GemmaDevon
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Hello 
I don't know if I am in the right place but I am at the point where I have to vent somewhere! And hopefully as a result may get some much needed advice/reassurence.
Over the last 2 years I have put on 7 Stone in weight,after losing 8. Im constantley trying to lose weight and I do, but it always comes back and i dont seem to have any control over it even though Im a 29 year old active female. although i have policystic overy syndrome and my hormones were all over the place and my appetite was increased I did, up until last week blame myself, I have also been ill an awful lot, more than ive ever been..lots of minor things like shingles, chest infections, serious colds and skin infections etc. However the last 6 months, I have just "felt ill" . tired all the time ( I just felt i was lazy ) Thirsty ( I HAVE to have a drink on me at all times and as a result spend half my life going for a wee!) and my vision is getting really bad to the point where i struggle to read a book more than 5 mins before I blur.
I got to the end of my rope last week and got really upset, had a conversation with my Sister who told me that my fathers mum died of diabetes related kidney failure, she herself is insulin resistant and suffered with gestational diabetes, as did my mother with me, and that I need to see my GP. I made an appointment for Wednesday.
My husband yesterday came home with a blood glucose testing kit from the chemist to give me some idea if i was looking at things the way I should, and so i had something solid to tell the doctors. When I got up it read 10.2..since then it has levelled at about 6.2. From the info Ive found online these dont seem high enough to get a diagnosis for full blown diabetes.
I have gone from relief, in thinking that I might finally getting an explanation to why I feel so terrible all the time and in turn get the treatment and help I need, to thinking that im going to go to the docs and get laughed at when my blood tests come back, and sent away still feeling like I do.
Has anybody got a similer tale?..Any feedback to my situation would be greatley appreciated, im going slightley bonkers with it all. :shock:
I don't know if I am in the right place but I am at the point where I have to vent somewhere! And hopefully as a result may get some much needed advice/reassurence.
Over the last 2 years I have put on 7 Stone in weight,after losing 8. Im constantley trying to lose weight and I do, but it always comes back and i dont seem to have any control over it even though Im a 29 year old active female. although i have policystic overy syndrome and my hormones were all over the place and my appetite was increased I did, up until last week blame myself, I have also been ill an awful lot, more than ive ever been..lots of minor things like shingles, chest infections, serious colds and skin infections etc. However the last 6 months, I have just "felt ill" . tired all the time ( I just felt i was lazy ) Thirsty ( I HAVE to have a drink on me at all times and as a result spend half my life going for a wee!) and my vision is getting really bad to the point where i struggle to read a book more than 5 mins before I blur.
I got to the end of my rope last week and got really upset, had a conversation with my Sister who told me that my fathers mum died of diabetes related kidney failure, she herself is insulin resistant and suffered with gestational diabetes, as did my mother with me, and that I need to see my GP. I made an appointment for Wednesday.
My husband yesterday came home with a blood glucose testing kit from the chemist to give me some idea if i was looking at things the way I should, and so i had something solid to tell the doctors. When I got up it read 10.2..since then it has levelled at about 6.2. From the info Ive found online these dont seem high enough to get a diagnosis for full blown diabetes.
I have gone from relief, in thinking that I might finally getting an explanation to why I feel so terrible all the time and in turn get the treatment and help I need, to thinking that im going to go to the docs and get laughed at when my blood tests come back, and sent away still feeling like I do.
Has anybody got a similer tale?..Any feedback to my situation would be greatley appreciated, im going slightley bonkers with it all. :shock:
