Hi, hoping someone can help, I have felt very ill for the past year and have been in and out of Drs surgery so many times to get help so far with no diagnosis and left in a lot of pain.
My main symptoms are pain and swelling in hands, fingers, toes and behind knees and on ankles. I have put on so much weight over the past yr and no matter how much I diet it doesn't seem to make a difference.
I get a burning sensation in my eyes and alot of headaches, and the other thing is frequent and urgent need to go to wee! Even more so all night long!
I don't think amongst all the testing that has been done that they have even checked for diabetes.
I have just managed to get myself a blood glucose monitor a couple of weeks ago and wondered if anyone can advise me if a reading most days of 8.6 before eating a meal is a normal level? I have no idea what it is supposed to be but a few people have told me that is high?
Would be grateful if anyone could help me as I have had a never ending battle with my doctors who don't want to believe me and are ignoring my symptoms. Thanks!
My main symptoms are pain and swelling in hands, fingers, toes and behind knees and on ankles. I have put on so much weight over the past yr and no matter how much I diet it doesn't seem to make a difference.
I get a burning sensation in my eyes and alot of headaches, and the other thing is frequent and urgent need to go to wee! Even more so all night long!
I don't think amongst all the testing that has been done that they have even checked for diabetes.
I have just managed to get myself a blood glucose monitor a couple of weeks ago and wondered if anyone can advise me if a reading most days of 8.6 before eating a meal is a normal level? I have no idea what it is supposed to be but a few people have told me that is high?
Would be grateful if anyone could help me as I have had a never ending battle with my doctors who don't want to believe me and are ignoring my symptoms. Thanks!