hello

[Flau]

hello

I've come by looking for some information and to try to learn a bit, I have PCOS and am on metformin for that. I'm also on a lot of steroids and other medication for Behcet's Disease.

I've been extremely ill recently and have had many symptoms that made me wonder if I was pre diabetic or diabetic. Sometimes I need to drink loads and loads and wee an awful lot! Also I get several episodes where I feel quite drowsy and shaky and if I eat something I feel better after a little bit. In the hour after I eat I feel hot, my hands and feet are tingly and I have palpitations. I have no idea if any of this is blood sugar related.

I bought a little monitor to gather some info before I see my GP on friday. My fasting is 4.1 which sounds perfect to me, an hour after eating last night it was 9.7 and 2 hours later it was 7.9

I did think it couldn't get too high as I'm already on 500mg metformin twice a day for my PCOS. I don't want to worry about this unnecessarily, but I'd like to know why eating makes me feel really rubbish for a couple hours and why I get these drowsy, shaky episodes.

thanks, great to find you

Fran

 

[Squire Fulwood]

Some of your symptoms do sound as thought they could be diabetes related. The drinking and peeing a lot is typical and if you had not used the meter I would suggest that you saw your doctor.

However, the blood sugar readings do not sound like diabetes, In fact they are quite good.

Perhaps you should still see your doctor but don't expect a diagnosis of diabetes.