Hi Everyone :wave:

Well, I might be diabetic.. I've been sick pretty much continuously for five months or so, my immune system has been pretty crappy. My mom (who is a nurse) has noticed that I have some of the signs of diabetes, so she suggested I go get tested. I had an appointment last week, and today they called and said I have to come back for additional testing on Thursday. That my fasting blood sugar was 112(I hadn't eaten anything and only drank small amounts of water during the 14 hours prior to the blood test)

So this is concerning to me.. I know virtually nothing about diabetes or the health problems it can cause. I also am a bit apprehensive because I battled with an eating disorder for a very long time, and I do not know if people who have had eating disorders have a higher rate of developing diabetes. And I'm a bit angry because I had spent all of those years during my struggle with an eating disorder monitoring my food and whatnot, and now I am angry that I may have to do that again, but this time it's not within my control. I was so grateful to finally be free from the rigidity, so the notion of going back to monitoring and all is somewhat depressing.

And I also just want to feel better.. I am tired of always getting sick, I am tired of always feeling crappy ...

I dunno, I guess I just need some support, or thoughts from people who have been there ?

The test they are doing on Thursday I'll be there for like two and a half hours they said, and they will draw my blood at intervals after they've given me something to drink, etc.

I hope someone can offer me support, info, or something?
Thanks

And I also just want to feel better.. I am tired of always getting sick, I am tired of always feeling crappy ...

I have some good news for you. If you are feeling crappy because of diabetes, you will start to feel better pretty soon. You live in a time when there is a lot of good medicines and a lot of knowledge about how diabetes works. Lots of doctors can treat it quite effectively. The medicines take only about a week to get to significant effect.

When your sugar levels are controlled well, the portion of feeling crappy which is due to diabetes will be GONE. Diabetes can indeed be a large contributor to feeling crappy. When your sugars are controlled well, you will feel good, and have good energy.

Your Thursday test is called a glucose-tolerance test, and it is a very reliable way to diagnose diabetes and provides your doctor with excellent information which will help him/her prescribe the correct therapy quickly.

While your fasting number indicates pre-diabetes, you may have more blood sugar problems after you have eaten. It is good that you are being sent for a glucose tolerance test. This test will tell you how well your body handles carbohydrates. How high your sugar goes gives a much better indication of how significant your glucose impairment is.

Has your doctor also done a hemoglobin a1c test? This is a blood test that gives an average of what your blood sugar has been for the last 3 months (although it is most accurate for the last 6 weeks).

Once you get the test results, post back with any questions you have There are a lot of us on this board with a lot of experience and we're more than willing to help.

Cora

Hi Cora, and thanks.. I am not sure if she did one of those, she did not tell me (?) I will be sure to ask when I see her on Thursday.. Thanks so much!