Type II diabetes/Insulin resistance

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I know this is totally off the subject. I have blurry vision, fatigue, on and off nausea and weight gain for about a few weeks now. I've read on the internet these could be symptoms of Type II diabetes.

Anyone else ever have these symptoms prior to finding out you were Type II diabetic?

I am making a doctor's appointment for Monday of next week to have my blood sugar checked.

Just curious!

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it!
 
Oh Dear! My thoughts are with you. I really hope it's not diabetes. Friends who drink to excess have similar symptoms. Until you see the doctor, try adding between a half and one teaspoon of cinnamon to your food each day. It's easy if you like oatmeal and apples. Cinnamon has been shown to work with insulin to control blood sugar levels. I don't know if it would ease your mind to find out, but I think you can buy the test strips to check for sugar in your urine.
Best wishes, Tom
 
Oh Dear! My thoughts are with you. I really hope it's not diabetes. Friends who drink to excess have similar symptoms. Until you see the doctor, try adding between a half and one teaspoon of cinnamon to your food each day. It's easy if you like oatmeal and apples. Cinnamon has been shown to work with insulin to control blood sugar levels. I don't know if it would ease your mind to find out, but I think you can buy the test strips to check for sugar in your urine.
Best wishes, Tom
 
It's time

for a physical EVERY year Mr. P.! Sounds like middle age is setting in and your body is telling you to increase the routine maintenence. Watch your diet close until you can see the Dr. Let us know how it turns out.
 
Are you sure it's just not bad PMS?

oh my....
Any continuous thirst?

Watch that high-fructose corn syrup sweetener. It's in everything and personally makes me loopy; I can feel the sugar highs and lows from it.

Gave up soda and related (due to the HFCS) and I'm feeling SO much better.
Watch also fake pancake syrup, it's loaded! Go for the real thing.

Hope you feel better too!
 
Middle age is come and gone 50 came in 2006

I have been a bad boy lately not with alcohol but with sweets and carbs. I have over indulged from before the holidays up to this point. It probaly has caught up with me. But I have started back this week exercising and trying to cut back. I lost 30 pounds in 2005 and was in great shape but I guess I lost my focus.
 
Yes I am thirsty most of the time. I always have water with me. I have also notice I'm peeing a little more then I use too. I read you can have symptoms if you are pre-diabetic.
 
Did you tell

the phone person at your doctor's what you were experiencing?

You should be seen sooner.

I have had type 2 diabetes since 1994. I have very few complications. The worst is nerve pain in my feet (controlled by a new medication, Lyrica.)

If you can't get into the doctor, go to the nearest Urgent Care/"Doc in a Box", and say that you need a blood sugar test. They will take a small sample of blood (a drop!) and use a small machine (I use a OneTouch Ultra) to analyze and get a blood glucose level.

And then, if it is high, between meal blood glucose should be around 70-120, it would be Very Good for you to find a CDE- Certified Diabetes Educator. My CDE is an RN, but Dieticians, Pharmacists, RN's, and even doctors can be CDEs. If a person has a working relationship with a good CDE, they can have an excellent life. My first CDE taught me things I still use today, and since her retirement, has become a good friend.

If anyone wants more information, or just to talk, use the email in my profile.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
I had blurred vision, thirst, and dizziness for a while before I was finally diagnosed.

You can buy a glucose blood tester at any pharmacy without needing a prescription. The cost should be less than $50, and probably every home should have one these days. If the fasting glucose (first thing in morning) is much above 120 then diabetes is a definite possibility (and should be confirmed by other lab tests via the doctor). When I finally was tested I had a fasting level of 300.

A week probably won't make much of a difference, but it won't hurt knowing what your glucose levels are now.
 
I was advised by my sister (who thinks all Western medicine is bunk) that cinammon is a great supplement to reduce cholesterol levels. A few years ago my cholesterol level was high enough to alarm my doctor and he gave me 3 months to get it under control. Cinammon played a big part in getting my numbers back down to normal. Since I love cinammon I'll continue to use it, and it's good to know that it also works in the case of diabetes as well.
 
You can get a glucose meter for 8.88 at Walmart

Plus you have to buy 50 test strips for $22, but still overall very inexpensive.

When this happened to me (type II), it was the vision which prompted the trip to the doc. I had to wear my bifocals while driving because I couldn't read the dashboard gauges without them. It was the optometrist who suggested diabetes as the reason for the sudden change in vision. I got a friend of mine with a meter to test me, and the reading was over 400. I didn't have many of the other symptoms except elevated thirst. Now seven years later I am well controlled via oral meds. You in all probability can be too. Just don't wait too long to act.

BTW, the Walmart meter although cheap to buy is of fine quality, and I use it for all my daily readings. (one at home, one at work)
 
I have an appointment with our family doctor Monday at 2:00. That's the earliest I could get in. I have been going to him since 1999. He is Canadian and is one of the best doctors we've been too. He has all my recent medical records/history. He listens to you and is very concern with the care he provides. Most doctor's motto here in metro Atlanta has become "get'em in~get'em out!"
 
Go see your doctor

I have insulin resistance and I'm tottering on the brink of type II diabetes. I've been controlling it with diet and exercise and the diabetes blood monitors they give you are very helpful. The only smart thing to do is go to your doctor and have a blood work-up done. Blurry vision and nausea are serious symptoms and shouldn't be ignored.
 
Thanks everyone!

I really appreciate the advice and the support from everyone. I will let you know what comes out of my Dr. appointment on Monday.

Ya'll are a great group of people!

Peace and blessings to all!
David
 
My doctor had diagnosed me with "Pre Diabetes" condition-check with your doctor-you might be able to get your glucose tester for no charge-the insurance co picks up the tab.that was with me.so far all my readings have been normal.-90-118.Yes-I use LOTS of cinammin-the doctor even recommended it.Just got 2 1 pound jars of it today-they will last about a month or so.love the stuff anyway.Use it in cerial and the Vita-Mix drinks.the fruits help as well.their natural carbs are actually good for you.also I get the Glucose tester tabs on prescription too.Its about $14 for 50 strips mounted on a revolver like disc that goes into the test machine.Neat to use-by Bayer.I only need to take one reading per day.
 
I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic almost 5 years ago. I am living ok with it. Have had to make alot of changes and I stick to them and that is how I keep my sugar under control.
If anyone has any questions, please email me at
[email protected] or telephone me at 520 299 2135.

Ross
 
Those recent pics of you are FABULOUS!

And I'd be willing to bet now that you are Slederella after taking off all those pounds, that your system is under less stress.

Oftentimes the appearance of diabetes goes when one works so diligently to slim down!
 
Hi Steve. My physician says that although my sugar level is below that of a diabetic, once a diabetic, always a diabetic for the rest of your life. I am living ok with it and do not complain. There is no pain or discomfort. But I am sure that the loss of 70 lbs has helped my sugar levels to drop not to mention my blood pressure is also at normal levels.

Ross
 
Went to the Doctor today

My fasting blood glucose level was 114. A reading between 100~125 is considered pre-diabetic. He is doing an Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test. Unlike a fasting blood glucose test or a daily finger stick, both of which measure your blood sugar level at a given time, the A1C test reflects your average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. Test results show what percentage of your hemoglobin — a protein found in red blood cells — is sugar coated (glycated).

He said my eyes were clear. YEA! He did tell me I needed to loose about 20 pounds (gee what a shock!) which would put me back at 178. He also told me to watch my sugar intake and take it easy on the carbs.

I'll post my other test results later this week.
 
Diabetic Cooking

I have been a type 2 diabetic since 1999. The best cookbook with real food used is Diabetic Healthy Exchanges by Joanna Lund. See the link below. Also her baking with splenda cookbook is good. She passed away a year or so ago but her group is keeping things going.

http://www.healthyexchanges.com/
 
Good news, David. It's possible your fasting level was lower than it has been in the past due to your watching your diet lately. The HA1C test will give you a more accurate picture of your blood glucose levels over time.

People make a lot of noise about sugar, but in reality it's actually not as bad for blood sugar levels as an equivalent number of calories of refined white starch. That's because white starches are more quickly converted in the body to blood glucose, causing a rapid spike that can be hard to control. Table sugar, or sucrose, takes longer to digest and therefore doesn't spike glucose as much. Better than both, of course, are whole grain starches like brown rice, whole wheat, etc. I understand that pasta is better as well, but don't know why that would be, since it's a refined white flour product as well.
 
3 week update

Since I first posted this thread things have improved dramtically:

1) Cut back on the sweets and carbs I had been consuming over the past several months. It has resulted in a 5 pound weight reduction.
2) Excercising at least 4 to 5 days a weeks which includes weight training 2 days a week. Treadmill two times a week. And a quick 30 walk at the mall during my lunch hour.
3) My fasting blood sugar has gone from 114 to 107 but I feel it will go further down later on.
4) Diabatic sysmptoms have imporved (thirst, peeing, hunger, blurred vision and fatigue).

Thanks for all the support and advice you have given!

You all are a cool bunch of people!

I really appreciate it!
David
 

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