Could it be DIABETES?!?

Question

Every few days a week, I have these crashes in the early afternoon. I eat breakfast every day, but around lunch time, I get fatigued, irritable and weak, sometimes dizzy. I eat, and then I feel better. (I eat soup or a hardy, healthy lunch and feel better.) Could this be diabetes, or just my diet? I used to eat a lot of sugar, and recently I've cut down a bit, could this be the cause?

Answer 1

That's not really a sign of diabetes.
Have you been losing a lot of weight recently? Without trying? Have several yeast infections--over and over? Thirsty ALL the time. No matter how much you drink, you can't get enough--you feel like you are dehydrated?
THOSE are symptoms of diabetes.
Yours are more of a sugar crash. Your body is so used to all that sugar. Now you've cut way back. I know the exact feeling you are talking about. What are you eating for breakfast? Something(s) with sugar in it? Cereal (check the label--even if you think it doesn't have a lot of sugar, chances are it really does), Slim Fast (sugar), most yogurts---sugar. you need to start making better choices. Get cereal that is very low sugar, and then put some Spllenda or Equal on it if you still need more sugar taste. Read the labels on EVERYTHING. There are really good yogurts, meal replacement bars--a bunch of things that are higher in fiber and much less sugar. Not only does high fiber help your intestines, but it will make you stay fuller--longer and it WILL keep your blood sugar from crashing like that. If you still get some feelings like that, then I recommend bringing a snack with you for mid-morning. Nothing big and NO sugar saturated food! LOL A low-sugar protein bar with fiber....that WILL keep you from feeling that that. Bring another one for mid-afternoon if you think you might need it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

My friend is a type 1 diabetic. So I know what happens when Diabetes develops. If you fear you're developing type 1 you will get a few characteristic symptoms; extreme thirst, excessive urination and weight loss. Usually a type 1 diabetic wakes up 3 or more times a night to urinate and despite a possible increase in food, will lose weight rapidly. Type II diabetes is a bit harder to detect but usually occurs because the patient is obese. This will also involve excessive thirst, but if you're not fat I wouldn't worry about it. The crash sounds a little like hypoglycemia actually (low blood sugar) indicating you may have blood sugars below normal making you tired, hungry, weak and irritable. If this is a sudden manifestation and keeps up, I suggest you see your doctor as it may indicate something like Pancreatic cancer.

Answer 4

You most definitely do not have diabetes. You have dysautonomia. This is a benign condition and easily treated. In order to explain it I must offer a bit of history. In the 1960s and 1970s non-diabetic individuals were noted to have symptoms similar to diabetics who took 'too much' insulin and developed hypoglycemia - symptomatic low blood glucose. The disorder in the non-diabetic was called reactive hypoglycemia. In 1980 myself and others demonstrated that there was no correlation between symptoms and glucose levels in these individuals thus the term hypoglycemia was incorrect. The initial thought was a disorder of timing and amount of insulin release might be responsible but this was quickly disproven. In 1981 myself and others proposed that the disorder was due to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system and coined the phrase dysautonomia. If an individual truly does have hypoglycemia it is the autonomic nervous system that triggers the endocrine and hormonal changes which result in the symptoms in your question although additional symptoms may also occur. The treatment had been small frequent meals and avoidance of glucose but this seemed to me to reflect the dysproven theory rather than acknowledge the new one. I began using beta blockers which partially block one pathway of the autonomic nervous system. In particular I used atenolol at a dose of 25 to 50 mg daily. By 1985 I was able to demonstrate that 85% of those with dysautonomia had resolution of symptoms with this approach. I continue to use beta blockers although today it is metoprolol tartrate as it is a $4 per month prescription at Wal-Mart. Why pay more.

Answer 5

If you're overweight, over 30, or have a family history, its very possible. The sugar crashes from diet change should have passed within a day or two. There are health screenings almost every weekend at various church fairs, socials, etc....check with department of health in your area or the american diabetes association for free screenings in your area. They'll check your sugar with a simple poke of your finger and recommend you see a doc if its out of range.

Answer 6

Diabetes often goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless. It is important you see a medical provider to get tested, early detection is the key with diabetes, as symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing debilitating complications of diabetes.
* Frequent urination
* Excessive thirst
* Extreme hunger
* Unusual weight loss
* Increased fatigue
* Irritability
* Blurry vision

Because the symptoms are quite different for levels of blood sugar they are listed in separate categories.

Low Blood sugar Symptoms:
Symptoms to Watch for:
Noticed within minutes to hours:
cold sweats, faintness, dizziness
headache
pounding of heart, trembling, nervousness
blurred vision
hunger
inability to awaken
grouchiness
personality changes

High Blood Sugar symptoms:
increased thirst and urination
large amounts of sugar in the blood
ketones in urine
fatigue
Sweet smelling breath and/or urine

If high blood sugar is left untreated, the following symptoms may occur (signs of ketoacidosis):

weakness, pains in stomach, aching all over
heavy, laboured breathing
loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting

Answer 7

With diabetes, you wouldn't gain the energy. With diabetes, you can't get any energy from your food because the gateway that allows your energy (glucose) come in doesn't work or isn't there. Diabetes means you can't get ANY energy, so it isn't because other wise you'd be tired all the time, even if you ate a lot of sugar.

Answer 8

It could be a number of things. As you get older your body changes and reacts to things differently than before. It could be something your eating, maybe you need a multivitamin, exercise etc. Best thing to do to be on the safe side is go see you doctor get a physical and let him know your symptoms for accurate & educated results. Goodluck!

Answer 9

i'm pretty sure its not diabetes b/c i drank 2 litters of 7-up and didn't eat much and went 2 the bathroom alot & then i went 2 doctors b/c my suger was HI they said i needed 2 go 2 the hospital at tat moment then i went there and had 2 do a pee test - ewwww- it was not fun but i made it

Answer 10

It definitely be due to the sudden food changes. Your body is having to make more sugar than it's used to. I do suggest seeing your Md though to make sure it isn't diabetes.