I think I have diabetes?!
Question: I looked at the symptoms and I have a few of them but I am not over weight and I am only 14
I have been eating more lately
I have been drinking more
I have been going to the bathroom more
I have itchy skin on my face all the time
I do excersice daily but I haven't over the winter
I do not know what to do can anyone help?
Answers: I looked at the symptoms and I have a few of them but I am not over weight and I am only 14
I have been eating more lately
I have been drinking more
I have been going to the bathroom more
I have itchy skin on my face all the time
I do excersice daily but I haven't over the winter
I do not know what to do can anyone help?
Those are the beginning and most common symptoms of type 1 diabetes. My daughter had all those symptoms, plus she felt tired a lot. Type 1 has nothing to do with weight or what you've eaten. And you're the right age for it. Go to the doctor now, it's very serious, and if you develop ketoacidosis it can be immediately life threatening. Go NOW.
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I'm commenting on something one of your other responders said. If you get to the point where you have stomach pain and vomiting, that's the ketoacidosis. You want to go to the doctor before that happens.
go to the doctor and check
Check with your doctor!
Go see the doctor and they can do a glucose check
go to your docter
Go to your doctor and tell him/her your symptoms. He/she will then send you to do a blood test. That's the only way you can know for sure! :)
At your age you're most likely to have type one diabetes.
The main symptoms of this are:
Weight loss
Going to the toilet excessively-peeing several times during the night etc
Having excessive thirst
Stomach pain, feeling sick, vomiting
If the above apply you can go to the doctor to have your blood glucose measured.
check with your doctor
Please talk to your parents. You are very smart to be 14. I am sure they have health insurance for you. You need to see a doctor and get some blood work done. That is what you should do so you can get this resolved as soon as possible. Don't delay, act today! ! ! !
ok so i've now had type 1 diabetes for almost 4 years in march and i had all of those symptoms and a few more like a kind of crampng feeling but worse. i ended up going to the hospital because my parents thought it was the i had something wrong w/ one of my ribs because i had a lot of pain there and they ended up telling me that i had type 1 diabetes and i slept for like the first whole day i was there. DON'T QUESTION IT!! GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!!
buy a start up meter from walgreens or cvs pharmacy. it's about 15 dollars. read the instructions and check your blood sugar level. if it's near 200, go see a doctor. you may need to lower your sodium intake and lose a few pounds by staying active (walking or jogging). make sure you're not dehydrated. drink more water.
Some of the symptoms are:
Excessive weight loss
Extreme Thirst
Dizziness
Frequent Urination
Hunger
Tiredness
You should call ur doctor asap and tell him/her ur symptoms! They will send u out to get a blood test to see if u do. If u do they will rush u to the hospital immediatly! Good luck and best of wishes to u! I have diabetes type 1 and it isn't as bad as people think it realli is. The only thing that sux are the insulin injections! Thats why I got and insulin pump from minimed!
This is worth a trip to the doctor to find out. You have some of the symptoms but it can be some other things too.
Go to the doctors or pharmacy and they can do a blood test to see if you're diabetic or have any other type of problem and then they'll advise you on what to do next when they recieve the results