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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2173175" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>T1 and T2 have mostly the same symptoms. The only real difference is that T1s can get additional problems due to lack of insulin in their systems, namely weight loss and diabetic ketoacidosis, (though both of these can happen to T2s it is much much rarer).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Your symptoms sound like the classic ones that go with too high blood sugar. I'd be concerned by a blood test that was "OK", as some GPs have widely different standards of OK and if you are getting hyperglycemic symptoms your levels are very unlikely to be OK. And 31 is way too young to accept a diagnosis of a progressive illness which will need more and more medication eventuating in insulin injections. Imagine if you were diagnosed with coeliac disease. You could live a perfectly normal life by avoiding gluten or gradually get sicker and sicker by continuing to eat gluten. </p><p></p><p>My advice would be to get a blood testing meter so you can find out what is actually happening. If you're T2 then you should be able to reduce or even normalise your readings by reducing the substance that your metabolism can't process properly ... carbohydrate. If it turns out you are T1 then your meter will warn you before you go into diabetic ketoacidosis and you'll be able to get the correct treatment (insulin).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2173175, member: 372717"] T1 and T2 have mostly the same symptoms. The only real difference is that T1s can get additional problems due to lack of insulin in their systems, namely weight loss and diabetic ketoacidosis, (though both of these can happen to T2s it is much much rarer). Your symptoms sound like the classic ones that go with too high blood sugar. I'd be concerned by a blood test that was "OK", as some GPs have widely different standards of OK and if you are getting hyperglycemic symptoms your levels are very unlikely to be OK. And 31 is way too young to accept a diagnosis of a progressive illness which will need more and more medication eventuating in insulin injections. Imagine if you were diagnosed with coeliac disease. You could live a perfectly normal life by avoiding gluten or gradually get sicker and sicker by continuing to eat gluten. My advice would be to get a blood testing meter so you can find out what is actually happening. If you're T2 then you should be able to reduce or even normalise your readings by reducing the substance that your metabolism can't process properly ... carbohydrate. If it turns out you are T1 then your meter will warn you before you go into diabetic ketoacidosis and you'll be able to get the correct treatment (insulin). [/QUOTE]
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