Diabetes

I'm 42yo, both of my paternal grandparents had Diabetes Type 2, my father is borderline and holding steady with diet, I have Native America blood, I've been obese for 14 years, don't exercise or eat especially well. My dr. regularly checks my fasting blood sugar yearly - last time was about May or June '07 and it was 100 on the dot. He wasn't concerned. My mother, a former diabetes nurse educator WAS concerned.

For the last two years I've taken lithium, which tended to dehydrate me. I've been off lithium for a month and am now on Effexor, Risperdal, and Vistaril.

I'm still immensely thirsty and have to go to the bathroom a lot. I feel dehydrated a lot and have problems with constipation all the time. I'm hungry all the time. I recently GAINED 10 pounds due to overeating during an extended depressive episode.

Should I make an appointment and insist on another fasting glucose and an A1C?

Thoughts, comments?

2007-12-15 20:13:58 · 6 answers · asked by Kelly Lee 2

tell me how to lose weight

2007-12-15 18:24:31 · 31 answers · asked by jacinda j 1

Well here is the problem. An hr before he got dizzy he ate a sandwhich and some pop. Then he got dizzy. i dont understand. Its like his sugar was low. He dont have diabetes either. Why would he get dizzy and lightheaded if he ate a sandwhich ealier and pop earlier it dont make no sense to me. Well any ways after he got dizzy and lightheaded he ate some peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches then he was fine after he ate that i dont understand. When he was dizzy and before he ate i did take his blood to see how high or low his sugar was just to see what it was. it was around like 142. Now i know that is not to detect his condition but i still wanted to check. But we are very stumped by this. We dont know what it could be. Help thanks much.

2007-12-15 17:45:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a type 2 diabetic and sometimes I get hot in the head and break out in a sweat.I don't think it's a hormone imbalance but who knows?my doc says it could be a virus but I don't feel sick or achy.could my diabetes be causing this?thanks

2007-12-15 11:39:10 · 2 answers · asked by honeypot0214 4

2007-12-15 05:49:20 · 22 answers · asked by shu-nie 1

I get very weak, shaky and have to lay down..this passes within about half hour.....is it some kind of fluctuation in sugar or insulin levels..? I am not diabetic...no major health problems....

2007-12-15 04:26:00 · 22 answers · asked by reely2shy 2

2007-12-15 01:36:52 · 7 answers · asked by vera_kieborz 1

2007-12-15 00:35:40 · 6 answers · asked by Harish S 1

but I do have high blood sugar, what should I do/eat

2007-12-14 23:47:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am wondering

what are the symptoms of diabetes? (like the kind you develop, not the kind you are born with)

How would one find out if they had it? a blood test from the doctor? please help me.

thank you.

2007-12-14 16:16:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband is a newly found diabetic, and his sugar level is pretty high right now.

He is on 2 meds, he just started them yesterday.

He has been waiting for his sugar to get low enough to eat so it wouldnt get to high, only now we just checked and his suagr is 483 and just 3 hours ago it was 300. He hasnt ate anything, just drank sugar free hawaiian punch. It says NO sugar just Phenylalanine. Can Phenylalanine raise your blood sugar?

Thanks.

2007-12-14 14:10:26 · 7 answers · asked by twilight_dezire 2

I have type two diabetes and for it take two cholesterol tablets daily, two blood pressure tablets daily and a major tranqueliser daily.

I have my blood checked every six weeks.

This last time, one of my enzymes was high. I can't remember which one exactly it was but it was something like ATP.

I am a little freaked out. I mean, what is the point of taking medication if the medication is going to kill me.

Anyway, does anybody know anything about this and have an answer for me? Thanks.

2007-12-14 05:11:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible to get diabetes by eating a lot of sugar at once?

2007-12-14 05:00:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

That when they dont inject insulin into themselves, their urine has a high sugar content because they cannot produce insulin to store it?

2007-12-14 03:54:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I test her blood at home, just started this week. I noticed she was a bit weird tonight and tested her blood sugar which was 2.5 (too low!) and gave her food which she instantly ate. Long story short, she got lower and now she is siting at 2.2. She is alert and awake, she is licking honey off of my finger. How long will it take for her blood sugar to go up enough for me not to worry that she will have a seizure if I go to sleep?Should I give her more honey?

2007-12-13 16:17:27 · 4 answers · asked by mags2313 3

Here's the deal. All of my grandparents have diabetes, most of my aunts and uncles have it, some of my cousins have it. Type 1 and Type 2. Neither of my parents have diabetes yet.

For the last month I have felt weird. I'm constantly thirsty no matter how much I drink I'm still thirtsy. I'm hungry all the time. I urinate more often then most. Sometimes my vision gets fuzzy, when that happens I get REALLY sleepy and just don't feel right. I've also started sweating at night while I'm asleep. I sweat so much that the sheets are soaked. I feel tired and run down all the time.

In the past when I've gotten fasting blood work done my sugars have been fine. (On the low side of normal.)

Did this happen to anyone who was diagnosed with diabetes? What were your signs/symptoms? Does this even sound like it could be diabetes?

Yes, I know only a doctor can tell me if it's diabetes or not. Just looking for insight and advice.

2007-12-13 09:59:05 · 13 answers · asked by Riley's Mommy 6

but doc say i could die or lose patrs why??

2007-12-13 04:21:14 · 21 answers · asked by tweetylove_0101 2

You go to the hospital twice a day for iv treatment I am diabetic with leg wounds started treatment yesterday

2007-12-13 01:28:51 · 6 answers · asked by Grand pa 7

I'm forty years old and I am not overweight.
I am doing the best I can, but if you can suggest any great resources or advice that would be great. Thank you.

2007-12-12 19:08:58 · 13 answers · asked by sdn90036 6

I have Type II Diabetes and I do not like pricking my fingers to test my glucose levels. Any news on when a non-invasive glucose monitor will become available? Thank you.

2007-12-12 19:06:15 · 4 answers · asked by sdn90036 6

2007-12-12 17:29:17 · 8 answers · asked by lover 110 1

Sorry for the short typing in the subject.

I this question is for people who have taken/is taking/ knows someone who has taken the pills mentioned above.

What was their sugar level before and after starting the pills and what where their side effects?

My husbad just started the pills tonight.

His sugar level is normally around 350 or so.

Thanks.

2007-12-12 14:48:26 · 0 answers · asked by twilight_dezire 2

ive just been on a website about diabetes and it says one of the risks of developing diabetes is severe mental health problems, amongst other symptoms. How can severe mental health problems be a risk factor?

2007-12-12 08:33:52 · 27 answers · asked by jessie 3

I'm not a diabetic but last nite after eating porkchops and potatoes. I checked my blood sugar and it was 246. I didn't wait 2 hours,it was more like a half an hour to a hour,somthing like that. Is this normal?

2007-12-12 06:31:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 05:07:36 · 8 answers · asked by oliver q 1

I am at the heaviest weight of my life now that I am on insulin!!!
I need to lose 10lbs. Any advice on how to lose the extra weight?

2007-12-12 04:27:32 · 6 answers · asked by Liz 1

He is type 2 diabetes and he is strict about his diet. I do not just want to have sugar free candy. What are some snacks or items I should keep in my house so he wont go hungry?

2007-12-12 03:25:27 · 33 answers · asked by Molly❀ 3

2007-12-11 18:10:30 · 15 answers · asked by Jeremy M. 1

I am 20 y/o and on my parents insurance right now. I have type 2 diabetes. I am getting married here soon with my pregnant g/f, my job doesn't offer good enough health care. Right now I am taking 1,000mg of Metformin in the morning and again in the evening. I know I won't be able to afford $40 extra /month, what would a good regimen be for a sufficient replacement? Any advice is appreciated, ty

2007-12-11 14:38:40 · 9 answers · asked by Joseph 1

Im almost positive i have hypoglycemia. I got my blood checked recently and it was 70. The doctor said it was right by the "border line" of being low and that i MAY have hypoglycemia. Is this low?

2007-12-11 13:26:42 · 20 answers · asked by yaya 1