Hi all,
I have recently been experiencing some symptoms which sound to me a bit like those linked to diabetes. But I just wanted to see if any of these sound familiar?
- I am hungry A LOT and wake up every mornign with an uncomfortably growling stomach which can make me feel quite nausious but then goes away when i eat. I eat really well - always have breakfast, eat good quantities, quite healthily, etc...but often get hungry within hours of eating. I am quite prone to getting hypos (have been since a child) when i have gone for too long without a meal. But this has settled down a lot in the last 5 years or so, perhaps because I have put on a bit of weight and now have the energy reserves to keep me going longer! But recently, I have been getting lots of those old feelings when i am due to eat - faintness, sweating, trembling, etc.
And yet i am putting on quite a bit of weight at the moment for the first time ever. It seems that diabetes sufferers actually LOSE weight though? I am still slim-normal build, but have gained quite a lot of weight this last year. I am 28 yrs old, so i put it down to age...
- Another symtom: I am always thirsty. I drink a lOT of water at work... i put it down to habit, but i really do miss it if i am ever in a situation where i cannot drink pretty much constantly. My lips and skin are very dry and i get bad headaches if i dont drink a lot. Frequent trips to the toilet? Im not sure....Its hard to say as I am used to the amount I go! I do go much more than my work colleagues, but i put that down to drinking more...
- And now just recently I am feeling very tired, weak and irritable!. I have had a busy few weeks recently (moving house and business trip) but i have had to take the day off work today cause i feel so rotten (swolen glands, exhausted, etc). I know moving house is tiring, but I am still young and fit, so I dont think i should feel so zapped...
I apologise for such a mammoth post..... i just wanted your advise and figured giving the whole picture would be best!
Thanks for any feedback... Lisa
I have recently been experiencing some symptoms which sound to me a bit like those linked to diabetes. But I just wanted to see if any of these sound familiar?
- I am hungry A LOT and wake up every mornign with an uncomfortably growling stomach which can make me feel quite nausious but then goes away when i eat. I eat really well - always have breakfast, eat good quantities, quite healthily, etc...but often get hungry within hours of eating. I am quite prone to getting hypos (have been since a child) when i have gone for too long without a meal. But this has settled down a lot in the last 5 years or so, perhaps because I have put on a bit of weight and now have the energy reserves to keep me going longer! But recently, I have been getting lots of those old feelings when i am due to eat - faintness, sweating, trembling, etc.
And yet i am putting on quite a bit of weight at the moment for the first time ever. It seems that diabetes sufferers actually LOSE weight though? I am still slim-normal build, but have gained quite a lot of weight this last year. I am 28 yrs old, so i put it down to age...
- Another symtom: I am always thirsty. I drink a lOT of water at work... i put it down to habit, but i really do miss it if i am ever in a situation where i cannot drink pretty much constantly. My lips and skin are very dry and i get bad headaches if i dont drink a lot. Frequent trips to the toilet? Im not sure....Its hard to say as I am used to the amount I go! I do go much more than my work colleagues, but i put that down to drinking more...
- And now just recently I am feeling very tired, weak and irritable!. I have had a busy few weeks recently (moving house and business trip) but i have had to take the day off work today cause i feel so rotten (swolen glands, exhausted, etc). I know moving house is tiring, but I am still young and fit, so I dont think i should feel so zapped...
I apologise for such a mammoth post..... i just wanted your advise and figured giving the whole picture would be best!
Thanks for any feedback... Lisa