Am I Diabetic? My doctor wouldn't test me?!


Question: Am I Diabetic? My doctor wouldn't test me?
I went to my doctors and asked for a test and they made me fill in a questionnaire. I was asked questions such as, "are you overweight", "do you smoke", "do you drink regularly" and I answered no to most of them. They then said that I don't qualify for a test because I'm not really at risk. I've been showing symptoms though; I find myself needing the loo all the time (especially in the night, which is really annoying), I'm thirsty a lot, my feet are always freezing, and I never feel full after my meals until I've eaten something sweet. I also feel really faint a lot of the time and have to eat chocolate or have a sugary drink before I can feel better.

Am I diabetic? Could this be something else?

By the way, there is diabetes in the family; my Granddad is a type 2 diabetic.

Answers:

There are plenty of other reasons for nocturia (getting up a lot at night to urinate), and the most common ones in males are related to problems with the prostate gland. Ask your doctor for a urine test at least (they are cheap, can be done in the doctor's office, and should be done anyway to evaluate your urinary symptoms). Remind your doctor that diabetes runs in your family, and he/she might change their mind about doing a test for diabetes. You don't mention your age, but if you're over 40, you should be checked for it even without symptoms.

I am a physician with over 18 years of experience.



A simple blood glucose test takes 5 seconds and only costs a couple bucks.

Go to a different doctor.



If your doctor doesn't think it's worth it then it's probably not. They go through 8 years of school for a reason.



You sound a lot like me when I was at my worst health. If it was time for a meal and I did not get it I would become really jittery and cranky.....would feel better when I ate some carbs. Started doing low carb and a lot of the problems I had went away......I am pretty sure I have insulin resistance and high insulin levels.

A good start would be for you to go out and buy a cheap glucometer with 100 strips and start monitoring your blood sugar levels, it is an investment well worth the money.

Basically check your blood sugar upon waking, it should be 70-99. After eating it should not go above 140 and should go under 100 within 2 hours. And also check any time you are feeling funny, this feeling may show up as a abnormal reading on your meter.

Record your readings for a while in a logbook then bring it up with your doctor if it warrants.

Many Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders will not show up in Blood Sugar readings until your disease is far along.




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