what are the signs of diabetes?

Question

i just wanted to no the 1st signs of diabetes, for a while now, (but not every day) if i have my breakfast at say 8am, come 12oclock i have the shakes and i feel rotten. the only thing that relieves the shakes is eating a bar of chocolate eg sneakers, mars etc anythin which is high in sugar it looks like and within 10 mins the shakes have gone and i feel better and i have noticed that i drink a lot more after this has happened.

any advice would be really useful, i am going to a chemist tomoro because they do free diabetes checks but i just wanted to know off people who have experienced this what it is like 1st hand.

thank you so much in advance x

Answer 1

Hopefully you're worrying about nothing, but it sounds like it could be hypoglycemia. This isn't diabetes, in fact it's almost the opporsite of it. People with diabetes get hypoglycemia when we take too much insulin for the amount we eat (to put it v simpily) so the amount of sugar in our blood is too low - we feel shakey and really rubbish and have to eat to increase our blood sugar back up to normal. Some people produce too much insulin (people with type 1 diabetes don't produce any) so they get hypoglycemia. Although I know a few people with problems with hypoglycemia, I don't know much about its treatment apart from needing to carry around sweets as people with diabetes do. Hopefully you won't have this but the best thing to do is to go and get checked out by your dr so you know one way or another. I met someone who always thought she had it but didn't ever go to the dr and it only became a bigger problem when she got pregnant because she kept passing out with it! If she'd gone to the dr first she'd have already been diagnosed and would've known what to do about her pregnancy (which went well after that) before it happened. There's no harm in getting checked out just incase, and they can check for other things too. I really hope you're fine - I'll be thinking of you - good luck xxx

Answer 2

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Answer 3

High sugar diabetes has two major big warning signs, one being excessive thirst and the other is excessive urination. Sounds like you suffer with low blood sugar which can be just as dangerous as high sugar diabetes can be. Do you eat regularly? Three meals a day? Do you skip meals? Whether you have low sugar or high, a diabetic must eat regularly, watch their intake of starches and sweets. The next time you get the shakes, drink a glass of whole milk. Whole milk will raise and maintain your sugar levels until you can get something more substantial in your body. Going for a candy bar or other sweets will raise your levels yes, but it will make you crash too. Whole milk will raise and maintain your levels and won't make you crash.

If you do have sugar diabetes, see if you can get your own sugar monitor tester, so that you can test your sugar levels several times in a day and night. This will also take the guess work out of what your sugar is doing and not doing.

Take good care of yourself, and I hope you feel better soon!

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Answer 5

This sounds to me that you are hypo-glycemic which is the opposite of Diabetes. With a diabetic, their sugar will rise during the day. The most common signs of diabetes are dry mouth, feeling thirsty all the time, having to pee all the time, feeling tired and just not yourself. But in your case I think you are the opposite. I am hypo-glycemic myself, and I find that I will start to get the shakes and my head starts to feel a bit woozy, so I'll take on something sweet and in a few minutes I feel better. Just to be sure though, you should consult with your family Doctor as having low blood sugar is as dangerous as having high blood sugar. You can go into a coma if your sugar goes too low, so it really is best to get checked out. Good luck and hope I have helped.

Answer 6

Being a diabetic myself for 11 years now, it sounds to me like you are Hypoglycemic and not diabetic. Diabetes is usually discovered because of high blood sugars. When you get the shakes, 9 times out of 10, it is because you have low blood sugar. When I was diagnosed, I drank like 2 gallons of water each day, peeing every 5 minutes, very tired and just feeling very sick. I feel the same way even today when I have high blood sugar. Also, I had a lot of protein deposits in my eyes. It made my eyes very blurry and there was always "gunk" building up. If you are hypoglycemic, you will just need to be sure that you eat your meals timely everyday. You will prob need a snack during the day as well too. I hope this helps "diagnose" your symptoms.

Answer 7

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Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Unexplained weight loss
Extreme hunger
Sudden vision changes
Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
Feeling very tired much of the time
Very dry skin
Sores that are slow to heal
More infections than usual.
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Answer 9

i do trhe same thing if I don't eat, & yes it is a result of low sugar, but from 8 to 12 is a normal break between meals, just try eating a little sooner before you feel one of these episodes coming on. You might also ask about a thyroid test. The thirst afterwards is what made me think about it so u might want to have your thyroid checked. Thyroidism runs in my family & I have mild hyperactive thyroid problems. Do you wake up thirsty a lot in the middle of the night or early morning & fluctuating weight? If so it might be worth testing. A lot of people confuse diabetes with thyroid problems because they are so similar in symptoms.

Answer 10

Check mlgabel answers above, I'm a type II diabetic and experienced
quite a few of the symptoms she mentions. Get a med reading to to sure.