Do I have diabetes?

Question

I had very high sugar levels, and my doctor told to change my diet, so I did for a bit and then my family had money problems. My mom only afforded one meal a day, and it was fastfood, so not healthy at all. I have a few common symptoms, I'm always thirsty, pee alot, light headed, and I don't know if this is a symptom but any type of sugar that goes into my body gives me a terrible feeling. Help!

Answer 1

Do You Have Diabetes?
Millions of people have diabetes mellitus, commonly called diabetes. You may be surprised to know that many of these people don’t even know they have it.

Diabetes is a serious disease and should not be ignored. If you have it, correct treatment can help you live a long and healthy life.

What Is Diabetes?
If you have diabetes, your body can’t make or use insulin. Insulin helps change sugar into energy to keep you alive.

There are different kinds of diabetes. The main ones are type 1 and type 2.

Type 1 Diabetes
This type of diabetes is mostly found in children and young adults. If you have type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin and you must inject insulin daily.

You May:
urinate often
be very thirsty
be very hungry
lose a lot of weight
be very tired
be irritable
have blurred vision
have trouble seeing.
Type 2 Diabetes
Most people with diabetes have this form of the disease. Type 2 is usually found in people over 45, who have diabetes in their family, who are overweight, who don’t exercise, and who have cholesterol problems. It is also common in certain racial and ethnic groups (blacks, American Indians, and Hispanics) and in women who had diabetes when they were pregnant. If you have type 2 diabetes, your body cannot make enough insulin or correctly use it. Treatment is diabetes pills and sometimes insulin injections, as well as diet and exercise.

You May Have:
any of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes
a lot of infections
cuts or bruises that heal slowly
tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
skin, gum, or bladder infections that keep coming back.
Controlling Diabetes
Daily monitoring and careful control of blood sugar levels are the most important steps to take for people with diabetes. If not treated, diabetes can cause:

High blood sugar (which could make you thirsty, tired, lose weight, urinate often, or give you infections that won’t go away)
Many serious health problems (which could hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves, or heart).
Warning: Low Blood Sugar
People with diabetes may develop low blood sugar because their blood has too much insulin or other blood sugar-lowering medication or from not eating enough food. It is important to follow the eating and medication schedule your doctor has prescribed to avoid low blood sugar.

Low blood sugar could make you shaky, dizzy, sweaty, hungry, have a headache, have pale skin color, have sudden mood or behavior changes, have clumsy or jerky movements, have difficulty paying attention, feel confused, or have tingling sensations around the mouth.

Taking Care of Your Diabetes
The best way to take care of your diabetes is to make sure the levels or amount of sugar in your blood are near the normal range. This will make you feel better and help you stay healthy.

Your doctor will tell you how often to check your blood sugar level. To do this, you will need to take a drop of your blood and place it on a special test strip. Then a device, called a blood glucose meter, reads the strip. This device measures the amount of sugar in your blood.

Writing down this level, along with the time and date, will help you see how well your treatment plan is working.

Remember:
A person’s blood sugar level rises after eating any meal that contains carbohydrates or protein. Table sugar (also called ?sucrose) counts as a carbohydrate. Artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin, aspartame (NutraSweet), and sucralose (Splenda), do not count as carbohydrates or fats. They make food taste sweet. But they do not raise blood sugar levels and have little or no calories.

What Else Can You Do?
Eat well-balanced meals. The right amount of healthy food will keep your weight under control and help manage your diabetes.

Your body needs food from the four main food groups every day:

Fruits and vegetables (oranges, apples, bananas, carrots, and spinach)
Whole grains, cereals, and bread (wheat, rice, oats, bran, and barley)
Dairy products (milk, cheese, and yogurt)
Meats, fish, poultry, eggs, dried beans, and nuts.
Remember:
Too much fat and cholesterol in your diet can be very harmful to people with diabetes. Food that is high in fat includes red meat, dairy products (whole milk, cream, cheese, and ice cream), egg yolks, butter, salad dressings, vegetable oils, and many desserts.

Can You Do Anything Else?
Exercise is important for good diabetes control. It usually lowers blood sugar and may help insulin work better. Exercise and a healthy diet can also help you take off extra pounds if you are overweight.

Warning:
Check with your doctor before starting any exercise program. You may need a snack before or during the activity to avoid having low blood sugar while you exercise.

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I have insulin resistance. I would suggest that you find an endocrinologist to test you for diabetes, as you have some of the symptoms associated with it.

When I was younger, I would feel sick at my stomach when I had not eaten. You can feel nauseated, irritable, dizzy, confused, thirsty, suffer headaches, an urinate a lot.

Some people are able to manage their symptoms with meals by eating 6 small meals a day to keep your blood sugar levels more stable. Some people require oral medications, while others must inject insulin. You really need to see the health care provider who specializes in diabetes treatment. Untreated, diabetes can take a toll on all of your organs. Sometimes it requires a few attempts to get on the proper medication(s) in order to have relief from your symptoms and to properly control your blood sugar levels. My particular type is not helped by frequent meals alone, I require several medications to have proper control. You need to limit the amount of starches you consume, be careful of eating sweets and keep to lean portions of meat. Also, be careful of high fats and try to exercise daily, even if it's just walking to maintain a healthy weight.

You can get a food exchange list which will help you when planning a meal. Just know that some things cannot be resolved through diet alone and that all physicians do not specialize in diabetes. Make sure you speak with the proper health care provider that specializes in this condition.

Good luck.

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Diabetes it's a disease when your body doesn't produce enough insulin. And insulin is neaded to burn the sugar in your body.. It is not clear how people get dieabetes, scientist are working on that. but there are still some reasons such as very low imunity, or genetics,or if you are too emotional, and were worring about something too much. I know for a fact thaqt genetics should be involved in diabetes, but it doesn't always mean that if your father is diabetic you will also get it. Genes work in a very strange way, it might be that your grandchild might get or even not, you can never tell that. Generally there are no symptoms of getting diabetes, when you notice those symptoms you already have dieabetes. such symptoms are: constant thirst, hunger, rapid weight loss, feeling tired, goint in bathroom too often.. If you worry that much about it, you can go to doctor and check you blood suger once in every year, in that case you will be sure you don't have it.

Answer 6

Sounds like your doc already told you that you have diabetes. If your blood sugar is high, it is treated as diabetes even if there are other things causing it.

Even on one meal a day, there are things you can do. Take the food and spread it out into 3-5 smaller meals a day. This will help regulate what you are taking into your body and when - smaller doses over time will help.

Sounds as if you are not measuring your sugars. There are lots of programs out there that can get you free monitors and accessories (test strips, lancets, alcohol swabs, etc.) - just do an online search, ask your doctor, ask your pharmacist, or try your local Dept. of Children and Family Services...

You might also want to look into finding out what to eat, and when. Online searches and the above resources can help. You need to know that ALL foods have sugars - just some will affect you more than others, and in different ways. Only over time and with education will you be able to determine what's best for you.

YOU ARE IN DANGER if you have high sugar levels and are not monitoring them AND doing something to bring them down. Please, please, please don't ignore this. It WON'T go away and get better by itself. If money is the issue, there are low-cost or free clinics you can go to. And exercise will help as well, though that's also dangerous if you don't know what your levels are. It's also dangerous to not know whether you're Type I or Type II - they can be treated VERY differently.

Good luck! (:

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Yes, it certainly sounds like you have diabetes. You have to go back to a clinic or find a diabetic educator someplace. You have to keep track of your blood sugars, keep them in the normal range somehow. You and your mom both need educating regarding the diabetic diet. Fast food is not a good choice and it is not a cheap choice either. Your mom would be better off buying dried beans, brown rice, oatmeal, carrots, etc. Healthy meals can be cheap to make-way cheaper than fast food. You need to cut out refined starches (white flour) sugar and excess fat out of your diet. The consequences of poor diet to a diabetic is blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, and having your feet amputated because of poor circulation. Please find help in your area and take your mom with you so you both understand how serious diabetes is and how important a proper diet is. Go back to your doctor. You HAVE to monitor your blood sugar. Can you get a glucometer to check it yourself? Do you need pills or insulin? You HAVE to have teaching about your disease and look after yourself. Talk to your social worker if you have one regarding help paying for glucometer supplies, or ask advice at your doctors clinic , you should probably speak to a dietitian or at least a diabetic educator. YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS! I am a nurse and I have seen too many young people blind and on dialysis machines because they did not look after their diabetes. Never mind the ones who had their feet cut off when little sores wouldn't heal. All that misery just because they did not control their blood sugar-they do not always realize how important it is. BUT YOU DO! So do something, please. (By the way, the classic signs of high blood sugar are polyurea (pees a lot) polyphagia (eats a lot) and polydypsia (drinks a lot) Exercizing can help bring blood sugar down.)

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Get yourself to a doctor. You have the classic symptoms of diabetes. Only a blood test can really tell. Hospitals cannot refuse to see you even if you do not have medical insurance.

One meal a day is terrible. If you go to school you will probably be eligible for a free lunch. Many schools also serve free breakfasts.

Fast food is fast in deteriorating your health. It is also expensive. Your mother can purchase either prepared food or food to prepare for the same amount of money that she is spending on fast food.

Ask your mother to apply to Social Services for help if she has not already done so.