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Lots of the symptoms... do I have diabetes?

Anonymous Question

Anonymous Question

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Type of diabetes
Other
Treatment type
Diet only
Anonymous question submitted:

Hi I have recently started going the toilet more often mostly during the day but the last week it has started to be in the night too. At least once. I never go the toilet in the night I generally go a long time with out going the toilet. Last couple of days I have started to be come more thirsty and had a cough that's appeared like I have a dry throat if that makes sense. I work shifts but these have never usually bothered my but recently I'm always tired I could easily sleep 12 hours a night. Another thing is (sorry TMI) genital itching and thrush. I have never had this problem before it come about 3 months ago and is driving me crazy. Been too embarrassed to go the drs up til now. A bit of back ground is my grandad (mums dad) has diabetes and my nan (dads mum) had diabetes when she was alive. I am obese BMI is approx 47. I kne there's no sure was of knowing until I go the drs but just wanted some opinions please. Thanks in advance

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These symptoms are not confined to diabetes. Your best option, particularly if you have near relations with the condition, is as you say, to visit your doctor. Don't delay! :D

No-one on this forum is qualified to diagnose you.

Viv 8)
 
It does sound like the sort of symptoms diabetes normally comes with. Before my diagnosis I was tired all the time (this went on for a long time and I was tested for thyroid problems and anemia). I also had thrush that I just couldn't get rid of. As a woman, I'd had thrush before, but it normally cleared up with one or two doses of diflucan, but this time it just wouldn't budge! I also had a horrendous UTI which was probably due to the uncontrolled blood glucose levels.

You really should go to the doctor for a proper diagnosis though. If it is diabetes, you'll start feeling better fairly quickly once you get your bg controlled, plus the thrush will finally go!

Good luck with it all :)
 
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