Should I get diabetes checked if I didn't sleep well?
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I'm drinking more even though I don't feel thirsty, so I don't know if that counts as "thirst". And I don't have any trouble with my vision, just the possible nerve change that I was told about.
Anyway, I'm going to look into getting a family doctor this weekend so I can make an appointment to get checked.
My question is are you urinating a lot more? That's the real tip off that something is wrong. Vision and nerve problems generally come later after months/years of running blood sugars that are too high.
Borrow a finger stick and a blood glucose strip from a diabetic and test your blood sugar on their machine. Its not authoritative, but will certainly give you a real good idea if you are either diabetic or pre-diabetic. If your blood sugar is above 120 that should get your attention.
I use the trueresult/truetest strips that amazon sells. They require much less blood than the cheaper strips wal-mart has though more blood than some of the premium priced strips require.. they are a good bang for the buck.
I don't prick my fingertip.. I prick the little pad of area to the right of the palm of my left hand.. much less painful and virtually identical results. This is something that is not rocket science and people can be proactive about managing before being officially diagnosed from a doctor, say if your A1C hasn't climbed high enough and you don't want to purposely eat carbs just to get an 'official' diagnosis.
My A1C was .3% short, or around 5.4% when I found out I was having post meal blood sugar spikes... the doctor said "no you're fine" because I didn't hit the magic number.
My fasting blood sugars have been in the mid 90's for quite some time (tested using annual health exams at work)... this is a warning sign of post meal blood sugars that could eventually become a problem in some people.. a good fasting level is under 90 mg/dl. If you have a fasting sugar in the 90's and have a history of eating large meals full of carbs you could be "pre-pre-diabetic" and simple portion control and smaller meals, spreading out the glycemic load, can make it so you never really worsen beyond what you're at...
No entire deep dish pizzas or multiple dairy queen blizzards which I was known to do in my early 20's. That kind of stuff is why there's a type 2 diabetes epidemic. Eat 1/4 to 1/3 the pizza at a sitting, wait 3 hours, eat another 1/4 to 1/3... much healthier.
My DH's numbers were increasing a little and also was not getting enough sleep. We learned that the sleep apnea he had not only puts him at risk for heart disease, but also diabetes. After he had the sleep apnea treated his numbers were better - not gone but better. People eat more carbs when they are tired to get more energy which increases the sugar. Getting old is not for the weak!
Well I didn't get the chance to see the doctor the other day. I actually only had an X-ray planned with another specialist for my pneumonia and was told the doctor would call if there was a problem.
I still have a suspicion that I could have diabetes. I've been needing to urine alot more, even right after I leave the washroom and had just finished urinating. I need to drink 12 glasses of water on days that I work at my physically active job, so I can sleep well at night, but I can stick to my usual 8 on the weekends.
On days that I didn't sleep well the night before, I feel numbness at random times during the day on my hands and feet. But I never feel numbness on the days that I did sleep well the night before. But I suppose that could be related to my lack of sleep, which I'm working on avoiding.
I'm 23 years old and am obese, with a BMI between 30 and 40. My mother was diagnosed with diabetes in her late 40s. So if I got it, is it considered genetic if I was born when she didn't have it yet?
Also, 2 years ago I was referred to a neuro-ophtalmologist after a doctor looked into my eyes with his light and said there was something about the nerve system that I should get checked out. After doing some research, I found out that this could be related to diabetes. I put getting this checked out on hold so I can work on other personal goals, but I gave the referral to the neuro-ophtalmologist and they should be making an appointment for me soon.
Based on what I described, does it sound like I have diabetes? I am working on losing weight and reducing carbs at the moment.
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Make sure that you are getting enough sleep, otherwise, you cannot control your blood sugar(Indiana University School of Nephrology-Kidney Specialist). The cause of diabetes is unknown(Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, University of Cincinnati, and Indiana University). When you do not control your blood sugar, your kidneys have to work very hard, and sooner or later, they quit. At 10-15 percent of kidney function, you will have to go on dialysis and after living with these people on Home Dialysis, they are some of the biggest hypocrites known to God. Control, control that blood sugar, you will be glad you did.
Make sure that you are getting enough sleep, otherwise, you cannot control your blood sugar(Indiana University School of Nephrology-Kidney Specialist). The cause of diabetes is unknown(Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, University of Cincinnati, and Indiana University). When you do not control your blood sugar, your kidneys have to work very hard, and sooner or later, they quit. At 10-15 percent of kidney function, you will have to go on dialysis and after living with these people on Home Dialysis, they are some of the biggest hypocrites known to God. Control, control that blood sugar, you will be glad you did.
Interesting comment on Home Dialysis patients .... can you elaborate?
Sleep and diabetes, it's not a matter of sleep it's a matter of good sleep, if you go to bed and sleep 8 hours but feel as though you didn't sleep it could be diabetes, if you are tired and take a nap but wake up feeling worst than you did before the nap it could be diabetes. if you get confused easily, feel extremely sleepy after eating, urinating a lot, urine smells bad. It all goes a long with diabetes, best advise is to tell your doctor.
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