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I wasn’t recently diagnosed but symptoms haven’t changed in generalFor people that were recently diagnosed. What were your initial symptoms?
My eyesight suddenly became PERFECT! It lasted for five days. My Optician decided to send me for a blood test, where it was picked up. I had very slight (hardly noticable) tingling in my finger tips just every once in a while. Nothing else at all thoughFor people that were recently diagnosed. What were your initial symptoms?
For people that were recently diagnosed. What were your initial symptoms?
Wow Geordie! That was really severe! Have your symptoms improved at all?excessive thirst
Blurred eye sight
extreme numbness in toes
constant pain in soles of feet
permanent pins and needles in right thumb
extreme pain to any form of touch in left ring finger and right elbow
tongue would split down the central line and bleed, especially in the morning
glans would erupt into painful blood bubbles
inexplicably rapid weight gain (I was trying to fix my weight by eating a 'healthy plant based diet', and nearly killed myself in the process)
Yes, they improved massively once I got my bloods under control- the things related to dry mouth, bleeding etc cleared up in a matter of weeks, and the nerve issues cleared up over the course of about a year. That said, I probably had diabetes for years before these symptoms appeared. If you have concerns, and testing is available to you, I think getting tested would be the smart move. If it turns out you are at risk of diabetes, you can stave off the problem before it really starts. Good luck!Wow Geordie! That was really severe! Have your symptoms improved at all?
In order of onset from 2010 until 2019 - foot oedema, kidney problems, producing next to no urine, heavy sweating at night, water retention, sleep problems, weight gain+++, tiredness/low energy, bruising, frequent cuts, frequent infections, gum problems, tooth infections, cuts not healing, repeated soft tissue injury, burning and tingling feet, oedema in lower legs, redness, blistering, fluid leaking through skin. This all was pre-diagnosis. I was eating the "healthy" high carb diet recommended by the NHS and exercising regularly (apart from injuries). I went to the GP with almost all of these symptoms (with T2 in mind) and was firmly told I didn't have diabetes, because my BG wasn't at a high enough level.
Since diagnosis, and since going low-carb, most of these symptoms have gone completely but I still have a touch of the tingly neuropathy in my feet, probably always will have. A couple of new symptoms appeared - after my BG had returned to normal levels - and left just as quickly - sticky mouth and itchiness. I guess that it's changes to the body system that result in the symptoms in some cases, even if the changes are in the right direction.