help i don't know what i have!

[christineSST]

I don't know whats wrong with me I just got married and am in school to be a surgical technologist and i haven't had insurance in 4 months
please please help me figure out what's wrong

Okay i take no medicines(I used to take the DepoProvera shot but stopped in January), and have no allergies, i am a white 19yr old female 5ft 2in, I have exercise induced asthma, I also have a barely noticable heart murmur, and scoliosis.

HERE ARE MY SYMPTOMS::::
1. Sudden swelling of whole body Gained 40lbs in 3months. I weighed 110lbs now at about 150lbs(not eating anymore than usual,theres no way it's fat)
2. When I lay down i get chest(seems like heart) pains when I exhale
3. I drink a lot of water (I used to rarely drink water)
4. I don't like sweets anymore
5. I'm tired a lot
6. When I wake up in the mornings my body is more swelled than during the day

thanks

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the forum!
The symptoms could be due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Especially if you have a family history of diabetes, this should be looked into. There is a possibility that diabetes affected your kidney and this is causing water retention.
The other possibility is diabetes insipidus which happens due to adrenal gland dysfunction. Polycystic disease of the ovary is another possibility that causes resistance to insulin and high glucose levels causing similar symptoms.
It is difficult to comment beyond this on net. You may need to consult an internal medicine specialist regarding this.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[Pres0081]

Hi Christine,

You might want to get tested for diabetes. Some of your symptoms do point in that direction. It's very difficult to deal with the fact that you know something isn't right but you just can't figure out what is causing all these symptoms. I would also suggest to see your doctor to get a full physical including urine samples and blood work.

Good luck with everything and keep us posted!

Sophie