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well right now i can say that i am not in the greatest health i could be in....i am 18 years old and 250 pounds.....i have had a history of blood pressure being high back in junior high and now im in college and the last time i went to my health center (about two months ago) and they said both times i went it was slightly high....however they said it could be the anxiety of me being in the clinic because i was nervous and worried about other things. But starting in mid December i began getting slightly numbing pain in my hands (only once or twice in my left hand a long time back, but quite often in my right hand) the numbing pain sometimes wont happen for a week or so and then it will numb my wrist and hand area and it really concerns me....granted my eating habits in the past have not been the best choices but i am starting to be very conscious of what i am eating and trying to exercise more often. Could this be meaning i might be pre-diabetic or could it be something else. I have also had a sore throat for a longtime too and not sure if that is related to what im feeling. I did buy a new laptop after thanksgiving, but didnt experience the pain after half a month or so. could it be something else???? I am just curious as to what it might be. I plan on going to the doctor if the numbing and tingling feeling in my hand doesn't go away. thanks for your time and input! i appreciate it.
I'd ask the health plan to test you for diabetes. I really feel for you. I just found out I had diabetes and I weight 220 pounds. I also found out that my insulin resistance was partially causing my weight gain, and then my weight gain was making the insulin resistance worse, and then viscious cycle. Anytime you are in the overweight/obese category (I am myself obese technically according to the doctors so not meaning to be rude to you, just scientific), you are at risk for prediabetes and diabetes. But, it may be something entirely different, so you really gotta get a good doctor. And sometimes the conditions people have cause the weight issue, not the other way around, no matter how much people will scream at you until they are blue in the face. That's not to give you carte blanche to go eat whatever you want, but you still have to diet and watch it, and if they figure out what you have, medicine will probably do wonders. There are also weight loss drugs out there, but docs want to rule out other conditions first before prescribing them. Again, you need a good doctor, who listens to you, spends time, orders tests and full workups and is willing to send you to specialists if needed. If you are on a HMO through your college health plan, I am sorry. They suck.
Just as a side note, tingling like that could be other things besides nerve damage or high blood pressure. I have raynauds syndrome, which is bad blood circulation to my outer extremeties like fingers and toes. Doctor ruled out nerve damage and found it to be circulation thing. I had it long before the diabetes, for many many years. I also have autoimmune problems, which is part of the raynauds.
Anyways, to try to figure out what is wrong with your numbing in your hands, it could be so many things. I have had health problems since I was 18, and frankly, most colleges, even if they are prestigious, to me, it's more like a death plan. I have never had good medical experience in a university/college setting. And after I went to college, my husband was in grad school and I worked at the college and we had their health/death plan there. I would think about getting a doctor close to your parent's house, if your insurance will take it or if your parents will pay for it or if you can get on their insurance still. Once my husband graduated grad school, and I got a job with real health insurance, I started getting diagnosed with stuff that the doctors at the colleges should have caught and they were either too lazy or incompetent or too busy doing their research and not wanting to help the patients. I also found out being on a health plan through college, if you don't have other insurance, you usually can't go elsewhere. My dad had me on his insurance for a bit while I was in college, in addition to the college's plan, but it was too expensive to carry both.
Hang in there. And start being proactive for your health requesting tests and making yourself heard. Because it seems a lot of doctors won't do it for you. I'm in my early 30s, and I wish I had been more demanding when I was 18 through 25. They could have fixed so much sooner. And whether or not what you have, dieting is always good, if you pick one that is healthy, not a fad diet. But, cutting carbs, although it is part of all these fad diets, does help weight loss whether you have diabetes or you don't. You just have to make sure if you cut carbs, you keep what you are eating healthy, get enough fiber, all those nutrients, etc.
Just as a side note, tingling like that could be other things besides nerve damage or high blood pressure. I have raynauds syndrome, which is bad blood circulation to my outer extremeties like fingers and toes. Doctor ruled out nerve damage and found it to be circulation thing. I had it long before the diabetes, for many many years. I also have autoimmune problems, which is part of the raynauds.
Anyways, to try to figure out what is wrong with your numbing in your hands, it could be so many things. I have had health problems since I was 18, and frankly, most colleges, even if they are prestigious, to me, it's more like a death plan. I have never had good medical experience in a university/college setting. And after I went to college, my husband was in grad school and I worked at the college and we had their health/death plan there. I would think about getting a doctor close to your parent's house, if your insurance will take it or if your parents will pay for it or if you can get on their insurance still. Once my husband graduated grad school, and I got a job with real health insurance, I started getting diagnosed with stuff that the doctors at the colleges should have caught and they were either too lazy or incompetent or too busy doing their research and not wanting to help the patients. I also found out being on a health plan through college, if you don't have other insurance, you usually can't go elsewhere. My dad had me on his insurance for a bit while I was in college, in addition to the college's plan, but it was too expensive to carry both.
Hang in there. And start being proactive for your health requesting tests and making yourself heard. Because it seems a lot of doctors won't do it for you. I'm in my early 30s, and I wish I had been more demanding when I was 18 through 25. They could have fixed so much sooner. And whether or not what you have, dieting is always good, if you pick one that is healthy, not a fad diet. But, cutting carbs, although it is part of all these fad diets, does help weight loss whether you have diabetes or you don't. You just have to make sure if you cut carbs, you keep what you are eating healthy, get enough fiber, all those nutrients, etc.
I might ad, sugar blows cholesterol out of the water when it comes to heart disease. Sugar inflames the blood vessels, which leads to increase clotting, pre-diabetic insulin resistance, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity.
Toxic blood – blood thickening elements: get checked for elevated homocysteine, lipoprotein (a), C-reactive protein, fibrinogen and ferritin.
Toxic blood – blood thickening elements: get checked for elevated homocysteine, lipoprotein (a), C-reactive protein, fibrinogen and ferritin.
You're asking a question like "My head hurts, what do you think is wrong?" There are no doctors on this forum. However, I would focus on your high blood pressure. Keep in mind the human body will protect your internal organs first and foremost. With high blood pressure your limbs are the first to be sacrificed for the sake of maintaining your organ integrity. With added and unnecessary weight this only adds to your problems and is surely increasing your blood pressure.
You're body is giving you warning signs, the alarm is going off and you'll need to make drastic life style changes asap.
Get your checkup ASAP. Get your blood pressure taken before you see the doctor AND then after to see if you are going through major swings. Be sure blood labs are drawn for HgbA1c (diabetic test), a CBC (complete blood check), get an EKG or better yet a heart treadmill stress test, and then make an appointment with a nutritionist at your local hospital and educate yourself about improving your lifestyle and eating habits.
Good luck.
You're body is giving you warning signs, the alarm is going off and you'll need to make drastic life style changes asap.
Get your checkup ASAP. Get your blood pressure taken before you see the doctor AND then after to see if you are going through major swings. Be sure blood labs are drawn for HgbA1c (diabetic test), a CBC (complete blood check), get an EKG or better yet a heart treadmill stress test, and then make an appointment with a nutritionist at your local hospital and educate yourself about improving your lifestyle and eating habits.
Good luck.
i also have the tingling feeling in my foot sometimes but its rarely ever noticeable. The arms, hand and wrist are the ones that numb the most frequently. anyone have any other ideas as to what this could be? I do plan on going to the doctor in about two weeks for a checkup but would just like some other opinions!
Thank you for your reply! Do you think the numbing feeling in my arms and sometimes my feet could be a result of anything else? It really freaks me out sometimes a lot! Thanks again!
Unfortunately nothing here sounds like Daibetes. Have the clinic run an A1c test and or a Glucose Tolerence test. These will tell you if you are diabetic or Pre-diabetic.
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