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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
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- Diet only
Hi Guys
Not sure If I am in the right place here as not been diagnosed with diabetes (although in my experience i'm not sure my docs could diagnose anything other than depression no matter what symptoms you went in with)
Anyway I have been feeling really rough for a while, a few years but gradually getting worse and in the last few months quickly going downhill, more symptoms happening at the same time, more frequent, less and less periods of feeling ''OK'' ish
I'll list my symptoms before I forget them, some of the more severe and regular ones will be at the top
Severe sweating (upper body mainly head and neck and can be soaked within a minute or 2 in a shop etc)
Faint/dizzyness/light headed
Fatigue (sometimes chronic)
feeling of hunger(urgent need for food/fuel, nothing like normal hunger)
anxiety
aches all over my body mainly legs and arms
IBS (on and off but improved since diagnosed Vitamin D deficient)
Irritability (very snappy at times)
clumsy/confusion
Depression
fast pulse
shakes
* will add others as I remember them
Now I have had quite a few of those for a while but lately worse and more frequent plus they are often all attacking me at once now, the dizzyness/ feeeling of about to pass out is shocking mainly happens when out and about but can happen anywhere lately, the sweating is horrible and makes me reluctant to do things and the fatigue is becoming more constant, as are the aches.
I have been to the doctors LOADS of times and been fobbed off as ''its your anxiety'' ..''its your medication'' ''Lose some weight'' ''do more exercise'' all well and good but the last 2 are next to impossible given that i need to eat often and struggle to exercise as I have no energy, I know my own body, its not anxiety pretty sure its phsyical, I have a docs app tomorrow and I swear if he mentions my weight etc or trys to fob me off, if I have the energy he's going to have an ''accident'' with his window and a fall
I am male mid 30's 16st (overweight by maybe 2st) I try and remain active and when feeling decent would go for a few walks per week of around an hour each and bike rides of between 4-8 miles 2-3 times a week, I have done none of these hardly in a couple of weeks now as symptoms have been that bad.
My diet although not perfect is pretty decent, very rarely eat bad carbs like white pasta,rice,bread etc, main vices are probably cheese and crisps, don't really have a sweet tooth.
Anyway I have ended up here after some research into my symptoms and Hypoglycemia has come up a lot, so looking more into that, I mentioned this to a doc about 2 years ago when my symptoms were less severe and he laughed at me..no joke! I've had a few blood tests (always after a decent breakfast or I wouldn't even make it there) but apparently nothing other than slight liver ..(don't even know what as wasn't explained to me at all) and vitamin D as mentioned which is no ok
I bought a home monitor last week and measured 10 times over 2 days and results were between 3.9 and 6.9 which I believe is fairly normal?
Just wanting to know if anyone has had similar problems etc and some advice, I am going to docs tomorrow and if they try and fob me off will be back monday..tuesday...everyday of the week until they take me seriously as my life is ruined at the moment, I can not do anything other than lay down and eat, watch TV and be a slob in general and its driving me crackers and making my depression even worse.
Any help or advice much appreciated.
Not sure If I am in the right place here as not been diagnosed with diabetes (although in my experience i'm not sure my docs could diagnose anything other than depression no matter what symptoms you went in with)
Anyway I have been feeling really rough for a while, a few years but gradually getting worse and in the last few months quickly going downhill, more symptoms happening at the same time, more frequent, less and less periods of feeling ''OK'' ish
I'll list my symptoms before I forget them, some of the more severe and regular ones will be at the top
Severe sweating (upper body mainly head and neck and can be soaked within a minute or 2 in a shop etc)
Faint/dizzyness/light headed
Fatigue (sometimes chronic)
feeling of hunger(urgent need for food/fuel, nothing like normal hunger)
anxiety
aches all over my body mainly legs and arms
IBS (on and off but improved since diagnosed Vitamin D deficient)
Irritability (very snappy at times)
clumsy/confusion
Depression
fast pulse
shakes
* will add others as I remember them
Now I have had quite a few of those for a while but lately worse and more frequent plus they are often all attacking me at once now, the dizzyness/ feeeling of about to pass out is shocking mainly happens when out and about but can happen anywhere lately, the sweating is horrible and makes me reluctant to do things and the fatigue is becoming more constant, as are the aches.
I have been to the doctors LOADS of times and been fobbed off as ''its your anxiety'' ..''its your medication'' ''Lose some weight'' ''do more exercise'' all well and good but the last 2 are next to impossible given that i need to eat often and struggle to exercise as I have no energy, I know my own body, its not anxiety pretty sure its phsyical, I have a docs app tomorrow and I swear if he mentions my weight etc or trys to fob me off, if I have the energy he's going to have an ''accident'' with his window and a fall
I am male mid 30's 16st (overweight by maybe 2st) I try and remain active and when feeling decent would go for a few walks per week of around an hour each and bike rides of between 4-8 miles 2-3 times a week, I have done none of these hardly in a couple of weeks now as symptoms have been that bad.
My diet although not perfect is pretty decent, very rarely eat bad carbs like white pasta,rice,bread etc, main vices are probably cheese and crisps, don't really have a sweet tooth.
Anyway I have ended up here after some research into my symptoms and Hypoglycemia has come up a lot, so looking more into that, I mentioned this to a doc about 2 years ago when my symptoms were less severe and he laughed at me..no joke! I've had a few blood tests (always after a decent breakfast or I wouldn't even make it there) but apparently nothing other than slight liver ..(don't even know what as wasn't explained to me at all) and vitamin D as mentioned which is no ok
I bought a home monitor last week and measured 10 times over 2 days and results were between 3.9 and 6.9 which I believe is fairly normal?
Just wanting to know if anyone has had similar problems etc and some advice, I am going to docs tomorrow and if they try and fob me off will be back monday..tuesday...everyday of the week until they take me seriously as my life is ruined at the moment, I can not do anything other than lay down and eat, watch TV and be a slob in general and its driving me crackers and making my depression even worse.
Any help or advice much appreciated.