My mom tells me I have diabetes. I am 17, I am about 5'11 and weigh 185 pounds. I don't look fat but I have a flabby gut and all, anyways, I'm always hungry. No matter how sick I get from eating too much I eat more. I constantly crave sugar and stuff like that. Every time I go to the bathroom it is very comon that it's diahrea. My lower stomach will start to hurt alot and then I'll go to the bathroom. I don't know if I do have diabetes, but I would just like to know if I am at risk or if I'm just paranoid, thanks.

Hi, I don,t think you have diabetes, but you definitely have an eating disorder that needs to be addressed, it.s also affecting your digestive system. You could be hypoglycemic,which is low blood asugar, people who have that have to eat pretty often to keep their blood sugars up.

You can schedule an appointment with your MD to be tested for diabetes. The MD can draw blood and do a Hemoglobin A1c test, which measures the average amount of blood sugar in your body for the previous 2-3 months.

Another test would be to test your blood sugar before and after you drink a specially made drink with glucose to see how your body handles it.

Diabetics come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Though a lot of us are very heavy, I know some that would have to run around in a shower to get wet. The sooner you find out if you have diabetes, the sooner you can get it under control, to help prevent or delay complications that may not be seen until 40 or 50 years in the future. Good luck.

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