Worried a may be diabetic
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Hey all, i am a 22 yr old male,
I have a family history of diabetes.. mother is type 2 diabetic after having pregnancy diabetes while she was pregnant with me. And my uncle in my fathers side is also type 2 and his sister is a type 1.
I have had recurrent miuth yeast infections and chest infections aswell as general colds. I shiw all the signs and symptoms but my glucose levels are normal.. is it possible i am a diabetic? My dr wont send me for the oral glucose test
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Spindles kurt19299
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I have had diabetes for 22 years, not overweight, very slim but my father had it and my twin sister has it and they weren't overweight either. My sister had no diabetes symptoms but kept getting thrush, although not in her mouth. I told her that recurring thrush infections are one of the signs of diabetes so tested her blood and although it was raised at 9 it wasn't that high. She saw her doctor who diagnosed diabetes and she is now on tablets. As soon as she cut out sugar her thrush disappeared and has never returned. Perhaps you could try eating a sugary meal and then two hours later going to a chemist that does finger-prick diabetes blood tests which may give you an independent blood result. I tested my son a few months ago and he also has diabetes - his level was 19.