Posted in Definition on 17. Jul, 2010
Question by S: What else besides diabetes would cause glucose to show up in urinalysis?
My doc used urinalysis to diagnose a urinary tract infection and she mentioned that glucose was also present. I will go back for blood tests. I do have a family history of diabetes. So I borrowed my father’s glucose meter and [...]
Posted in Types on 28. Jun, 2010
Question by e: Why would someone without diabetes and with otherwise great health show signs similar to diabetic retinopathy?
Inconsistent vision (blurry for a few hours and clear when I wake up in the morning)
Headaches that come from reading for a week but then dissapear the next week
THICK veins in my eyes, not just bloodshot, [...]
Posted in Types on 23. Mar, 2010
Inconsistent vision (blurry for a few hours and clear when I wake up in the morning)
Headaches that come from reading for a week but then dissapear the next week
THICK veins in my eyes, not just bloodshot, New veins popping up in my eyes all the time. Keeps getting worse.
It was much worse when [...]
Posted in Definition on 14. Jan, 2010
My doc used urinalysis to diagnose a urinary tract infection and she mentioned that glucose was also present. I will go back for blood tests. I do have a family history of diabetes. So I borrowed my father’s glucose meter and tested my blood –glucose level was only 99, which is not in the diabetic [...]
