands. They would not allow me to eat or drink for the next day and a half. I did not know what was going on at the time (but during the clinic/ambulance day, even faint/unconscious, I somehow heard, ‘Oh, he has diabetes’). But it didn’t hit me at that time. If you would like to know more, haha. (considering this is already a long answer as it is), please email me at j.mths@yahoo.com for the rest of my story(:

Q: Could I have Juvenile diabetes?
I’m a 13 year old girl, and I have some of the symptoms of Type One diabetes.

Symptoms I currently have:
Dizziness,
Irregular Period,
Increased Hunger,
Blurred Vision,
Increased Thirst, especially for sweet and cold drinks such as Mountain Dew,
Dramatic Weight loss (from about 108 to 91 in about a week and a half)
Nausea,
Weakness (I could hardly stand in the shower today)

Could it be Juvenile diabetes?
Most of my dads side of the family has it, including my dad, but my dad has type 2, I don’t know what the rest of my family has, but I know most of my dads side has diabetes. If not diabetes, what are some other possible conditions/viruses?
Thanks

My dad just tested my blood sugar. Its 104. So he said I probably don’t have diabetes. But is there any thing else that might argue against my blood sugar? Like even because mmy blood sugar is normal is there still a chance I might have it?

A: You need to see a medical professional. ASAP.
If your dad is diabetic, check your blood sugar, he has the equipment.
If your blood sugar is normal (60 – 120) – it may still not rule out diabetes, you need a test called A1C, also your MD may order a glucose tolerance test. But your symptoms may be indicative of other health care problems. I urge you to speak to your parents and see a doctor.
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In response to additional details:
Yes you could still have juvenile diabetes, but you may have something much more easily manageable, your symptoms could be Hypoglycemia. You do not need to be diabetic to have hypoglycemia and hypoglycemia can be a precursor to diabetes. The most disconcerting information in your list of symptoms is the dramatic weight loss. Again, I urge you to seek professional medical advice from your physician. Your symptoms are only indicative of diabetes or hypoglycemia; they could also be symptoms of a host of other health care problems. Please schedule a physical as soon as possible and when calling for your appointment, ask to speak to the Dr. or Nurse (not the receptionist), so that you can be seen sooner rather than later. Good Luck and best wishes.

You are your own best medicine, don’t wait for someone else to take care of you.

Q: How do I tell my parents I might have Juvenile Diabetes?
I had another question earlier. And the thing I’m not getting answered is how to tell my parents. I really need to be tested and my mom laughed last night when I told her. She doesn’t understand how serious this is. I’m losing lots of weight and my pants are now really big on me. And I have so many other symptoms, too. How do I tell my parents that I need to be tested right away?

A: Go to the internet and look for the signs of juvenile diabetes and give them to your parents. Sit them down and tell them how you’ve been feeling and tell them how serious this is and how it makes you feel. Or even go to your school’s nurse and get her/him to speak to your parents. I hope this helps.

Q: Do u think I have Juvenile Diabetes?
I think there’s a good possibility I have juvenile diabetes. I have all of the symptoms of it: constant extreme hunger and thirst, weight loss (I haven’t gained weight in like 4 years), frequent urination, blurry vision, yeast infections, restless, unfocused, pins and needles in my legs. These symptoms have been going on since I was 14 and now I’m almost 17. Diabetes is also in my family. Do you think there’s a good possibility I have it and if so what do I do next?

A: Although I agree with Miz Lamb that it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that you have Juvenile Diabetes … an older term that used to be used for type 1 diabetes mellitus, I disagree with her assertion that “Type 1 is not a heritable disease!”

If you did have type 1 diabetes you WOULD have been admitted to hospital by now … or be dead. Type 1 diabetes is where your own immune system sets out to destroy the beta cells (islets of Langerhans) of your pancreas … the parts that make insulin … so your blood glucose levels would be much much higher than the ‘normal’ range for a non-diabetic. This leads to a condition (a complication) called ketosis, which very soon progresses to ketoacidosis, where your blood becomes very acidic. This is a life-threatening condition, and would be best treated in hospital though, if you have experience of dealing with diabetes mellitus yourself, or someone close to you did, you may be able to bring things back under control with repeated insulin injections.

It’s fairly evident, from the symptoms your describe … unless you’ve just read about them somewhere and put two and two together … that something is not quite right with your body’s functioning. It really is time that you went to see your doctor. I’m sure s/he would undertake, or refer you on, for further testing based on what s/he knows from your medical records.

I do wish you the very best of luck, dear lady.

Be well.