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Symptoms (not Yet Diagnosed)

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thesmiths88

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I do not have diabetes
Hello There. I am not yet diagnosed but wanted your input/advice. I have a fasting glucose test and HBA1C test booked in a month's time.
I had gestational diabetes 7 years ago with my only child. I have been tested since but not in the last couple of years.
Recently I have been getting tingling in my left hand only in the evenings (no other time and not overnight). My eyesight has definitely got worse over the last few weeks as well.
I don't really have any other symptoms (I have always peed often so I can't really tell on that score) and I have been intentionally losing weight since October last year at a steady rate so I also can't tell on that score (tho it has been steady so probably not related).
In the last couple of months i have been intermittent fasting too (18/6 to 20/4 it varies) to actually try and stave off things like cancer diabetes and dementia (all of which have been in our family) but perhaps it has made it worse?
Did anyone else have these symptoms and got diagnosed with diabetes?
Thank you
 
Hi @thesmiths88 and welcome to the forum.

I can tell you're feeling a little anxious, and I wish I had a more categorical "Yes" or "no" for you. The truth is, many people don't even know they're ill when they get diagnosed with diabetes, and so it's difficult to look back and remember what was going on around that time.

I do remember, however, that the outer two toes on both feet were numb when I was diagnosed, and I hadn't realised until writing this answer that they're not numb anymore. So there's that, but how relevant that is... I don't know.

I doubt that intermittent fasting would have done anything negative for you, unless you carb load when you resume eating meals. But all that kind of stuff is much further down the line for you, really. Right now it's just a case of waiting and seeing what your results are. Which is a tough nut to crack, especially as both tests are such a long way off.

In the meantime, know that you're more than welcome here, to post and learn and ask questions about things. That way, if you do end up with a diagnosis of diabetes, you'll have a ready-made support network and if you don't, you'll have spent some time learning what is and isn't great for diabetes and, hopefully, give yourself a better chance at never getting that diagnosis.

Either way, you (and we!) win. :)
 
SockFiddler said:
Hi @thesmiths88 and welcome to the forum.

I can tell you're feeling a little anxious, and I wish I had a more categorical "Yes" or "no" for you. The truth is, many people don't even know they're ill when they get diagnosed with diabetes, and so it's difficult to look back and remember what was going on around that time.

I do remember, however, that the outer two toes on both feet were numb when I was diagnosed, and I hadn't realised until writing this answer that they're not numb anymore. So there's that, but how relevant that is... I don't know.

I doubt that intermittent fasting would have done anything negative for you, unless you carb load when you resume eating meals. But all that kind of stuff is much further down the line for you, really. Right now it's just a case of waiting and seeing what your results are. Which is a tough nut to crack, especially as both tests are such a long way off.

In the meantime, know that you're more than welcome here, to post and learn and ask questions about things. That way, if you do end up with a diagnosis of diabetes, you'll have a ready-made support network and if you don't, you'll have spent some time learning what is and isn't great for diabetes and, hopefully, give yourself a better chance at never getting that diagnosis.

Either way, you (and we!) win. :)
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Thank you so much for your words of support. I am away from home at the moment travelling round France in a motor home and won't be back until the beginning of August which is why the tests are so far off!
 
I forgot to mention in my initial post.. I have a friend who is diabetic and when I was round there I tested my blood ...It was 8.9 after 2 hours after eating banana and tangerine and immediately after a coffee with one sugar. My friend is also my GP so I texted her about this and she suggested I had the tests done but I was going away (for this motor home trip) 2 days after so there was no time to have it done before. Since then I have had these other symptoms.
 
Aaaah! Well, in that case, yes, perhaps there's a diagnosis coming your way. But! While it will be life-changing, it won't be insurmountable and it sounds like you've already got one great ally at your side.

Enjoy your holiday and don't give it another thought. Eat mindfully but not fretfully, relax and enjoy your road trip!

:)
 
Was that reading high even immediately after the coffee with sugar in?
im not too worried as such, it is what it is. having had ot during my pregnancy I know what to expect at least, but unfortunately this time there'll be no cakes after the baby's born!!
 
In my view (not being a GP) 8.9 2 hours after food is a little high, yep. And your GP friend possibly thinks so, too. But it's certainly not off-the-charts bonkers.
 
SockFiddler said:
In my view (not being a GP) 8.9 2 hours after food is a little high, yep. And your GP friend possibly thinks so, too. But it's certainly not off-the-charts bonkers.
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I had had a coffee with sugar in immediately prior to testing though?
 
And I am actually underweight too. Ah well ... we will see in August!
 
thesmiths88 said:
I had had a coffee with sugar in immediately prior to testing though?
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The coffee with sugar definitly had the potential to muddy the waters, in terms of what's actually going on - especially as your system may still have been dealing the tail of your earlier eating. In other words, you might have been coming down nicely, only to have boosted the number back up again by having the coffee.

It's never to helpful to try to link inconclusive symptoms to any condition - especially when things like a tingling hand could be caused by quite a lot of things.

I would just be mindful of what's going on and not go too mad with the treats so on, whilst you're away. If, however, things take a turn for the more worrying - you feel unwell or such, then please do seek medical advice.

Do you have medical insurance or an EHIC card with you? In the EU there are arrangements for reciprocal provision of emergency medical care, but I'm not certain of the specifics for France. If in doubt, Dr Google could probably clarify that last bit at least.
 
DCUKMod said:
The coffee with sugar definitly had the potential to muddy the waters, in terms of what's actually going on - especially as your system may still have been dealing the tail of your earlier eating. In other words, you might have been coming down nicely, only to have boosted the number back up again by having the coffee.

It's never to helpful to try to link inconclusive symptoms to any condition - especially when things like a tingling hand could be caused by quite a lot of things.

I would just be mindful of what's going on and not go too mad with the treats so on, whilst you're away. If, however, things take a turn for the more worrying - you feel unwell or such, then please do seek medical advice.

Do you have medical insurance or an EHIC card with you? In the EU there are arrangements for reciprocal provision of emergency medical care, but I'm not certain of the specifics for France. If in doubt, Dr Google could probably clarify that last bit at least.
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Thank You! I have both the EHIC and separate travel insurance too.
 
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