Could it be Diabetes?

[Danyella34]

I am a 19 y/o female, 5'7 and I weigh about 120 lbs.  For the past year I have had increasing side effects, getting worse.  I have had numerous tests ran, MRI, Holter Monitor,Echo, etc.  I have migranes, numerous times a day along with blacking out. BEfore I black out, I get really hot, and then my heart starts racing, and thenI become really weak.  Aside from my 'spells' I have chest pain and nausea.  I got sick of spending money i didn't have on useless tests, so I stopped going to the dr.  So now, I have tingling in my legs, and my arms...and sometimes my arms get heavy to where I can't lift them..and the tingling is very painful.  My neurologist and my doctor couldn't find anything wrong.  First my dr tried to tell me i was anorexic, and by my weight, you can tell that I'm not.  I eat constantly..despite the fact that I have nausea, I have gained weight, about 5 lbs. I actually blacked out while I was driving one night and got in a car wreck and I'm not supposed to drive.  But the pain is intense.  I seem like I never get enough sleep and I would like to know what these symptoms sound like. Please help me!! thank you SO much!

[Forum-vol-wak]

I am not a pysican but the mom of a type one diabetic.


Knowing the warning signs for type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) could save a life.

Warning signs of type 1 diabetes (these may occur suddenly):
Extreme thirst
Frequent urination
Sudden vision changes
Sugar in urine
Fruity, sweet, or wine-like odor on breath
Increased appetite
Sudden weight loss
Drowsiness, lethargy
Heavy, labored breathing
Stupor, unconsciousness

If you exhibit one or more of these symptoms, call a doctor immediately

i would suggest that if your docotor cannot find anything wrong - get a seocond or third opinion if ou need to.

[Danyella34]

Oh yes...also.  I have my stages, I can go two weeks, and I don't have any symptoms at all, and then I have these symptoms full on for two full straight weeks.  It comes and goes...

[JDRF-VOL-SG]

Have you been tested for hypoglycemia? Breaking out in a sweat is a common symptom of low blood sugar, and it is possible to pass out if the sugar levels get too low. Most healthy people find that their bodies fix the situation pretty quickly once the brain sends out signals for emergency sugars to be released from the liver, which would mean that the symptoms are temporary. So hypoglycemia spells could be the cause of passing out... and of course the number might be very normal when you are discovered and blood is drawn because the body has already released emergency sugars. Tingling sensations, fatigue, hot flashes OR feeling unexplainably chilled, headaches, nausea, inability to concentrate are all symptoms of hypoglycemia. And some people (me included) can have a racing heart and discomfort in the chest caused by muscle spasms when hypoglycemic. Maybe a glucose tolerance test would show how your pancreas responds to stimulus. You might want to start taking some written notes when this happens... what did you eat that day? Are there any things that happened that elevated stress levels? Looks for possible triggers so that you may be able to treat them and maybe stop the cycle.

One friend of mine found that he becomes hypoglycemic if he takes vitamins containing chromium. Once he stopped the intake of chromium, his symptoms of hypoglycemia stopped. So that is another thing to look at.

The other thing I would suggest if you haven't already had these checked out would be all other endocrine glands. Are you producing enough thyroid and cortisol hormones??? You may have to ask your doctor to check these things. Odd how we used to go to doctors and assume that they would immediately know what our problems' causes were, but medical knowledge has come so far that no doctor can know it all now. Sometimes the patient stumbles across the answer first by doing research on his or her own, and then asks the doctor to check it out.