Canadian Lady
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Hello Everyone,
I am so happy I have found this forum. I am a forty year old married mother of two from Alberta, Canada.
I don't know if I am Type 2 diabetic or not, but suspect so. I had Gestational Diabetes 3 or more years ago. It went away, but I have not been vigilant about getting retested yearly.
This last week I have experienced what can only be described as something like restless foot syndrome. There was a popping under my feet mostly, and legs, but also a bit on my hands. Almost a week later, it has tapered off to vague pinpricks on my hands and feet. Over the course of an hour I might feel six or so pricks, sometimes none at all. Sometimes little pains...A normal person might not notice this - I think I am hypersensitive. Does this sound like the tingling people are describing? I have made an appointment with my GP for next Friday. In the meantime, I took it upon myself today to go get a home meter and some strips. After eating all bran cereal with a few blueberries for breakfast, salmon and a Brussels sprout/bacon/pecan side dish for lunch, I noticed my blood glucose was 6.0 before supper One hour after supper (ww penne with chicken and veggies in Alfredo sauce with a bit of cheese and an apple - heavy on the chicken and veggies with minimal penne), my sugar was 7.2.
I know that I need to be properly diagnosed, but from my experience with GD, I shudder to think what some of my number may have been over the course of the last couple of years. I have a little bit of knowledge about how my body can react to certain foods.
Of course, I may well have multiple sclerosis for all I know - time and testing will tell. I think the reason I have been lax is that the pregnancy was a difficult one with a bad prenatal diagnosis - the baby had a large first trimester septated cystic hygroma. I was largely left to deal with things myself. The baby was born healthy but I have spent the last three years In and out of panic attacks every time any little thing goes wrong with her health - for example, she had swollen lymph modes and I was sure she had cancer. They went away after a couple of days. I wandered around with a feeling like a knife hanging over me for days.
I am not sure what I am looking for by posting here. I was just hoping that someone could encourage me and tell me that it isn't too late. Do you think I can still live a long and healthy life?
I am so happy I have found this forum. I am a forty year old married mother of two from Alberta, Canada.
I don't know if I am Type 2 diabetic or not, but suspect so. I had Gestational Diabetes 3 or more years ago. It went away, but I have not been vigilant about getting retested yearly.
This last week I have experienced what can only be described as something like restless foot syndrome. There was a popping under my feet mostly, and legs, but also a bit on my hands. Almost a week later, it has tapered off to vague pinpricks on my hands and feet. Over the course of an hour I might feel six or so pricks, sometimes none at all. Sometimes little pains...A normal person might not notice this - I think I am hypersensitive. Does this sound like the tingling people are describing? I have made an appointment with my GP for next Friday. In the meantime, I took it upon myself today to go get a home meter and some strips. After eating all bran cereal with a few blueberries for breakfast, salmon and a Brussels sprout/bacon/pecan side dish for lunch, I noticed my blood glucose was 6.0 before supper One hour after supper (ww penne with chicken and veggies in Alfredo sauce with a bit of cheese and an apple - heavy on the chicken and veggies with minimal penne), my sugar was 7.2.
I know that I need to be properly diagnosed, but from my experience with GD, I shudder to think what some of my number may have been over the course of the last couple of years. I have a little bit of knowledge about how my body can react to certain foods.
Of course, I may well have multiple sclerosis for all I know - time and testing will tell. I think the reason I have been lax is that the pregnancy was a difficult one with a bad prenatal diagnosis - the baby had a large first trimester septated cystic hygroma. I was largely left to deal with things myself. The baby was born healthy but I have spent the last three years In and out of panic attacks every time any little thing goes wrong with her health - for example, she had swollen lymph modes and I was sure she had cancer. They went away after a couple of days. I wandered around with a feeling like a knife hanging over me for days.
I am not sure what I am looking for by posting here. I was just hoping that someone could encourage me and tell me that it isn't too late. Do you think I can still live a long and healthy life?