type 1 diabetes symptoms

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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.

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