I know it’s foolish to inquire medical advice over the internet but i’m just looking for a second opinion before i return to the doctors again.
I am a seventeen year old girl, i’m 5′6 and i weight eight stone and half an ounce.
I am constantly tired. Exhausted even.
I am always hungry. I eat, i eat and i eat. Everything from junk food to healthy food and i never feel full, i recently went to the doctors due to rapid weight loss and failure to gain even a pound and thirst problems.
(these problems have been around for a long time).
I have terrible short-sightedness and suffer from blurry vision and headaches even when i wear my glasses.
When i went to the doctors, she set me up for some blood tests, she thought i may have a thyroid problem or anaemia.
All of the tests came back negative.
I’m wondering if i do suffer from type one diabetes is there a unique test to prove this or would it have shown up in any blood test?
Also, i am not sure if this is relavent, but my eldest sister suffers from type one diabetes.
Any (relavent) feedback is welcome.
Your sister has a Glucose meter. When you wake up do a fasting test yourself. Here are the numbers:
What Are Normal Blood Glucose And Blood Sugar Levels
There are various methods to determine blood glucose level. Some tests give you accurate diagnosis of diabetes or pre-diabetes, while others will tell you how well you are managing your diabetes.
Fasting Blood Sugar Test:
Measures the blood sugar level after 8 hours fast or overnight. Normal fasting blood glucose level is less than 100mg/dl. If your fasting blood glucose level is from 100mg/dl to 125mg/dl then you will have impaired blood glucose level also known as Pre-Diabetes. If your blood glucose level is above 125mg/dl then your doctor will diagnose as a patient of diabetes. To confirm the diagnosis, your doctor may repeat the fasting blood glucose test on any other day. If you have blood glucose level of 126mg/dl or higher in two consecutive tests, then you may have diabetes. If you have blood glucose level greater than 200mg/dl and you have symptoms of diabetes like increased thirst or hunger, frequent urination, weight loss, blurred vision etc, then you may be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus without confirming it with second test.
Random Blood Glucose Test:
Random blood Glucose test gives your blood sugar at any time in a day. Normal random blood sugar level should be less than 200mg/dl. If your random blood glucose level is between 140mg/dl to 200mg/dl then you will have pre-diabetes.
This is the easiest and quickest way to deterime if you have diabetes. Then its up to doctor to determine if you have Type 1 Or Type 2 diabetes.
Do it tommorrow>
November 20th, 2009 at 4:36 am
you have a history of diabetes so it’s not unusual for you to have it also.. you should go and check your blood glucose level.. the signs you are saying (being hungry all the time, and thirsty) are possible signs of diabetes.. you should go to your doctor and have some tests done on you..
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November 20th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Your sister has a Glucose meter. When you wake up do a fasting test yourself. Here are the numbers:
What Are Normal Blood Glucose And Blood Sugar Levels
There are various methods to determine blood glucose level. Some tests give you accurate diagnosis of diabetes or pre-diabetes, while others will tell you how well you are managing your diabetes.
Fasting Blood Sugar Test:
Measures the blood sugar level after 8 hours fast or overnight. Normal fasting blood glucose level is less than 100mg/dl. If your fasting blood glucose level is from 100mg/dl to 125mg/dl then you will have impaired blood glucose level also known as Pre-Diabetes. If your blood glucose level is above 125mg/dl then your doctor will diagnose as a patient of diabetes. To confirm the diagnosis, your doctor may repeat the fasting blood glucose test on any other day. If you have blood glucose level of 126mg/dl or higher in two consecutive tests, then you may have diabetes. If you have blood glucose level greater than 200mg/dl and you have symptoms of diabetes like increased thirst or hunger, frequent urination, weight loss, blurred vision etc, then you may be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus without confirming it with second test.
Random Blood Glucose Test:
Random blood Glucose test gives your blood sugar at any time in a day. Normal random blood sugar level should be less than 200mg/dl. If your random blood glucose level is between 140mg/dl to 200mg/dl then you will have pre-diabetes.
This is the easiest and quickest way to deterime if you have diabetes. Then its up to doctor to determine if you have Type 1 Or Type 2 diabetes.
Do it tommorrow>
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November 20th, 2009 at 5:41 am
seems like it runs in your family like me and I was the lucky one to be diagnosed with diabetes and not my sister, the test will tell good luck
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Ask the physician if she checked your glucose level. If not, request and A1c blood test.
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:42 am
definately check your blood sweetie ! these are all symptoms i had, and if i had left it another day, i’d have died, i was in hospital two weeks! so dont risk it, its better to be safe than sorry.
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November 20th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Alright so when I was diagnosed with type one diabetes I was always thirsty not really ever hungry……so I am slightly thrown off by you always being hungry. BUT with type one diabetes when you are in the honey moon stages where you pancreas still creates some insulin on it’s own you lose lots of weight I looked anorexic and like you I couldn’t gain ANY weight if i tried hard! Headaches could be low blood sugar. The reason why your doctor most likely hasn’t checked you already is because you haven’t stated you are thirsty all the time and peeing like crazy! Like every other person on here since your sister has it already you are at a higher risk of course but if you live with her or she is close have her poke your finger if you are in the higher 100s range then get the hospital miss! I hope you don’t have it because it is a gigantic pain in the butt!
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November 20th, 2009 at 8:07 am
If your sister is a diabetic Type 1, then the probability is that you could also get the disease due to heredity. From all indications, your symptoms appear to be that of a diabetes. Anyway, after a full blood chemistry and confirmation from your doctor, he would recommend treatment. Your doctor would probably recommend the so-called MED system. This is simply a combo of Medication, Exercise and Diet. If you follow MED closely, you could probably control diabetes in a good manner with a fool-proof system. Good luck to you and God bless.
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