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I'm terriefied that i might have diabetes!!!!! help me!!!! please!
okay.this is going to be long but if you need to know more about type two diabetes here is a link to a website that defines diabetes
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so basicallly. i live in england and am a 14/f
i weigh 100 kg. thus (big suprise) i am obese.
that's one of the symptoms/causes of type 2
diabetes.
the other symptoms are:
Excessive thirst
Passing of excessive amounts of urine
Fatigue
Frequent skin infections e.g. boils
Itchiness
Blurred vision
Cuts or sores that take a long time to heal
but for me:
Excessive thirst- i don't really think i drink too
too much but i can't deny that i drink a lot but i
think i have always been that way, so i'm not sure.
Passing of excessive amounts of urine- okay this is
complicated. se since i was a kid, i have had
problems wetting the bed. recently i've been
stopping and now in the night i can't get to sleep cos i keep thinking i need to go to the toilet which i do (every10 secs!) but barley any pee comes out so does it count?
Fatigue- i'm generally sleepy person but no more than usaul which is saying a lot because it's midnight although i'm yawning but i did i wen't to sleep lat ight at 330 am and woke up about 1 pm . is that sleepng for too long?
Frequent skin infections e.g. boils - no boils but we just got a cat and recently my les have in sore and itchy where the cat scrathed me. no infections however but i have strech marks
Itchiness
as mentioned cat allergies as well as hayfever so not certain. i'm not trying to excuse my itchienes but when i hug my cat then my eyes get itchy after so i'm sure it's the cat. i'm not sure about my legs but my mom (who is a doctor) says it's cos the cat scrathed my and the marks on my legs show some wierd thiing to do with glands that i can't remeber
Blurred vision - i wear glasses so thee's no way to tell
Leg pain - i'm not sure what defines leg pain but i super clumsy so i constantly twist my leg and i'm double jointed so as of yester day i'm on crutches and it hurts so i dunno
Cuts or sores that take a long time to heal the scrathes on my legs have been the same for a few days but i can't tell
one last thing, i really don't wanna go to the doctors because as i'm under 16 my mom would find out and i don't want her of all peole, to find out because she is a mean person. is ther a sure way for me to find out withut her finding out that i have it or not?????? help me!!!!!!!
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From the information you supplied, it doesn't sound like you have diabetes at all. Everything you mentioned about signs of diabetes can be something completely different, take for example:
Excessive thirst - Larger people need to drink more water. We (yes, I'm overweight too) have more body than thinner people so we need more water to keep everything hydrated. In addition, if you aren't drinking at least 6 8oz glasses of pure water (no additives in it for flavoring) then you are probably dehydrated anyway. Your body will crave WATER but when you grab a soda or juice it isn't hydrating you as well so your body still craves more and more, hoping to get enough clean fluid (water) to hydrate you properly.
Passing of excessive amounts of urine - Having a bed-wetting problem and going to go full-pee every 30 minutes is totally different. In addition, it sounds like you have a bladder issue--like a small or overactive bladder. It's common and I knew of a guy who wet the bed when he was 19 because of a very overactive bladder. You can speak to your doctor about this and they may help you have more insight on the problem, and might be able to help you with a medication to slow the process down.
Fatigue - You are overweight. Overweight people tend to be less active, which is one reason they are overweight. Their bodies carry more weight so they tire easier than thinner people. I suggest exercising daily, regardless of how tired you are that day. If you take steps to keep active then you WILL feel a lot better. I am overweight and always tired, but when I joined Curves (a fitness place for women) I noticed a large increased amount of energy on the days I actually worked out.
Frequent skin infections e.g. boils - Cat scratches aren't skin infections. Skin infections means you get random bumps that come up on your skin for no reason, and these bumps have puss in them when you pop them open. An infected cat scratch wouldn't even mean anything, it only means you allowed dirt to get into a wound. Stretch marks have NOTHING to do with skin infections, it only means you're overweight in your case. Your skin has stretched as far as it could so it left marks where it stretched to it's limits to allow your body to expand. You can decrease stretch marks by purchasing lotions specifically for this problem, but if you don't lose weight you'll always have them.
Itchiness - They are not talking about allergies at all with this symptoms. They are saying that if you randomly, frequently become very, very itchy for no reason (or are always itchy for no reason) then you have a sign. This would better be said by "unexplained itchiness" to clear up misconceptions.
Blurred vision - There is a way to tell even though you wear glasses. When you have your glasses on, can you still see clearly? If things are blurry then you are experiencing blurry vision. Your glasses were made to compensate for the loss in your eyes, having them equal out to a decent 20/20 vision. If you still have problems with blurred vision THEN something is wrong or your prescription needs to be changed because your eyes have gotten better/worse.
Leg pain - Again, this would better be explained with beginning with "unexplained" rather than just an overall let pain. If your lets randomly become achy and painful for no reason at all THEN you have a symptom. If you actually fell or twisted your leg then it has nothing to do with diabetes but your own clumsiness.
Cuts or sores that take a long time to heal - This means that a cut or sore you have experienced is simply not going away. I would say that a few days to a week is nothing to worry about, but weeks or months is something that is serious because your body is not healing itself properly. Some wounds naturally heal faster than others depending on how deep and large they are so you have to take that into consideration as well.
If you truly feel that you may be diabetic (and I simply do not think any of the "symptoms" you "experience" is even remotely suggestive of diabetes) then you NEED to make a doctor's appointment for a small blood test. They can usually just prick your finger and tell right away if you have blood sugar issues.
To lessen your risk of diabetes you need to become more active and drink more water. This is your life we're talking about and not taking care of yourself will shorten it dramatically. Please consider doing something to improve your overall health, diabetes or not.
So, in short, I wouldn't worry about you having diabetes just yet but you are probably high-risk for it. Do your best to get healthier so you don't have to worry about these problems in the future. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me :)
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First off this sort of home diagnosis is totally counter productive. Before you know it you will see symptoms where there are none, and you might even start manifesting some just because you worry so much about them. Furthermore, people on this site cannot offer anything more than a guess based on the facts you provided. That is no good either.
So, you need to stop worrying (if you can), and you need to get tested. I did a little net research and you can get home test kits. All you need is a little cash. Here is one place called first air warehouse from England:
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Now, since I assume you might have difficulty ordering online, I am pretty sure that if these things are on the net you can also find them in stores. Check at your local pharmacy or something like that. They appear to be both inexpensive and somewhat common.
If you do end up testing positive, do tell someone right away. If you test negative (as I suspect you will), maybe it will give you a push nonetheless to do something about your weight.
Anyhow, good luck.
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If you're truly afraid that you have diabetes, you should go to the doctor. It's a shame that your mom is such a mean person.
Honestly, a lot of your problems are probably a result of your weight and inactivity. The more you drink and the less you exercise, the more you will have to urinate. This is because you are not sweating through physical activity to rid your body of some of the excess water. The fatigue is probably because you are inactive and thus have a harder time getting a good night sleep. Like you said you have allergies, which do play a large role in your itchiness. The leg pain is, like you said, from your double-jointedness and the fact that you hurt your leg.
Make sure you keep active -- a lot of your problems will go away through activity. If you are able to bring down your weight, the severity of diabetes also goes down -- there's a strong correlation between obesity and type 2 diabetes.
I hope everything works out fine for you!
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