I'm experiencing symptoms of diabetes
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Lately, I've been experiencing symtpoms of diabetes. I have to pee all the time, but I've always had to do that. Recently, I've been way more thirsty than usual. I'm also always hungry, but sometimes I get hunger pangs even if I've eaten not long ago. For the past month I've been itchy and getting rashes. Some days my vision is kind of blurry but some days it's fine. I'm supposed to wear glasses though, so that may just be from me not wearing glasses. A couple of times over the past few weeks my arms have felt kind of tingly, but that may not be anything. I just don't know what to do. I may be overreacting, but I would rather be safe than sorry
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sandy77339 BellaNoel
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sandy77339 BellaNoel
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Whizzieliz BellaNoel
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gill70346 BellaNoel
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cathy_94688 gill70346
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May I ask what kinds of symptomps you had befor going to Doctor? And if you could control your diabeties by diet then why did you take medication?
Also what's a normal a1c level? Is 5.7 A1c normal? This is American measurement. Thank you
gill70346 cathy_94688
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cathy_94688 gill70346
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Tnx for responding. Aww hugs for you. It must be hard for to deal with this nasty illness. I had a bad galblader that made sick for almost four years. I couldn't eat normal and I was on diet all the time. I lost so much weight and I am still very skinny. So I know how hard it is to deal with sickness. However, if you were on healthy diet then why did your diabetes progressed that fast? What did the dr say? are you diabetic for many years? You know my problems began in the year of 2007 to this day. One dr said you have impaired golocuse one said you have insulin resistance another said you are fine and the list goes on.
gill70346 cathy_94688
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marilyn_92910 BellaNoel
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cathy_94688 marilyn_92910
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Thank you
marilyn_92910 cathy_94688
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cathy_94688 marilyn_92910
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But if my A1c of 5.7 is good then why in my lab result says out of range.
Another question is what is normal number after 1hr and 2hrs of meal.
For example my 1hr blood sugar after the meal was 134 while in the Google searching says it should be under 120.
I am confused here my dr don't take it seriously.
I even went to endocornologyst myself to check things up he was cool about it as well.
I shared my concerns with him I told him that I don't want to damage my body beacuse in the Internet it says the damages begin at number of 120 and up. But he laughed and said no it begins at much higher numbers. You just worry to much.
I truly don't understand these doctors anymore.
That is why I am asking you here beacuse I you might have much more experience to share with than doctors.
Thank you
lill83898 BellaNoel
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Pre diabetes would be indicated by having a blood test called a glucose tolerane test along with a urine test to check for ketones.
Please let us know how you are doing.
cathy_94688 lill83898
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I have a question. When is the right time to check the post meal blood sugar? Is it 1 hour after or 2 hours? I ate some popcorn and after 45 minutes I felt my heart pounding and when I checked my blood sugar at 1 hour it was 136 but I right away in ten minutes I checked it again it was 172. Again I checked my BS st 2 hours it was 120. 😳Huh! How can it be like that. In ten minutes blood sugar jumps from 136 to 172!
Two days ago I ate some potato chips and after an hour my BS was 146 then in two hours was 169 in three hours was 176 and in four hours was 92! Howcome my BS instead of going down it goes up and suddenly drops down.
But my fasting are always under 100 thanks God. Just my post meal are weird. But not with all the food just with some kinds of the food jumps high. Most of the time my post meals are under 140.
I told my doctor about this but he told me that since my A1c was 5.7 there is no worry. I want to different doctors for second, third and fourth opinion they all said the same thing. It looks like they all graduated from the same school!
Then I went to an endocornologyst and he was careless too. He told me that worry to much. But I told him about the horror stories and facts that I've read on google he dismissed them all and told me that I should stop reaserching and trust the doctors. Now I am confused and don't know who to belive the doctors or the Internet inforbstion.
I am afraid that theses BS ups and downs damages my organs and doctors are not addressing it. Or maybe they are right nothing is wrong with me.
Do you have any suggestions for me? Do you think that my BS readings are normal? I confused. This is happening since the year 2007. My A1cs was always in the range of 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5,6 and 5,7.
If they are normal than what's this post meals numbers mean? 😔
Thank you
liz63354 cathy_94688
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liz63354 cathy_94688
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liz63354 cathy_94688
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cathy_94688 liz63354
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Thank you for responding to me. But I can't stop worrying beacuse deep down I know something is not working normal. But the doctors are waiting until I develop full blown diabeties then they'll take action. But I know that even to be in the pre diabetic category you can get all of the nasty complications of diabetes and I also know that someone that is not diabetic even empty the whole jar of candy it's blood sugar won't rise over the standard or normal level and it will go back down fast. But me if I eat few potato chips my blood sugar gets crazy and goes high by each hour and after four hours finally drops down😳. So do you think this is normal? Normal Blood sugar goes up in two hours and quickly goes down it will not keep going for four hours and cone down slowly. This is what concerns me.
By the way, my A1c of 5.7 was out of the range for the lab. Everything below 5.7 is in range for them.
Are you diabetic Liz? Do you get the same ups and downs with your sugar? Do you control your A1c level?
liz63354 cathy_94688
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