Please help me !

[Jojolesley79]

I m Joanne , 33 years old and been very ill for weeks . I ve Had symptoms Ranging from extreme thirst that cannot be quenched ! Weeping in the night and extreme headaches, I get hot clammy and And feel like I'm going to pass out . I also get blurred vision and start slurring my word s . The list of symptoms is endless ! I went to my doctor this morning who did a fasting blood Fingertip test that came back at 6 .0 . I haven't eaten since 8 o'clock the previous night , We have taken blood and is pretty sure that I'm going to be type one diabetic . I had my lunch at the normal time and took my blood sugar later on today and then came out at 11 ! That was at 2 o'clock this afternoon , At 4 o'clock this afternoon my blood sugar is 4.5 ! I feel pretty ill at this moment and am so confused about what is going on please help me x x Jo

 

[Daibell]

Hi. Although your symptoms are those of possible high blood sugar and diabetes, your blood sugar readings are not that bad. At your young age if you do have diabetes it may well be late onset type 1 (LADA). Whilst the GP awaits the blood test result etc, I would suggest you keep to a low-carb/low-GI diet and drink plenty of no-sugar added fluids. Test your blood sugar 2 hours after a main meal to see how the food is affecting your sugars. You would be aiming to stay below 8.5. Normally with LADA I would suggest keeping an eye on your ketones using ketostix but as your sugars aren't too bad it is unlikely to be a problem before you next see the GP. Hopefully the GP will be able to diagnose you soon and decide the best treatment which would normally be diet, then tablets if needed; at least to start with.