I have type 2 diabetes,
Symptoms since I was about 4yrs old are:
Skin Eczema (arms/legs and face when bad)
Nightmares (Vivid and every night)
Clenching of teeth (constantly)
Constipation (Average time going to the loo once every 1-2 weeks)
Mood swings
Depression
Dropping/Throwing things without any intention of doing so
Weight gain –though kept down by mass amounts of sports.
Hot itchy feet
Tonsillitis
Anxiety
Dizziness
Hyper to exhausted in a matter of minutes
Sensitivity to light (Occasional)
Funnily enough I was not diagnosed with diabetes till I was 23 and that was by a gynecologist! (Purely because my sugar levels are fairly normal but the insulin is really not) And I really thought it was normal as I didn’t know any different.
All the above mentioned symptoms immediately stopped from the 2nd week that I stopped taking sugar! Which is quite a relief as the nightmares were extremely bad and would leave me panic stricken for quite some time.
I thank the gyne, from the bottom of my heart for changing my life around before I could have potentially become type 1.
Now on another note… since I stopped I have been suffering a lot more Chest infections and even caught pneumonia. Sicknesses seem to take a LOT longer to get over and wont without medical assistance.
Any ideas why? I never used to be so sick.
And is there any way of Checking Insulin levels at home (like with the blood sugar tester) or do I have to go the clinics for that?
Symptoms since I was about 4yrs old are:
Skin Eczema (arms/legs and face when bad)
Nightmares (Vivid and every night)
Clenching of teeth (constantly)
Constipation (Average time going to the loo once every 1-2 weeks)
Mood swings
Depression
Dropping/Throwing things without any intention of doing so
Weight gain –though kept down by mass amounts of sports.
Hot itchy feet
Tonsillitis
Anxiety
Dizziness
Hyper to exhausted in a matter of minutes
Sensitivity to light (Occasional)
Funnily enough I was not diagnosed with diabetes till I was 23 and that was by a gynecologist! (Purely because my sugar levels are fairly normal but the insulin is really not) And I really thought it was normal as I didn’t know any different.
All the above mentioned symptoms immediately stopped from the 2nd week that I stopped taking sugar! Which is quite a relief as the nightmares were extremely bad and would leave me panic stricken for quite some time.
I thank the gyne, from the bottom of my heart for changing my life around before I could have potentially become type 1.
Now on another note… since I stopped I have been suffering a lot more Chest infections and even caught pneumonia. Sicknesses seem to take a LOT longer to get over and wont without medical assistance.
Any ideas why? I never used to be so sick.
And is there any way of Checking Insulin levels at home (like with the blood sugar tester) or do I have to go the clinics for that?