im sooo CONFUSED :S

[NeedsHelpBAD]

OMG ohkaay, I'm Krisitna Walker and i am 14 (about to be 15 years old), i have posted another question about whether or not i have diabetes cause i really don't know ??? i was tested last year because i showed some of the symptoms for type one Juvenile diabetes. but the results came back "negative". Thaats all the doctor told me he did not tell me the numbers. my symptoms that i am experiencing now are, excessive thirst (after i am done drinking my mouth is dry, it is dry other times as well.), a have to pee alot and its getting in the way of my school cause i am in academic everything and im having to go to the bathroom so much that im missing important lessons, and a couple of times my teachers wont let me got they say "you go to the bathroom to much!!!" and when they don't let me go i feel like im going to burst. but then after i finally get to relive myself i have to go again like an hour later. another symptom is severe head aches, i get them mostly when im doing physical activity. I am a figure skater so i am active like all the time *therefore head acches all the time*. Also i have been very very tired and i went to bed at like 9 and then woke up at 7 and was still tired throughout the day. My last symptom is numbness in my fingers and feet. This one really scared me one time before school my middle finger and index finger went numb, and they were like that for a got 3 hours. I am sorry for typying soo much but im REALLY SCARED :( but hey the way i look at it i have been trying to figure out what is wrong with me for like a year now and if i do end up having type 1 diabetes it will be a bitter sweet moment, sweet cause i will finally have an answer, and bitter because i have a disease that i have to live with for the rest of my life. :(

some one please help me ....

[venustiana]

Hi, you sound like a brave girl and I like your attitude. I have to tell you I was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes when I was 17 months old. Right know I just turned 46. Now days medicine has advanced and improved so much that if you are diabetic you can get a good control with a pump and live a normal life. It's not going to get in your way unless is out of control. All your symptoms our diabetic like. You really need to go to the doctor and get a real diagnosis asap. Just tell your mom what you are feeling and ask her to please take you to the doctor. Also, you could tell the school nurse to see what she recommends. Do not try to deal with this all by yourself. It's hard and you are not going to do well in school. You need some support so this doesn't affect your studies and skating etc. Good luck and God bless.

[NeedsHelpBAD]

thanx so much and again is it possible that i expirenced symptoms before and the doctors said there was nothing wrong. and now to be experiencing the same symptoms and have them say that i do have diabetes ??? * again not diagnosed yet*

thanx for everything :) also scince you have diabetes what are the symptoms of being high and low, so i know which one it is when its happening  (:

[Debbie22]

Hello Kristina!
Have a good talk to you mom, tell her everything that you just wrote and ask her to take you to see a doctor ASAP! If your family don't have a primary physician and if you have an insurance company that allows, tell your mom to set an appt with a Endocrinologist which is a doctor that is especialized in both types of Diabetes 1 and 2. An Endocrinologist knows EXACTLY what kind of especific antibodies tests that will allow her to make a decision. Based on your description it sounds that you have DM type 1 but there are certain antibodies that will be very active in your body that will give credibitily to her final diagnosis. For example, I am an unusual case of being completely normal person, with normal blood sugar my entire life. In a period of 6 weeks  (and I am not kidding!) I went from having a normal blood sugar to a blood sugar over 800... I am VERY thing person. After leaving to the hospital, I was sent do see an Endocrinologist who ordered several types of blood work including very especific Antibodies and they all came back positive. The funny thing is I AM NOT A TEENAGER OR CHILD this happened a little over 1 years ago, when  I was 39 years old (now I am 40).
So, my advice for you, team up with your mom and get an appt with a doctor ASAP!!
Please, tell your mom everything, including how disruptive this is to your life (school and figure skating). No one loves and cares about you more than your parents... she will understand...
One more thing, my first primary doctor MISSED completely the signs of the Diabetes! So, don't think that you are going nuts or that this is only in your mind...
Last thing: TELL YOUR MOM TO ASK COPIES OF ALL YOUR MEDICAL REPORTS, INCLUDING BLOOD WORK.... it is very important that we as caregiver of our children take charge of their health! :D
God bless you and let us know how was your visit with the doctor.
Take care!

[Cathygirl]

hi kristina!
i am 12 and a type 1 diabetic.
to tell u the truth i would just ask for a new test. then ask for the number specifically, and all that. its the easiest way

[venustiana]

There's a lot of symptoms, sometimes you feel few and next time you might feel others, is never the same. See, sometimes I feel the same symptoms for high and low like dizzy, blurry vision, extremely tired, sleepy, headache but only on the back of my head and neck. Now when is low I feel sweaty, and see purple spots everywhere kind of like when you see the flash on a camera, shaky. When is high I'm very thirsty and feel like I'm carrying something heavy. I hope this helps you!!!

[Richard157]

Hello there! i hope you will/have seen an endocrinologist (diabetes specialist) so you will be more likely to get a correct diagnosis. All of your symptoms are those of a Type 1 diabetic. Don't let this go on like this any longer so you will not experience complications with your eyes, kidneys or nervous system.

I have been Type 1 for 64 years and I am very healthy. I was diagnosed in 1945 when I was 6. With good control we Type 1's can have long, healthy lives. Good luck to you!

Richard