Hi all,
I'm a 25 y/o male (slightly underweight and before all this I was in great shape and a competitive tennis player). I don't drink, don't smoke but I was eating a lot of carbs before these events. I'm new to this forum and I am not yet diagnosed with diabetis at this point. However I have a number of symptoms that have been bothering me (and stopped me from functioning) for the last 3 months (I had blood tests but as far as the doctor's concerned I'm totally healthy only slightly hypothyroid). Also no family members with diabetis.
So here's my story, 3 months ago, I woke up feeling a little under the weather (like I was getting a cold). From that point I was thirsty all the time and I suffered from frequent urination. Being a little ignorant I ignored the symptoms until suddenly (about a week later) as I was going for lunch and I suffered from a serious episode of hypoglymecia (the symptoms came very sudden), I experienced these symptoms before but this felt almost like I was going into a coma and I was on the floor for 30 minutes until someone gave me some apple juice and drove me home. After the juice I recovered but I kept feeling miserable for days (stuck in bed). As soon as I got a bit better I went to the doctor (suspecting diabetis at this point and ready to accept it). A nurse tested urine and took blood. However all tests came back negative (a1c 5.1 (with my high carb diet)) and fasting glucose 4.3 and no sugar in urine (which I find hard to believe as I've got skin infenctions whenever urine gets trapped).
The doctor told me it might have been a panic attack but now 3 months later I'm still suffering from the same symptoms, I feel "wired" and foggy after meals, get hypo's in between and my eyesight has also decreased. I even get this when I'm totally relaxed so I don't think it's panick or stress related.
I also changed my diet (as I also thought about a gluten / dairy intolerance) but it doesn't make a difference to how I feel (although cutting out gluten improved my energy levels and my mom has celiac). I went for another blood test last week (a1c) but it seems that it's again nothing. Measuring my own blood sugars (doing over 80 measurements) I recorded some peaks of 9.6 - 9.2(especially after heavy exercise) but often my values stay around 6 and my fasting glucose is always around 4. I'm due to see a specialist but even my parents and my girlfriend think I've lost my mind. It's frustrating as I know something's wrong (I even had to quit my job). I'm sort of trying to live with this at the moment but its a
battle. All my hope is now with this specialist.
I've done some research and it looks like an a1c isn't the right tool to diagnose anything and that even fasting glucose can be a bit flaky.
I'm currently eating really low carb and while it helps, it doesn't solve my problem.
Any advice / similar experiences?
I'm a 25 y/o male (slightly underweight and before all this I was in great shape and a competitive tennis player). I don't drink, don't smoke but I was eating a lot of carbs before these events. I'm new to this forum and I am not yet diagnosed with diabetis at this point. However I have a number of symptoms that have been bothering me (and stopped me from functioning) for the last 3 months (I had blood tests but as far as the doctor's concerned I'm totally healthy only slightly hypothyroid). Also no family members with diabetis.
So here's my story, 3 months ago, I woke up feeling a little under the weather (like I was getting a cold). From that point I was thirsty all the time and I suffered from frequent urination. Being a little ignorant I ignored the symptoms until suddenly (about a week later) as I was going for lunch and I suffered from a serious episode of hypoglymecia (the symptoms came very sudden), I experienced these symptoms before but this felt almost like I was going into a coma and I was on the floor for 30 minutes until someone gave me some apple juice and drove me home. After the juice I recovered but I kept feeling miserable for days (stuck in bed). As soon as I got a bit better I went to the doctor (suspecting diabetis at this point and ready to accept it). A nurse tested urine and took blood. However all tests came back negative (a1c 5.1 (with my high carb diet)) and fasting glucose 4.3 and no sugar in urine (which I find hard to believe as I've got skin infenctions whenever urine gets trapped).
The doctor told me it might have been a panic attack but now 3 months later I'm still suffering from the same symptoms, I feel "wired" and foggy after meals, get hypo's in between and my eyesight has also decreased. I even get this when I'm totally relaxed so I don't think it's panick or stress related.
I also changed my diet (as I also thought about a gluten / dairy intolerance) but it doesn't make a difference to how I feel (although cutting out gluten improved my energy levels and my mom has celiac). I went for another blood test last week (a1c) but it seems that it's again nothing. Measuring my own blood sugars (doing over 80 measurements) I recorded some peaks of 9.6 - 9.2(especially after heavy exercise) but often my values stay around 6 and my fasting glucose is always around 4. I'm due to see a specialist but even my parents and my girlfriend think I've lost my mind. It's frustrating as I know something's wrong (I even had to quit my job). I'm sort of trying to live with this at the moment but its a
battle. All my hope is now with this specialist.
I've done some research and it looks like an a1c isn't the right tool to diagnose anything and that even fasting glucose can be a bit flaky.
I'm currently eating really low carb and while it helps, it doesn't solve my problem.
Any advice / similar experiences?