Diabetes??

Question

I went to the doctor Friday because I have been having many of the symptoms of diabetes for a couple of weeks and a few others for several months. The doctor said that he thought it was most likely diabetes but then he checked my sugar level and it came back well within the normal range. I hadn't had much sugar for several days because I really had trouble at work after having a Coke. I hadn't eaten much of anything that day, and I had been essentially working out all morning at work (I work retail and spent the hours before the doctor's visit unloading a truck full of heavy merchandise). The doctor is going to do a 3hr glucose test sometime this week if nothing pops up in the blood work. Is it possible that, given the circumstances before the random check, I had managed to get the glucose level normal but that I still have diabetes or is it more likely that something else is causing the problem? There is obviously something wrong, but so far we haven't figured out what it is.

I'm 21, in good shape, and actually now very close to being underweight.

Answer 1

Dietary guidelines:
-Avoid being overweight. If you need to lose weight, see your doctor or nuitritionist to formulate a diet tailored to your needs.
-Eat more starchy, high-fibre foods such as wholewheat bread, beans, peas and lentils. All these foods cause only a gradual rise in blood sugar because the fibre content slows down the release of glucose.
-Cut down on sugary sweetened soft drinks, cakes, sweets and chocolate. The sugar is absorbed quickly and therefore causes blood glucose levels to rise more rapidly.
--Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables for soluble fibre and vitamins. Fruit makes an ideal snack or pudding, but beware of eating very sweet fruits e.g. grapes or mangoes in large amounts . If you do eat tinned fruit, choose those canned in natural juice rather than syrup. Dried fruits e.g. dates are a concentrated form of sugar and so should only be eaten in small quantities.
-Cut down on fats, which aggravate the diabetic's increased risk of coronary heart disease.
-Limit salt and salty foods because of the increased risk of high BP.
-Keep alcohol consumption at moderate levels, remembering that low-sugar diet beers and lagers tend to have a high alcohol content.
-Although "artificial sweeteners may be useful, special diabetic products are usually unnecessary.
-Drink water, or sugar free drinks
-Ensure that you have portions of meat, eggs or cheese as a part of at least two of your meals each day. Keep the portions small if you are worried about gaining excess weight, and remember that fish and pulses are alternative sources of protien.
-Most importantly, always keep a good attitude about it.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

You probably worked your blood sugar down to normal. I advise, don't panic, keep track of what you eat and how you feel after eating then let your doctor know. Have a glucose test as soon as possible and stop skipping meals in the meantime because if you are diabetic skipping meals can make you go too low.

Answer 5

Because you worked out before your Dr appointment it possible that you work your sugar level down but once you go for your three hour test regardless of what you do before it will show up because the sugar drink that they give you cannot be handle by a diabetic but if your sugar was in range you may even be borderline diabetic or type two. I wish you luck and hope everything turns out ok.

Answer 6

Have you been having any flu-like symptoms, i.e. weakness, frequent urination, lethargy, headaches or anything like that? haven't been able to eat very much, feeling very sleepy, and/ or rapid weight loss in the past week or so? if so have them check for Ketones in your blood stream, a non diabetic usually doesn't have ketones in their blood if they aren't sick. If there are ketones you could be diabetic. those signs listed above are the symptoms of ketoacidosis, which occurs when blood sugars are extremely high in the body.

Answer 7

Your doctor is doing the right thing with a 3H GTT but why not ask him/her for a A1c test also? that will tell you what your BS has been for the last 3 months
I don't understand why doctors are not using this very helpful test along with the GTT.
Good Luck

Answer 8

Yes working out does bring the blood sugar down but alos you could have Reactive Hypoglycemia. "Google" it if you do not know what it is.