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I think i may be diabetic? help me please?

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  1. Mikeyy
    Member

    okay so for a while now, i have been shaking, quite alot. I thought it was because i was hungryyy, but it stops when i hae a sugary drink, i have noticed.
    I eat alot of sugary snack, and drinks.

    I drink quite a bit anyway, but only recelent (past few months) i have been urinating freaqently during the night, 6 -7 times on average, every single night, sometimes in the space of 15 - 20 minutes, which has never happened before.

    Stomach pains in the lower part of my stomach (this hs stopped alot now, so not sure about this)

    I get heart burn, and indigestion alottt.

    I also feel more thirsty than ever all the time, with a dry mouth.

    My weight hasnt really changed at all.

    I always feel hungry at night for sugary snacks too.

    And im 19 by the wayy,

    can anyone help me out, ? any advice asap thankyouu x
    oh and also, i cant sit for more than 5 minutes without my legs going numb, from the bottom, no matter what position they are in..
    and my aunty, and my great nan, had diabities too

    Posted 2 years ago #

  2. Lanie
    Member

    i thank you need to change your diet to a low carb high proten.

    Posted 2 years ago #

  3. H H
    Member

    You should see your doctor. Only a doctor can definitively diagnose diabetes.

    Posted 2 years ago #

  4. Pete's a treat
    Member

    It is a possibility that you are diabetic. You should get a proper physical and history exam with your primary care physician first before ruling out anything. You mention that you have stomach pains and have heart burn. Those can be due to GERD or gastro-entero reflex disease.

    Your frequent urination could be explained by diabetes but it can also be explained by a kidney problem. What happens in a diabetic person is glucose (or sugar) doesn't get taken up by your cells, so what happens is there is a huge reservoir of sugar in your blood now. Our kidneys' jobs is to filter it out and then reabsorb back into the blood. In the case of a diabetic though, since you are not properly using the glucose, it ends up in the urine because the kidney can only reabsorb a certain amount of sugar at one time.

    Sugar in the urine is NOT a good thing. it is not supposed to be there. If it is there, that can mean a) Diabetes mellitus
    or b) Kidney problems. (that is, your kidney is not reabsorbing sugar back into the blood).

    You will probably have to submit blood labs as well as urine samples for analysis.

    In diabetics, there is frequent urination and also associated dry mouth due to that.

    Don't worry if diagnosis does point to diabetes. Many people live a healthy happy life.

    Posted 2 years ago #

  5. Gr8ful 1
    Member

    The best thing to do is be evaluated by your doctor. the symptoms you are describing are not normal! you should look into this as soon as possible. if you do have diabetes you should get treated as soon as possible. Untreated diabetes can cause a lot of complications. please let your doctor do all the diagnosing and ruling out possible illnesses. I pray that all goes well. God Bless.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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