[broxi3781]

Hello,
I've just been to dr for severe joint pain and been told my blood sugar is too high, may have diabetes, waiting on a second blood test ( fasting ) result.
I wouldnt think I would have diabetes as i have no family history, not overweight, and eat reasonably healthy diet, however this may sound silly, i am now concerned about implications re diet.
If you are diabetic does that mean you can never eat sugar again?
I dont eat a lot of sweets, mainly because i only really like home baked ones, but would hate to think i could never eat homemade cookies, apple pie or even the odd ice cream again.
Or do you simply have to limit sugars? Also i know many foods, like bread etc have some sugar.
thanks for any info.

 

[broxi3781]

Hi
Thanks for your reply. I've actually been tested for diabetes several times as i have always had excessive thirst and trips to the loo, but that is since childhood. I was borderline near the end of my pregnancy, but always clear until now. I cant really see the joint and bone pain being diabetes, but it may have made me more likely to show a sugar level as I am usually very active, walk at least 1 mile a day and play football etc with 2 year old son. The last flare up with joints has been really bad, curtailing my activity, and also my cooking, so been eating fast food etc which i dont really like very often.
I was very thin beforemy pregnancy 8 stone at one point, and i'm 5'7" and used to like walks of 5-10 miles.
Really hope its not diabetes as i would hate any type of controlled diet, i just grab somethiing when i'm hungry. My son is still breastfeeding some so i eat regularly ( at least one meal a day) but before that would often skip meals for days.
If it is diabetes i wonder if getting back to a very thin build would fix it?
I just hope something can be sorted with the bone pain as its really messing up my routine. I have broken several bones in the past and this is every bit as bad as a fresh break, but its every bone at once.
Oh and they've tested for arthritis too, negative.

 

[broxi3781]

thanks for your replies, I dont have diabetes, the test came back neg, but this time the rheumatoid factor came back off the charts - the highest dr has ever seen, so am waiting for a specialist. Also still extremely low red blood cells.
Just hope they get somewhere with it, I do run fevers quite often at night, often very high. Also I am a des daughter which i understand increases risks of autoimmune diseases, and have had anticardiolipin antibody problems which was a factor in multiple miscarriages until finally given heparin with my son.
I hadnt heard of diabetes i., but am a bit afraid to annoy dr with something else at the moment as i am really annoying them with the joint thing. Its been going on for years, just getting steadily worse, and this time is a nightmare. At first they put it down to pregnancy hormones, which they said could last 1 1 /2 years after the child was born, then kept saying to just take paracetemol and wait a few months and so on.
Well at least they are sending me to a specialist, but it takes ages here on nhs.
thanks again for all your help.