Hey there. I've been experiencing a few symptoms which I think may be related to a possible cause of diabetes. I'm really at a loss for what is going on with my body lately, so if you could take a couple of minutes to read about my situation I'd really appreciate it. I'm in dire need for some answers. And just for the record I'm 22 years old, and weight about 160 lbs. while being 5'11''.
So about six days ago I started randomly feeling a little light headed and dizzy. I also started to feel a tad bit numb in my fingers and sometimes in my feet. I thought it was nothing at first, but when it continued on for a few days I started to get worried. I looked around a bit online and found that some of my symptoms may be related to those of a diabetic. I started to get really worried. Because my grandmother was a diabetic and a few other relatives were. And my eating habits over the years have been all over the map...and I have this thing for staying up late as well. As a matter of fact, before the symptoms started happening I was having a real bad week of junk food...and I was staying up really late I remember.
For the past four or five days I've eaten very carefully and have drank only water. Not a drop of anything else. I also stayed away from a lot of sugary snacks. I'm eating a piece of cake right now for the first time in like two days or something.
During these last few days I also saw a doctor. I don't have medical insurance so I was really concerned about being able to see a physician that could properly examine me and perhaps give a diagnosis. Since I live in San Francisco (a pretty liberal city) I was able to see a doctor at a local clinic. Best I could do. In any case, when I first went there I saw a nurse who took my blood sugar and it read 141. And that was an hour after I had a bowl of ice cream. She said I may be a diabetic. But when I saw the doctor later on he did some physical tests and I basically told him what has been happening to me. And after his evaluation he was hard pressed himself to believe I may have diabetes. I also drew blood for lab tests or something, but apparently I have to come back in like three weeks to get those results. I also did some other research about potential other symptoms of diabetes and this is what I am NOT experiencing:
- frequent bathroom use
- change in appetite
- blurred vision
- being thirsty or hungry a lot
- excessive weight loss/gain
Honestly the only things that are bothering me/have experienced are the light headed feeling the numbness in my fingers. Now things have gotten a little better over the last few days. The light headed feeling isn't as apparent as it was most times of the day a few days ago, and the numbness in my hands has reduced to a "fuzzy" feeling. But things haven't gotten so much better than I think I'll be normal again. I think the rest and better eating habits over the last few days have helped though. I think. I just wish I knew what it is that is happening to me. I really didn't feel like I got a good answer from my doctor. I was even considering getting a blood sugar device because I'm so impatient and I really want some help.
Maybe this is a case of something else like not enough rest, anxiety, or some other condition like Anemia. If you guys have any information that can help me, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
So about six days ago I started randomly feeling a little light headed and dizzy. I also started to feel a tad bit numb in my fingers and sometimes in my feet. I thought it was nothing at first, but when it continued on for a few days I started to get worried. I looked around a bit online and found that some of my symptoms may be related to those of a diabetic. I started to get really worried. Because my grandmother was a diabetic and a few other relatives were. And my eating habits over the years have been all over the map...and I have this thing for staying up late as well. As a matter of fact, before the symptoms started happening I was having a real bad week of junk food...and I was staying up really late I remember.
For the past four or five days I've eaten very carefully and have drank only water. Not a drop of anything else. I also stayed away from a lot of sugary snacks. I'm eating a piece of cake right now for the first time in like two days or something.
During these last few days I also saw a doctor. I don't have medical insurance so I was really concerned about being able to see a physician that could properly examine me and perhaps give a diagnosis. Since I live in San Francisco (a pretty liberal city) I was able to see a doctor at a local clinic. Best I could do. In any case, when I first went there I saw a nurse who took my blood sugar and it read 141. And that was an hour after I had a bowl of ice cream. She said I may be a diabetic. But when I saw the doctor later on he did some physical tests and I basically told him what has been happening to me. And after his evaluation he was hard pressed himself to believe I may have diabetes. I also drew blood for lab tests or something, but apparently I have to come back in like three weeks to get those results. I also did some other research about potential other symptoms of diabetes and this is what I am NOT experiencing:
- frequent bathroom use
- change in appetite
- blurred vision
- being thirsty or hungry a lot
- excessive weight loss/gain
Honestly the only things that are bothering me/have experienced are the light headed feeling the numbness in my fingers. Now things have gotten a little better over the last few days. The light headed feeling isn't as apparent as it was most times of the day a few days ago, and the numbness in my hands has reduced to a "fuzzy" feeling. But things haven't gotten so much better than I think I'll be normal again. I think the rest and better eating habits over the last few days have helped though. I think. I just wish I knew what it is that is happening to me. I really didn't feel like I got a good answer from my doctor. I was even considering getting a blood sugar device because I'm so impatient and I really want some help.
Maybe this is a case of something else like not enough rest, anxiety, or some other condition like Anemia. If you guys have any information that can help me, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.