Hello,

I'm new here. My mother called yesterday to tell me her sister has been diagnosed with diabetes and she wanted me to keep an eye on my blood sugar. My father and both of his parents had diabetes. I just learned my mother's mother had it too. The doctor told my parents when I was fourteen they needed to watch my blood sugar because I was borderline. I was diabetic with one of my pregnancies.

The reason I'm posting is because I'm now forty. About a week ago I started experiencing something that has me concerned. I've been feeling dizzy and lightheaded, kind of like I've been drugged. It gets worse when I lean forward, bend over or exert myself. There are times it feels as though my brain actually shifts (as in moving in my head).

I've tried several different changes in my routine: eating more often, getting more sleep, drinking less coffee and more water and such; nothing has helped. I also put on 25 pounds suddenly after starting school last fall. This surprised me because I became more active than usual, walking and climbing stairs and such. I had started eating more (better actually because up until then I had only eaten one meal a day).

Yesterday I realized I was getting emotional quiet easily and that is out of the ordinary too. Does any of this sound as though I might need to have my blood sugar tested?

Thank You
Chayuta

for your peace of mind get your sugar tested ask the dr to run a glucose test on you with your family hx it is likely you can move from borderline up to a diabetic........... good luck

[This message has been edited by delrae4753 (edited 06-09-2003).]

Thank you for your reply. I'm checking to see if there's a diabetes clinic in my area. I have financial restraints and can't afford a visit to the doctor with blood test included. Does any of what I mentioned before sound like symptoms of diabetes or not?
Chayuta

[This message has been edited by chayuta (edited 06-09-2003).]

Chauta,
The symptoms you've described could be indicative of any number of things, some of which could be serious, many of which would not be all that serious but still would need treatment.

Unfortunately, the only way you're going to get any answers is to see a doctor. In the meantime, keep a written log of your symptoms: when they occur, what you were doing just before they occurred, what you ate that day, what you drank, etc. Bring that with you and it could be helpful to the doctor in determining what's wrong.

You cant afford a dr do you have a health department there perhaps you can go there and get a blood test