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Thanx for your reply...I edited the question to include the most important one: Does diabetic neuropathy causes arm/leg weakness?

Hello, I've posted a few times here before because I was very worried about diabetes (I have Health Anxiety). After starting anxiety meds I'm feeling much better in general. However my left leg (and to a less degree arm also) feels weak. After reading around (maybe too much) weakness (especially...

It's more of a general query...sometimes I read that complications start with elevated levels (>200) for a few years....other say even > 140 for 1 year or 2 can start complications.

Hello, I've read contradictory reports about diabetes complications and wanted to ask at what level of BG the complications can start? Also, it is possible for complications to start in the pre-diabetic stage? Thank you

Yes I heard of CBT...and probably should be treated for anxiety disorder. However I'm much more worried about diabetes...another thing I failed to mention is that my triglycerides level was pretty normal. Can this exclude diabetes?

Thank you borofergie for your reply. I know that talking to the doc is the best option, but I'm so scared :( One more question...what is considered excessive weight loss in diabetes? 4 kg in 3-4 months can be considered excessive?

Hello, I'm a newbie here (32 years). I'm worried of having diabetes and here's my story... Since July of last year I've been constantly worried about my health. The first thing that got me worried was that in the middle of the night I woke up sweating, had palpitations and couldn't breath...