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[momistj]

I have a couple of questions. I was just at my endo Dr and he thinks I may be a diabetic. The symptoms I am having are blurred vision at times. And thirsty all the time. and I have been fighting a yeast infection on my thighs for the last 3 months. I thought the yeast was due to the fact that the endo Dr has put me on levoxil to supress my thyroid to stop the growth of a goiter. It seems to be working. The goiter is not growing. But the main reason he is thinging I am a diabetic is because when I was preg. with my son 9 years ago I was a diabetic and was on inslun (spelling) two times a day. and with the fact that since I had him I have been fighting to loose wt. I am only 5'3" and I am right at 208. Not good but no matter what I do it will not come off. And then with the thirst thing and the vision and the yeast he is almost positive that is the problem. But I am only 33 is this a normal age for this. any info would be great

Stay Healthy

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TDJ

[PlaXibo]

There is no normal age for diabetes. I got juvenile diabetes when I was 22. Is your doctor going to have you do the glucose tolerance test? With that test it is rather easy(sometimes) to diagnose type two diabetes.

I wish you luck,

-Mark


[This message has been edited by PlaXibo (edited 02-24-2001).]

[Ken]

All the symptoms you describe, including you having Gestational Diabetes when you were pregnant, now point to Type 2 Diabetes.

A simple blood test can determine this which your doctor may want repeated several days after your first test to reconfirm your doctor's findings.

Often, when starting out with Type 2 diabetes, medication, managing your carbohydrate intake and exercise, cleared with your doctor, may be all that is needed to bring your diabetes under control.

Ken

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