Hi, I recently had my doctor screen me for diabetes because I was having concerning symptoms. The main ones were basically losing about 20 pounds in 2 months without trying, blurry vision, dry mouth, and bad headaches.
I only had my blood tests yesterday, so it might seem like I'm jumping the gun. But I won't be able to see my doctor for a follow up for a couple weeks because of thanksgiving, and I feel kind of lousy so I'm obsessing.
My fasting blood glucose was 100 yesterday after going 13.5 hours without food. When I checked online I noticed that I had it tested last year as well and it was 115 then. Which, I guess aren't particularly alarming when taken by themselves.
I decided to take it upon myself to buy a cheap meter and keep a log of what I eat and my blood glucose so I can show it to my doctor once I see him in a couple weeks. I'm realizing as I'm writing this now that I probably seem kind of ridiculous and over the top. I swear I'm normally really laid back and I'm really not the type of person to assign myself homework.
But, I noticed that after eating my blood glucose gets very high.
Before eating some pad thai it's at 116, 2.5 hours after it's 156, 3.5 hours after it's 154.
Before eating some pita bread and chocolate soy milk it's 99, 1 hour after it's 167, 2 hours after it's 150.
I know that those aren't very good signs.
But, I'm just really confused because even if I'm overweight, I'm actually athletic and muscular. These past couple months I haven't been as active as usual due to having to do some physical therapy after hurting myself playing ice hockey and school, but I walk everywhere. I'm 28 years old. I have low blood pressure. I have normal LDL and high HDL. From what I've read, I think that might be unusual for prediabetes?
So I'm just a little confused and I guess a little upset. Since I'm otherwise healthy, it just sort of seems like I wouldn't be having a problem. Or at least, less of a problem. But I guess the numbers are there and you can't really argue with them. Or at least I can't because I don't know anything.
And isn't prediabetes asymptomatic? If that is the case, then why am I experiencing symptoms, right? Is it at all possible that something else is causing similar symptoms? Could all this be caused by stress?
Also, do some people just normally always test positive on those ketones sticks?
Sorry for the long post. I'm probably overreacting and being a little silly. It's just that 2 weeks seems like a very long time to wait for answers and I'd rather start doing something productive now. I mean, it's cool to lose weight without effort, but I could do without some of the other stuff.
Real intro: Hey, I'm a student. I'm about to graduate and start my first career, which I'm excited for. I like to play my instruments and ice skate, even if I'm not particularly great at either. Cats are great even if they're fluffy jerks.
I only had my blood tests yesterday, so it might seem like I'm jumping the gun. But I won't be able to see my doctor for a follow up for a couple weeks because of thanksgiving, and I feel kind of lousy so I'm obsessing.
My fasting blood glucose was 100 yesterday after going 13.5 hours without food. When I checked online I noticed that I had it tested last year as well and it was 115 then. Which, I guess aren't particularly alarming when taken by themselves.
I decided to take it upon myself to buy a cheap meter and keep a log of what I eat and my blood glucose so I can show it to my doctor once I see him in a couple weeks. I'm realizing as I'm writing this now that I probably seem kind of ridiculous and over the top. I swear I'm normally really laid back and I'm really not the type of person to assign myself homework.
But, I noticed that after eating my blood glucose gets very high.
Before eating some pad thai it's at 116, 2.5 hours after it's 156, 3.5 hours after it's 154.
Before eating some pita bread and chocolate soy milk it's 99, 1 hour after it's 167, 2 hours after it's 150.
I know that those aren't very good signs.
But, I'm just really confused because even if I'm overweight, I'm actually athletic and muscular. These past couple months I haven't been as active as usual due to having to do some physical therapy after hurting myself playing ice hockey and school, but I walk everywhere. I'm 28 years old. I have low blood pressure. I have normal LDL and high HDL. From what I've read, I think that might be unusual for prediabetes?
So I'm just a little confused and I guess a little upset. Since I'm otherwise healthy, it just sort of seems like I wouldn't be having a problem. Or at least, less of a problem. But I guess the numbers are there and you can't really argue with them. Or at least I can't because I don't know anything.
And isn't prediabetes asymptomatic? If that is the case, then why am I experiencing symptoms, right? Is it at all possible that something else is causing similar symptoms? Could all this be caused by stress?
Also, do some people just normally always test positive on those ketones sticks?
Sorry for the long post. I'm probably overreacting and being a little silly. It's just that 2 weeks seems like a very long time to wait for answers and I'd rather start doing something productive now. I mean, it's cool to lose weight without effort, but I could do without some of the other stuff.
Real intro: Hey, I'm a student. I'm about to graduate and start my first career, which I'm excited for. I like to play my instruments and ice skate, even if I'm not particularly great at either. Cats are great even if they're fluffy jerks.