Hi there
For the past six months, the frequency at which I need to urinate has become a bit of a problem. It's very sudden and I seem to be passing more fluids than I drink! I tried cutting down fluid intake and whilst I pass less, it's still at a high frequency. I'm on medication which has a side effect that may change the frequency of urination so I didn't think much of it. However, it has become a bit of a problem and other users taking the same medication do not seem to have this problem.
I started to notice that I seemed to have some of the other possible diabetes side effects including tiredness (again, a possibility of my medication) and slow healing of wounds (particularly my feet). My mother is diabetic so suggested that I went to see my GP.
I explained the symptoms to my GP and she was concerned that it would not be my medication and could be diabetes. I had a urine test and a blood test and both came back negative.
I decided to just live with it in the hope that when I stop taking my other medication, the problem might go away. Recently, I wanted to tone up. I have a BMI on 22 so I'm not overweight but not as toned as I used to be. So I decided to cut down the amount of processed sugar that I ate. At the same I noticed that the frequency that I go to toilet has returned to normal. It could be a coincidence but on days where I have eaten processed sugars, I have the same problem and need to go to the toilet often. I'm quite happy to cut out sugar if that cures the problem but I am concerned that perhaps I do have a mild form of diabetes.
So my questions are:
Is it possible that the diabetes tests can give a false positive result? If so, what can I do?
Is it possible that my body produces some insulin and can cope with small amounts of sugar and therefore the tests show that I am not diabetic when I having be fasting?
I seem to be OK with natural sugars but not processed. When I gave up sweets, chocolate and desserts I started to eat more fruit. Is there a difference between natural sugars found in fruit and processed sugars in chocolate or sweets?
Many thanks for your help!
For the past six months, the frequency at which I need to urinate has become a bit of a problem. It's very sudden and I seem to be passing more fluids than I drink! I tried cutting down fluid intake and whilst I pass less, it's still at a high frequency. I'm on medication which has a side effect that may change the frequency of urination so I didn't think much of it. However, it has become a bit of a problem and other users taking the same medication do not seem to have this problem.
I started to notice that I seemed to have some of the other possible diabetes side effects including tiredness (again, a possibility of my medication) and slow healing of wounds (particularly my feet). My mother is diabetic so suggested that I went to see my GP.
I explained the symptoms to my GP and she was concerned that it would not be my medication and could be diabetes. I had a urine test and a blood test and both came back negative.
I decided to just live with it in the hope that when I stop taking my other medication, the problem might go away. Recently, I wanted to tone up. I have a BMI on 22 so I'm not overweight but not as toned as I used to be. So I decided to cut down the amount of processed sugar that I ate. At the same I noticed that the frequency that I go to toilet has returned to normal. It could be a coincidence but on days where I have eaten processed sugars, I have the same problem and need to go to the toilet often. I'm quite happy to cut out sugar if that cures the problem but I am concerned that perhaps I do have a mild form of diabetes.
So my questions are:
Is it possible that the diabetes tests can give a false positive result? If so, what can I do?
Is it possible that my body produces some insulin and can cope with small amounts of sugar and therefore the tests show that I am not diabetic when I having be fasting?
I seem to be OK with natural sugars but not processed. When I gave up sweets, chocolate and desserts I started to eat more fruit. Is there a difference between natural sugars found in fruit and processed sugars in chocolate or sweets?
Many thanks for your help!
