What were your symptoms when first diagnosed with diabetes? Or did you have any symptoms at all?
Posted in Definition on 25. Jul, 2010
Question by Soccer Chic: What were your symptoms when first diagnosed with diabetes? Or did you have any symptoms at all?
I really think i have diabetes and i want to hear what some all ready diagnosed peoples symptoms were. And what is a normal blood glucose level for someone that does not know they have diabetes?
I am a kid at a healthy weight
Best answer:
Answer by an ge
depends on the type.
I assume you’re older? And possibly overweight? or pregnant?
frequent urine, and being thirsty are two signs. If you’re drinking 3 gallons of water a day and still thirsty, you have a problem.
Type 2 is linked to poor diet and lack of exercise.
If you’re worried about getting it, try to cut back on sugar, sweets, junk food (yes mcdonalds is junk, so is all fast food) and try to increase exercise. Doesn’t have to be strenuous, this can be as simple as walking 30 minutes a day.
If you’re still relatively young, you might have type 1. Symptoms are the same as above, except with rapid weight loss depite eating heaps and mental deterioration.
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Usually when you are diagnosed with diabetes they look for many things. They first start with a fasting blood glucose levels. The normal range for a person is between 80 and 120 any thin over is call hyperglycemia. Anything under is hyposglycemia. then they test your urine for keytones or glucose spilling in your urine. They may also smell your breath because they look for a sweet smelling odor. Other signs to look for are frequent urination, unquenchable thirst, losing wieght with out trying to,weakness or fatigue, or tingling in your upper and lower extemities, also blurred vision or shaking feelings. But they also check the factors if it runs in your family and if your over weight. Just follow up with your doctor let her know and its nothing to be scared of and it is a really good idea to get checked for it. Best of luck to you. Hope everything turns out for the best. But you should always take care of your body.
at the very very very beginning you cant really feel it. its usually started by an infection of some kind, after that you can REALLY feel it. at first i was just losing a bit of weight, looking a bit pale and having a nap when i came home. but then i got a cold, and i started sleeping for 18-23 hours on end, drinking cartons of jiuce all at once and couldnt feel my legs anymore. the symptoms can range from mild to extreme but whatever the power you feel them. dude go get checked. if you keep going onnline your just goin to phych yourself out its what i did and it made the diagnosis so much worse when i found out what it was. just go get it checked its probably nothing. and for someone that does not know they have dibetes, it would be VERY VERY high. like…54 mmol/l = 972 mg/dl. high. very ver high.
Blurred vision
fatigue
unexplained weight loss
frequent urination
frequent thirst
headaches, etc.
I was admitted into the hospital with a glucose level of 525
That was 16 years ago. I am a type 1 diabetic. Diabetes does not run in my family. ————————————-
I am a type 2 diabetic.
My symptoms where;
bleeding blisters
frequent urination
abdomial pain
irritability
no energy
slept for 3 days strait
My fasting blood glucose was normal, my after meal sugar was 690!
I was not admitted to the hospital, since my bllod sugar at the time would go to normal with fasting.
I am now insulin dependent.
omg i have the same question. i know that if you drink like 5 gallons a day and are still thirsty, have to go to the bathroom a lot tired and idk what else. my cousin just died from diabetes cuz he ignored the symptoms, now i am just cutting back on junk food and doing a lot more exercise
I was so sick I thought I had something that was fatal right then and there. I felt like I had the worse case of flu ever. I was sick at my stomach, I was confused about things that I had done for yrs–no longer knew how to do something, I felt like I was losing my grip on life, It was extremely scary.
Early symptoms of diabetes include the following:
* Extreme thirst
* Extreme hunger
* Frequent urination
* Sores or bruises that heal very slowly
* Dry, itchy skin
* Unexplained weight loss
* Blurry vision that changes from day to day
* Unusual tiredness or drowsiness
* Tingling or numbness in the feet and hands