Signs of Diabetes

I need some advice about diabetes…? 3

I was told by a nurse that I had an elevated glucose level and billireubin count.
She said she would have to call my doctor who is on Medical Leave to tell him. She never said what my levels were, just that they were elevated.
I have felt absolutely no signs of Diabetes.
-No Blurred Vision
-No extensive hunger/thirst
-No frequent urination
-No cuts or scars slow to heal
-etc.

Do you think it could possibly be pre-diabetes?
I do drink a lot of soda which makes me wonder if its not.
I won’t hear back from my doctor for quite awhile, so I won’t know for sure what it is for at least another week.

The elevated bilirubin means there is a liver or pancreas issue. Causes include:

-cirrhosis
-Blockages due to duct stones or cysts
-pancreatic cancer
-long-term viral hepatitis

Your dr has to diagnosis what is causing the bilirubin and sugar spikes. The blood sugar issues seems a symptom rather than a cause. Most diabetics do not have bilirubin issues at diagnosis.

I think I have diabetes symptoms….? 8

okay so i have heard a the symptoms for diabetes are blurred vision, hunger, urination, thirst, being tired all the time…
okay well i am like always hungry and thirsty, after each class in school(40 mins) i am REALLY thirsty….and i am hungry most of the time(im not overweight) like 1/2 hour to 45 mins after i eat, im already getting hungry….im tired A LOT too….but i suddenly get bursts of energy, but then i get tired again….so idk. Diabetes really doesnt run in my fam, but my dads 1/2 brothers (uncle…well 1/2 uncle) has it…thats all i know of, please tell me what i should do

or is this just a normal thing…

well i have type 1 diabetes those sound like most of the symptoms. first, now i know this sounds weird, but smell your breath. if it smells.. kinda fruity, then that’s usually bad, assuming u didnt have something that made your breath smell that way. fruity breath is a symptom for something called diabetic ketoacidosis and well… thats bad. but even so i agree u should at least check your blood sugar.

Stopped coffee consumption, experiencing cosntipation and blurred vision? 2

Is this natural?

Should I be worried about diabetes at all? I know that those two symptoms are symptoms of diabetes as well. I am 20 years old, and I exercise at least twice a week (6 foot tall, 166lbs, was 145 before I started working out to gain mass).

I know that diabetes affects people of older age and heavier mass, but I just want to rule it out so I’m not so damn paranoid about it anymore lol..

Other info: sometimes in the morning I wake up and it is difficult to breathe and my heart is pounding. Sometimes the blurred vision is not so bad (like I can read what I’m typing right now with no problem but it is not as clear as it used to be when I used to drink coffee). Sometimes it gets so bad I just give up studying (which sucks cus I have a midterm in one week).

Also, I smoke marijuana about once a day, could that contribute to the blurred vision? I thought not since I smoked every single day in the last summer and I was fine.. this was amidst weight training every other day and no caffeine consumption… another note is that I used to take mass-gaining supplements (filled with maltodextrin a complex carb) heavily during my mass-gaining phase last summer.. could that have caught up with me today and is causing pre-diabetic symptoms?

ANY help or suggestions/comments/stories/experiences/etc is appreciated since I just cannot shake this feeling off of me.. and I am naturally stressed/anxious so it would be very nice to rule out any serious problems (such as pre-diabetes)

THANKS!!

-J

PS: to all those about to reply solely to discourage my weed habits, please do not and just save both of us the time. I’ve done my research on the subject and am quite content with my usage of the herb. If said usage is causing/exacerbating my symptoms, then please englighten me =)

You are also describing chronic high blood pressure (except the constipation) and are in danger of stroking out or having an aneurism as well.

Vision gets blurry when I’m hungry; i tested negative for diabetes..what could it be? 3

like i said I got my blood sugar levels checked and it came out negative for diabetes and hyperthyroidism. Whenever I get hungry, my vision starts to blur..once i eat a bit it gets better again. Any ideas as to why this maybe?

I get that too.My vision would be blurry, I would get all shaky & feel really unwell all of a sudden. My symptoms were due to low blood pressure.

Blurred vision when I wake up in the morning…? 1

This question has been asked before, but I didn’t find one similar to my own.
First off, I know I don’t have diabetes (my sister has it and I test my blood sugar daily).
Secondly, I just purchased a mask for my eyes to help me sleep (this was on Saturday) and since I have been using it, I have woken up with blurry vision- either in one eye or both eyes- that gradually dissipates as the day moves forward.
Before going to my doctor, I want to know if it’s plausible to say that it:

A) Is constricting my blood vessels and therefore giving me blurred vision; or
B) The moisture is retained in my eyes and causes blurred vision.

I hope you can enlighten me on the matter. Thanks

Your eye is just affected by the mask e.g when you put your finger on one eye for ten seconds and then open it your vision will be blurred for a bit. This could last longer for you because you have the mask on all night.

Blurred vision caused by activity ? 2

I’ve been getting blurred vision intermitantly. It started a few months ago. I would get out of the shower and have blurred vision for a couple of hours, then I noticed if I did any activity like walk the dog my vision would go blurred for a while. It always starts with an activity then settles after a couple of hours of rest. I have been tested for Diabetes and all my blood tests came back clear. I have been to see the Dr’s at the eye clinic and they are arranging a brain MRI scan. Any ideas as to what could be causing this to happen? My eyes looked fine when they examined them. All the Dr said was ‘there is obviously something irritating the nerves in your eyes and body’.
I have also been getting pins and needles and numbness on and off in various places. But what could cause it to be so on and off ??

Thanks x
Haven’t got high blood pressure. All of the small things have been checked x

This could be anything, really. But make absolutely sure that you don’t give up until the doctors find out what it is. If they say they don’t know, tell them it’s their job to find out, no matter if they need to take another round of new blood tests.
It’s reassuring that they will do an MRI, but I think it’s unlikely that they will find anything.

If it starts with an activity, it would probably not be diabetes, since the blurred vision in diabetes is due to high blood sugar, while doing an activity lowers blood sugar.

It could also be migraine with aura only, but then it should go away quicker. If your eyes hurt, then it could be retinal migraine, but it really doesn’t sound like it (also it’s very rare).

I think that the most probable guess right now is that you have an autoimmune disease (maybe SLE, systemic lupus). Usually you would have more symptoms (like fatigue), but all diseases have to start somewhere (and may not get worse either).
To be on the safe side, your doctor should take at least these blood tests: ANA, anti-SM, dsDNA, CRP and Vasculitis.

The eye doctor should also have checked the pressure of your eyes.

Is there someone that could answer some questions about diabetes? 9

The strangest thing happened. Two weeks ago, my younger sister (28) started having blurred vision. She went to the doctor and was diagnosed with diabetes. This past weekend my younger brother (29) was having dizzy spells. He also went to the doctor and was also diagnosed with diabetes. That seems extremely strange that within a two week period they were both diagnosed diabetes and I was wondering if there maybe more to this, or if they were miss diagnosed. It does run in my family but still it seems weird.

Well, if they do have diabetes then yes it does (now) run in your family. I agree it’s quite a coincidence, but usually a diagnosis of diabetes is done based on monitoring blood sugar readings over a period of time, assuming they are type-2 diabetics and not type 1 (type 1′s don’t produce insulin and need shots to live, while type 2 can’t properly use the insulin they do produce). The usual symptoms are blurred vision, excessive thirst, and frequent urination. You can also be very tired all the time. So I would be very careful and get checked myself. It’s nothing to play with.

question about diabetes? 12

I know all the symptoms for diabetes, I get tired all the time, I get plenty of rest everyday. Now my question is I eat a lot, I am 115 lbs and don’t seem to gain weight, it’s been like this since my freshman year in high school. I get up every day between 12am-3am to get something to drink because I’m thirsty then drink a lot of fluids at work. I know the symptoms for diabetes is blurred vision (which I have and I wear glasses, plus have astigmatism), extreme thirst, frequent urination (I don’t usually go throughout the day, I just usually hold it–i know that’s not good), I don’t exercise–haven’t since my freshman year in high school (for gym) since I have most of these symptoms and don’t exercise could I be at risk? Also could me eating so much and not gaining weight be a symptom for diabetes?

I wouldn’t worry too much – although it’s worth having a doctor check these things out.

If you can hold urine all day, you don’t fit the "frequent urination" requirement. If you can’t help but go every two hours, 24/7, that is the usual symptom. You other questions reference being a single(?) mother, so you are under a great deal of stress, which could easily explain the tiredness.

Do you have blurred vision with your glasses on? With diabetes, eye trouble isn’t affected with glasses.

As far as not gaining weight, you may not really be aware of how much or how little you eat (it’s common – it’s just something people often aren’t really aware of) or you may simply have a good metabolism, or are naturally active. And, especially if you are under 30, all that can change, and suddenly you gain weight with the same amount of eating.

But you should visit a doctor, and have a urine test and a fasting blood test to check for diabetes and other such things – just to be on the safe side.

Is it possible that i have diabetes? signs listed? 7

For three years i’ve been experiencing the following:
-weakness in my whole body
-exhaustion
-unexplanable rashes
-thirst for water increasing
-blurred vision
diabetes does run in my family. the most recent to have it was my grandpa on my moms side. i want to ask my mother to take me to the doctor because i had the worst experience last night where i couldnt walk and my legs were really tingly. on top of that, my head was feeling light and dizzy.
also, im 14 years of age, 5’4 and weigh 102 lbs.
also, im very athletic.

Yes. I just got diagnosed with borderline diabetes. I have all of those symptoms except I do not have high blood pressure. My glucose levels would go from one extreme to the next, but they have been staying pretty high. I also have been getting really tired during or after I eat and they said that’s pretty normal. Have them do a some blood test.

Is it possible that i have diabetes? signs listed? 7

For three years i’ve been experiencing the following:
-weakness in my whole body
-exhaustion
-unexplanable rashes
-thirst for water increasing
-blurred vision
diabetes does run in my family. the most recent to have it was my grandpa on my moms side. i want to ask my mother to take me to the doctor because i had the worst experience last night where i couldnt walk and my legs were really tingly. on top of that, my head was feeling light and dizzy.
also, im 14 years of age, 5’4 and weigh 102 lbs.
also, im very athletic.

Yes. I just got diagnosed with borderline diabetes. I have all of those symptoms except I do not have high blood pressure. My glucose levels would go from one extreme to the next, but they have been staying pretty high. I also have been getting really tired during or after I eat and they said that’s pretty normal. Have them do a some blood test.