Do you think someone could go 10 years with diabetes and not know it?!
Question: Do you think someone could go 10 years with diabetes and not know it!?
Answers:
Yes!. The symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes are sometimes very subtle and people don't think to mention them at a doctor's appointment until they become really bothersome (eg!. decreased sensation in the feet and lower legs or having wounds that heal slowly)!.
So yes, a lot of people have type 2 diabetes now and don't yet know it!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
So yes, a lot of people have type 2 diabetes now and don't yet know it!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yea, I'm pretty sure it is possible!.
The main problem with Diabetes is high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)!. This by itself has NO symptoms!.
So people most often just ignore the aches and pains of diabetes, sometimes just passing it off as "getting older"!. And many of the symptoms are so slow, you get used to them without noticing them -- like failing eyesight!.
So many people don't know they have diabetes until somthing more serious happens -- they get gangrene of a toe, their hands or feet are numb, they get an active "bleed" in one eye, or even through the neuropathy they get what they think is Irritable Bowel Syndrome!.
The HgA1C (or just A1C) test can now be handled in the doctors office in 5-10 minutes!. This test give a good indication of the POSSIBILITY of diabetes, and shoul be part of everyone's annual physical!.
But how many actually GET an annual physical!?!?
Yes, it IS possible to go 10 years without knowing that you;re diabetic!. While looking back after I was diagnosed, I'm pretty sure I had symptoms for at least 5 yeatr, maybe 7-10, but ignored them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The main problem with Diabetes is high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)!. This by itself has NO symptoms!.
So people most often just ignore the aches and pains of diabetes, sometimes just passing it off as "getting older"!. And many of the symptoms are so slow, you get used to them without noticing them -- like failing eyesight!.
So many people don't know they have diabetes until somthing more serious happens -- they get gangrene of a toe, their hands or feet are numb, they get an active "bleed" in one eye, or even through the neuropathy they get what they think is Irritable Bowel Syndrome!.
The HgA1C (or just A1C) test can now be handled in the doctors office in 5-10 minutes!. This test give a good indication of the POSSIBILITY of diabetes, and shoul be part of everyone's annual physical!.
But how many actually GET an annual physical!?!?
Yes, it IS possible to go 10 years without knowing that you;re diabetic!. While looking back after I was diagnosed, I'm pretty sure I had symptoms for at least 5 yeatr, maybe 7-10, but ignored them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i did and i had the test for it !. every time the test said hypoglycemic and it was incorrect, acording to a DR I met later who said it is all one disease and should have been monited and treated all along!. I had it 28 years with fairly serious symptoms before I found out!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yes All Diabetics are not insulin Dependent!.Type 2 is controlled with diet an exercise!.If you have a family history regular blood work is best!.You could have signs and symptoms and associate it with something else!.Www@Answer-Health@Com