Do I Have Diabetes?

Question

my symptoms are:
-nausea
-shaking
-hyperventilating
-gaining wait (not loosing)
-eating a lot of food all day
-peeing every hour

i am a pre-teen and my friend has it and he said he thinks i need to check a doctor please help!

Answer 1

i think you shoud go get tested

Answer 2

1

Answer 3

I feel so bad... I'm sorry you are having these problems at a very young age. Ok the # one thing you need to do is start eating breakfast. If you do, I would be willing to bet that it is either cereal full of sugar or something else w/ sugar. You need to eat fruits and vegetables and some sort of organic cereal for breakfast. This will help to speed up your metabelozism. Also, you need to stop drinking the soda. I bet you drink only that and this is a MAJOR problem. This soda is killing america. The have done studies on it and it can cause heart disease and diabetes. So, drink water or Juicie Juice.... Do NOT drink or eat an products w/ HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. This is a HIGHLY concentrated form of sugar and there are many studies done stating that just this product is causing diabetes. Look at the back of all the products you get because you will be surprised to find out that almost ALL the foods you are eating have this in them. I think you will be ok, but you NEED to make a change and educate yourself on health foods. Good luck! If you have an questions you can email me!

Answer 4

Frequent trips to the bathroom:
Are you visiting the bathroom much more lately? Does it seem like you urinate all day long? Urination becomes more frequent when there is too much glucose in the blood. If insulin is nonexistent or ineffective, the kidneys can't filter glucose back to the blood. They become overwhelmed and try to draw extra water out of the blood to dilute the glucose. This keeps your bladder full and it keeps you running to the bathroom.

Unquenchable Thirst:
If it feels like you can't get enough water and you're drinking much more than usual, it could be a sign of diabetes, especially if it seems to go hand in hand with frequent urination. If your body is pulling extra water out of your blood and you're running to the bathroom more, you will become dehydrated and feel the need to drink more to replace the water that you are losing.

Losing Weight Without Trying:
This symptom is more noticeable with Type 1 diabetes. In Type 1, the pancreas stops making insulin, possibly due to a viral attack on pancreas cells or because an autoimmune response makes the body attack the insulin producing cells. The body desperately looks for an energy source because the cells aren't getting glucose. It starts to break down muscle tissue and fat for energy. Type 2 happens gradually with increasing insulin resistance so weight loss is not as noticeable.

Weakness and Fatigue:
It's that bad boy glucose again. Glucose from the food we eat travels into the bloodstream where insulin is supposed to help it transition into the cells of our body. The cells use it to produce the energy we need to live. When the insulin isn't there or if the cells don't react to it anymore, then the glucose stays outside the cells in the bloodstream. The cells become energy starved and you feel tired and run down.

Tingling or Numbness in Your Hands, Legs or Feet:
This symptom is called neuropathy. It occurs gradually over time as consistently high glucose in the blood damages the nervous system, particularly in the extremities. Type 2 diabetes is a gradual onset, and people are often not aware that they have it. Therefore, blood sugar might have been high for more than a few years before a diagnosis is made. Nerve damage can creep up without our knowledge. Neuropathy can very often improve when tighter blood glucose control is achieved.

Other Signs and Symptoms That Can Occur:
Blurred vision, skin that is dry or itchy, frequent infections or cuts and bruises that take a long time to heal are also signs that something is amiss. Again, when these signs are associated with diabetes, they are the result of high glucose levels in the body. If you notice any of the above signs, schedule an appointment with your doctor. He or she will be able to tell you if you have reason to be concerned about a diagnosis of diabetes.

Answer 5

Your symptoms might not all be related to the same underlying problem.

It is best to go to the doctor, especially concerning are the shaking & hyperventilating. These are not associated with diabetes.

If you eat all day, then it just makes sense you are gaining weight & going to the bathroom a lot.

With nausea & shaking, it may be possible you just have the flu bug, but better safe than sorry.

At this point, I think it is a stretch to think you may be diabetic. Go to the doctor, It is very easy to measure your blood sugar. Even if your doctor doesn't think you're diabetic, ask to have your blood sugar measured anyway, just to put your mind at ease.

Good luck !

Answer 6

Wow, that could be a lot of things. Could be anxiety ... but the peeing every hour thing is a little worrisome, unless you're drinking alot.

The only best way to find out is to either see a doctor or (if you don't like doctors), buy a blood glucose monitor and check your blood sugar first thing in the morning. If it's over 120 or so, you're diabetic.

Answer 7

nope , dont sounds like it.. diabetes is about your blood sugar.. and you cant eat alot of suagry foods like fudge and so on , because its not good , and if you are a diabetic you get tested with a needle put the blood from your finger on a test strip and then the meter will tell you if your low or not , and you also need insilion shots too , also go ask your doctors about these problems.

Answer 8

drinking a lot is a sign so is peeing
dizziness can mean sugar to high or too low, as can shaking

however eating all day isn't a sign

so have your parents take you in and get checked out especially if diabetes run in your family

good luck

Answer 9

If you are drinking loads of water and waking during the night needing a drink then you should get tested,although it sound to me more like a virus.Get checked out just in case.

Answer 10

It might not be diabetes, but anything is possible. Your friend was right to say to check a doctor, but unless he's a doctor himself he can't say if you have it or not. It couldn't hurt just to get it checked out by a proffesional.

Answer 11

oh my gosh well done for bringing this up - you did the right thing by mentioning!

get to your doctor yes this could be diabetes but maybe not there are a number of possibilities, my mom specialises in diabetes and a number of my relatives are diabetic theres nothing to worry about its easy to keep it under control but you must get yourself checked out, could be nothing but just to be sure.

good luck and thanks for asking! :)