diabetes diagnosis question

[robbiecriss]

My bloodwork has always come back perfect as it relates to diabetes but I do feel I have some of the symptoms periodically like frequent urination, tiredness, fatigue, even periodic finger numbness, etc... The question is this: Can you have diabetes without blood work presenting it? And if so how do you make sure?

[WaveRider]

I'm unsure why you tailgated onto this thread instead of opening your own new post. To answer your concern -

"I took the A1C Blood Test and my results were 6.2 (143.4)"
What is 143.4? An A1c of 6.2% equates to daily glucose average of 131 mg/dl. Also, wherever you read 6.2% as prediabetes is incorrect. Diabetes is classified starting at 6% or 126 mg/dl.

Unless you are willing to eat a proper nutrition, exercise daily, maintain normal body no diabetes medication will make you normal. They help you to lower your blood sugar levels only if you do the aforementioned. Ignore these lifestyle changes and diabetes will gradually progress with more and more severe side effects.

With high CRP and SED rates something else is going on inside your body besides diabetes. When you see your doctor be sure to go over all your lab results. Pay attention not only to those that are marked High, or marked Low, buts also to any that are borderline. Good luck -

[redbutterfly532]

I took the A1C Blood Test and my results were 6.2 (143.4); My C-Reactive Protein and Sed Rates were also high.  I am 48 and have felt really crappy for last three months with leg and foot cramps, tingling extremities, blurred vision, fatigue, dizziness, and moments of nearly fainting. I can barely sleep at nights on account of my needing to urinate three or four times. I will be reviewing my test results this week with my MD, and will be relieved if these symptoms are Diabetes, as the last few months have been pure hell in terms of how badly I have felt with no confirmation of a diagnosis.

I have read that 6.2 A1C reading was Pre-Diabetes, but am concerned I have have Diabetes just by the overwhelming symptoms.

I am curios, and impatient....If this is my diagnosis, are there medications, other than diet and exercise that can make me feel better and normalize my glucose rate?  I'm afraid I don't have the stamina to treat this with diet and exercise alone. I am also extremely lightheaded, which forgoes my ability for exercise.  I sure cant wait to get my old self back.  How long do you think it will take to feel normal again  -if, in fact, I am Diabetic.?

Thank you

[redbutterfly532]

I took the A1C Blood Test and my results were 6.2 (143.4); My C-Reactive Protein and Sed Rates were also high.  I am 48 and have felt really crappy for last three months with leg and foot cramps, tingling extremities, blurred vision, fatigue, dizziness, and moments of nearly fainting. I can barely sleep at nights on account of my needing to urinate three or four times. I will be reviewing my test results this week with my MD, and will be relieved if these symptoms are Diabetes, as the last few months have been pure hell in terms of how badly I have felt with no confirmation of a diagnosis.

I have read that 6.2 A1C reading was Pre-Diabetes, but am concerned I have have Diabetes just by the overwhelming symptoms.

I am curios, and impatient....If this is my diagnosis, are there medications, other than diet and exercise that can make me feel better and normalize my glucose rate?  I'm afraid I don't have the stamina to treat this with diet and exercise alone. I am also extremely lightheaded, which forgoes my ability for exercise.  I sure cant wait to get my old self back.  How long do you think it will take to feel normal again  -if, in fact, I am Diabetic.?

Thank you

[Zoelula]

Lucy, you really don't make clear if you are a type 2 diabetic and if so what treatment you are on. Your blood sugar is too high (156 a bit and 273 very). You need to change your diet to limit your carb intake. If you are doing this, getting regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight then you need to be prescribed medications. If you are already taking meds then you still need to see your doctor for a change to a regimen that will control your blood sugar.

[lucy21361952957]

I cannot control my blood sugar, it is all over the chart. For example two days ago I tested it after dinner and read 156, last night I ate the very same food and tested it to 273.  Can someone please help me?

[FRANCINE1968]

I went to the doctors last week because I had the following symptoms: I get shakey, feel famished at times, my tongue feels funny, lightheaded, weakness, and I have been getting nausea..........

Other symptoms I have recently developed are slight body oder (which I NEVER had before) and what appears to be hot flashes.

I took bloodwork for anemia, thyroid, sugar...........etc. My sugar levels came back high (so I was told).  They had me come in to do more testing and these tests came back normal.....

I know I am NOT losing my mind. I am having these symptoms which use to be infrequent have turned frequent! This has all happened within a months time.  Do you have any answers?

Sincerely,

Francine

[MomOfTwoGrls]

just to name a few.  Fibromyalgia, carpel tunnel, stress and so on

[MomOfTwoGrls]

there are other things besides diabetes that can cause your symptoms.  However, do what the above poster said.  Get a H1C hemoglobin and see what your 3 month range is. .

[robbiecriss]

Thanks for your comments. What are some other problems you mentioned associated with these symptoms like fatigue, tingling of extremities, etc...?

[WaveRider]

Get this lab; hemoglobin A1C (HGBA1C or hbA1c) to see if you are a diabetic candidate. The test measures glucose on red cells over the past three months. Range varies depending on your lab. Mine is <6%. For further explanation go here http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/adam/data/003640.html