For the past week I’ve been absolutely miserable. Neuropathy in the hands and feet, increased thirst and urination, unusual hunger, dizzy, light-headed, occasional bitter taste in mouth, etc. Consuming things loaded in sugar like Orange pop and those capri sun fruit drinks seems to trigger the symptoms faster than normal, although the symptoms will come on in other times, and seem to react to by diet habits.
However, when I went to the doctor, they took a blood test and it was 89, absolutely normal. They also checked for B12 deficiencies and thyroid problems but ruled those out as well, and basicly just dumped me, and I still don’t know what’s wrong with me, and the neuropathy seems to be getting worse.
I bought a glucose monitor, and when I was getting slight neuropathy my blood sugar was at 70. I haven’t tested it when it gets severe yet. I’m just wondering, is this some kind of pre-diabetic condition? Is it something else? The doctors don’t seem to know… All signs point to Diabetes, but in the end it doesn’t seem to make sense.
Bolt, I’m not lying. Something’s seriously wrong with me, and I’m trying to find out what. If you have nothing constructive to say, please don’t reply to my question.
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If you really have neuropathy, you would have been diagnosed as diabetic a long time ago. That kind of dmagae occurs after many years of being diabetic, it doesn’t come and go like a headache.
I may wrong, but I see a lot of these types of questions where the information is almost right but not quite, frequently using the list of symptoms as quoted off a response or website (not as a person who would be describing it from actual experience), and more often that not blaming doctors for doing something questinable. It’s starting to look like a lot of questions are just somebody’s way of amusing themselves.
For the past week I’ve been absolutely miserable. Neuropathy in the hands and feet, increased thirst and urination, unusual hunger, dizzy, light-headed, occasional bitter taste in mouth, etc. Consuming things loaded in sugar like Orange pop and those capri sun fruit drinks seems to trigger the symptoms faster than normal, although the symptoms will come on in other times, and seem to react to by diet habits.
However, when I went to the doctor, they took a blood test and it was 89, absolutely normal. They also checked for B12 deficiencies and thyroid problems but ruled those out as well, and basicly just dumped me, and I still don’t know what’s wrong with me, and the neuropathy seems to be getting worse.
I bought a glucose monitor, and when I was getting slight neuropathy my blood sugar was at 70. I haven’t tested it when it gets severe yet. I’m just wondering, is this some kind of pre-diabetic condition? Is it something else? The doctors don’t seem to know… All signs point to Diabetes, but in the end it doesn’t seem to make sense.
I can understand your anxiety.In your case either diabetes or pre diabetic condition has to be confirmed or ruled out.Sometimes fasting or random tests don’t give the right picture since the sugar levels keep on fluctuating through out the day.The most accurate and reliable way is to go for HbA1c test which tell about your sugar levels during the past 3 months.
Try eating a healthy diet and getting enough exercise and should should feel better. Drink water instead of those sugary drinks. Eliminate junk food and walk for 20 minutes every day. I promise you will start to feel better. You are not a diabetic, your blood sugars are perfect.
If you are worried consult another doctor and do all the test. If you notice changes in your body you should take action. Sometimes it happens, nothing to worry. For more information on diabetes read this
go to another dr. and ask him/her to do a glucose tolerance test (gtt). that’s the only way to know for sure. in the mean time, dump the sweets and see if your symptoms decrease.
It certainly does not appear to be Diabetes. Your blood sugars are excellent. I would suggest to drop anything sugary from your diet. Watch your carbohydrate intake…..carbs break down into sugars in the body.
Have you been unreasonably stressed lately? If so, that could be one of the players in your mystery.
Also, I would not rely too much on your thyroid tests. Come to find out, I was suffering from hypothyroidism (severely so, that my thyroid was surgically removed. I had many nodules on it ect..) Strange how my tests would constantly give appropriate numbers and yet it was hardly working at all.
Find yourself a highly recommended Endocrinologist. It was worth it for me.
Blood Glucose Levels (Check Regularly)
* A “fasting” blood glucose level of 100 mg/dL
(100 milligrams of glucose for every 10th of a liter) is normal.
* A “fasting” blood glucose level of 100-125 mg/dL may indicate “pre-diabetes.”
* A “fasting” blood glucose level of 126 mg/dL or higher may indicate diabetes.
* A blood glucose level — after eating — of 180 mg/dL is considered normal.
A1C (Check every three months)
* An A1C of less than 5 is considered normal.
(5 percent of all of your red blood cells have glucose bonded to them)
* An A1C of 7 is a good target for those that have been diagnosed with diabetes.
* An A1C of 9 or higher represents a serious health risk!
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Good luck my friend