Symptoms questions

[Andy-Sev]

Would all the classic symptoms of diabetes: frequently needing the toilet, drinking lots, night sweats and so on actually occur when your blood sugar is normal as you body tries valiantly to keep control and usually when you finally get diagnosed after weeks/months of ignoring things you have elevated blood sugar as your body can't fight it off anymore.

If so, if you started seeing those symptoms return but your blood sugar is in range should you be getting in touch with your GP/ diabetic team?

NB. this is just my curious mind at work and not something I am going through.

 

[13lizanne]

Hi @Andy-Sev just noticed your thread here. Actually I have noticed the more frequent wee-ing followed by thirst happening from time to time, slightly blurred vision too when my BG has been fine. I wonder if it's down to our bodies efficiently getting rid of excess sugar ( wee-ing) and then being really thirsty to replace the fluid we've just passed? (Either that or it's the second vodka I had + the vodka would account for the night sweats )

 

[ickihun]

Hi @Andy-Sev . Me too.
I've always believed the blurred vision and sweats are due to your body working hard to correct the high or low sugar.
I guess the more the levels are out or your med/food can effectively work depends on the reaction.
Heavy quick change does it for me.
In someone like me a pressure the heart could do without.
I'm not sure if insulin dependant suffers experience more frequently as no insulin of their own.
I experienced more when I was pregnant on seperate insulin compared to lchf mixed insulin. Mind you I was taking horrendous amounts of insulin near the time of birth.

 

[Brunneria]

The trouble is, most of the symptoms you mention can have a number of different causes - and they are not all to do with D.

So, in a general way, if you are getting weird symptoms when your bg is within the 'normal' range, then sure, check it out with the doc.

But you may also be interested in these bits of info:

Peeing a lot - yup, often caused by high bg. usually the bg has to be over about 10mmol/l in order to trigger the kidneys to work at pulling the sugar out of the blood carrying that extra water too. If bg is below 10, then it is likely another reason. Drinking more in hot weather? Upping water intake when switching to Low Carb? Shedding water retention when cutting down on carbs. Some sweating patterns are linked to neuropathy, but I don't know the details. Could be lots of things...

Ditto for being thirsty.

Night sweats: well, this is a can of worms! peri-menopause, menopause, forgetting to turn off the central heating, the cat using you for a pillow, cheese, dreams, food intolerances, big meal the night before, alcohol, hypers, hypos... the list is endless. Best to check your bg when you wake up sweating, otherwise lots of other things to investigate...

Blurred vision - blood glucose levels can affect the liquid in the eyeball, affecting its refractive length. When the bg levels are stable, the muscles around the eyeball learn to adjust (automatically) and we see clearly. When bg fluctuates, it takes a while for the muscles to adapt - and things seem blurry. But of course, blurred vision can be caused by many other things, including creams, tiredness, muscle weakness... again, the optician is your friend! just don't go spending a fortune on glasses until your bg has steadied down, in case your prescription changes again.

This probably didn't help you at all, but hopefully it suggested that if the problem continues, get it checked out by doc.