I'm constantly thirsty, even though I live in very humid climate. I drink at least 4-5 22 ounce glasses of water a day and I pee every hour or so. I can very obviously feel the symptoms of a big drop in blood sugar anytime I go more than a few hours without food, and it's much more noticeable if I have eaten something that's high in carbs and low in fat in protein. Say I eat pancakes and syrup for breakfast - 2 or 3 hours later, I'll be a weak, shaky mess. I feel either too hot or too cold most of the time. My skin's ALWAYS cold to the touch, especially my hands and feet. I have struggled with fatigue (and depression, at times) for years. I'm 25 years old, female, and I've never been overweight or underweight, although my weight does tend to fluctuate. I always stay somewhere within the healthy range.
There is not a STRONG history of diabetes in my family, but my mother did have gestational diabetes during her third pregnancy with my little sister. My mother's father also had fairly mild hypoglycemia.
Do I have enough symptoms and risk factors that diabetes is a real possibility? The symptoms aren't particularly interfering with my life and I don't have health insurance, so I don't want to go to the doctor if I'm just being a hypochondriac.
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Could I be diabetic even if it doesn't run in my family?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Yes you can have it and it sounds like you do. It's completely curable with diet and exercise, type II that is!
Posted 2 years ago #
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