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Early signs of diabetes with pancreatitis

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robin0
robin0

I am a suffer of the bloody disease. my last attack nearly did for me and has left me as others in day to day pain.

Just lately I have been find myself with the shakes and thirsty. Until I have a sweet or something. I am just wondering if others who have pancreatitis. What where the first key signs of the onset of diabetes.

And YES I could GOTO the Doctor but I am sick of going and only want to go when necessary. So by asking for some advice I can save myself the stress and hassle.

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  • MeeMee
    MeeMee robin0

    Posted

    I have had similar attacks and went to the doctor afterwards bc I thought the same thing about diabetes. Of course I had to go through blood work and everything was the same with elevated levels for the pancreas, but no diabetes. I do crave sweets during an attack, but I think it is bc I can't eat anything and my blood sugar does drop bc of the lack of food. I drink ensure and that seems to help when I have days like that.

    I feel your pain sister! I think there is a special place in heaven for all of us that have to live with pancreatitis.

    • robin0
      robin0 MeeMee

      Posted

      Its a pain but the same idiot gp is on for next fortnight. he was the one who said my blood test showed abnormal liver result then said I need vitamins next thing you know my pancreas through a wobble. He also said pancreas pain is more in the head. At which point I gave him a method as to how I would apply a similar amount of pain to him during a random attack. By offering to place nails on my boot a kick him repeatedly in the balls. Thus I avoid the part and I have reported him and awaiting answer.
    • MeeMee
      MeeMee robin0

      Posted

      I love the way you described the pain! I can't believe he told you it is not a real pain. I should be shocked but I am not because I've got interesting information from some doctors. You can often tell what type of doctor they are by their bedside manner. I threw a pillow at a doctor while I was in the hospital because he was just awful!
  • stuart13
    stuart13 robin0

    Posted

    The only way to tell is with a blood test Robin.

    Don't leave it.

    • robin0
      robin0 stuart13

      Posted

      As above stuart. I have been before and told it more than likely will happen given the damage. And as we all know It costs go for tests and referrals so they are reluctant to refer.
  • stuart13
    stuart13 robin0

    Posted

    This is the test HbA1c. It shows an average of your blood glucose over the last couple of months.

    It may be that you are borderline.

  • jaw444
    jaw444 robin0

    Posted

    As far as diabetes goes, if it was me, i would get one of those home blood test meter things and check it once a day, in the morning before breakfast, or something like that, or check it as many times a day as i want, and as Stuart said, get the A1c. Of course also regular blood chemistry, including glucose, i would compare the lab glucose result to my home meter's result. Actually, i went through something like this but it was a very different thing, i was having some weird symptoms upon waking in the morning, on occasion, not every day, and i had an extremely low fasting lab glucose test, it was around 1.8 mmol/L, that's really low. I didn't usually have day time symptoms, unless i skipped lunch, in which case i'd get  kind of confused and irritable, hard to focus my eyes, and it would go away if i ate.  So, i had fasting hypoglycemia. The worst symptom i ever had was waking up in the morning laying on the floor with no memory of how i got there, and unable to get up for a while. I saw an endocrinologist who was a poor doctor, clueless and arrogant, my liver function tests were mildly elevated. I know that is from hepatitis C, but this doctor attributed all my symptoms to my liver, whicih made no sense, i got hepatitis C in the mid 1970s, i never had any symptoms like that before, but he said to see a gastroenterologist for my liver and that led to going to a doctor who immediately suspected what was really wrong with me, which i never would've guessed, which was an insulinoma tumor on the pancreas, very rare, it was secreting insulin all the time, lowering my glucose, if i didn't eat. No pain with that, just really hypoglycemic, actually could be life threatening. The insulinoma was cured by major abdominal surgery which removed it. After the surgery, when people have insulinomas removed, the pancreas is often not ready to take over the insulin secreting job after being on hold for years during the insulinoma, and people go from being hypoglycemic all the time to having higher blood sugar until the pancreas starts to function normally. That happened to me, but it wasn't high enough that i had to take insulin, and over time, it got into the normal range, i still check it each morning. It makes me feel good to see it being normal. good luck to you.
  • caroleb
    caroleb robin0

    Posted

    hi robin

    i have chronic calcific pancreatitis too as a result of sceptacemia. then in october i was diagnosed with insulin dependant diabetic. if you go on diabetes web site abbots (pharmaceutical firm) will send you free glucometer to test your blood sugar levels. you will have to buy the test strips though. i am in uk and get mine on prescription free. general rule is blood sugar should be between 4-7mmol before food and 7-10mmol after. under 4mmol is classed as hypo. all the symptons you state sound similar to hypo attacks. raging thirst is another and peeing more than usual too. if you do start testing sugar levels its best to do it 4times a day. am pretty sure test strips will be cheaper than tests/referrals etc.

    hope this helps. let me know

     carole

    • robin0
      robin0 caroleb

      Posted

      Just an update my consultant has referred me. Got appointment tomorrow. Fingers crossed
  • corinne34476
    corinne34476 robin0

    Posted

    Please Robin don't give up I'm determined not to. I have had this disease for 5years.It started with pain in my left side and mostly weight lost,I'm talking at least (2 stone)

    I was10 stone. They have informed me I am borderline diabetic.My worst thing is apart from Pancreatist I have cysts, and gallstones. I have been to the GP and she was so unhappy that somehow I had fell off the radar,( typical).She is going to contact  the speciallist as soon as possible.I think it's hard in fact bloody hell we have to feel so useless. It needs

     

    • robin0
      robin0 corinne34476

      Posted

      Thank you corrine. I am like you fed up with the lack of support and understanding of the disease. My practice has two surgerys and I am the first person with the disease they have seen. They read up on the net and had a meeting when I was in hospital. I have been teaching them while struggling for answers as mine is idiopathic. I have no gallstones and didn't at the time or after yet the surgeon said at a guess and I have to put something down so I will put suspect and wanted to remove gallbladder. My docs have said no as no gallstones and the side effects would make me worse.
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