Diabetes Talking

Question:

Have you ever used a meter to check you blood sugar? High insulin levels can be caused by several conditions, but can also indicate the onset of insulin resistance. BJ

I agree with BJ.  This will make your doctor’s appointment go ever so smoothly.  Go buy a cheap meter at Walmart and start checking your blood sugar and noting your symptoms at the time.   BL "As the waves pass the rock, their shape is changed.  There is a hologram of the rock within the wave that comes forward and crashes on the beach, then there’s a reflected wave back."   Ralph Abraham   "I’d like to learn to windsurf."  BL

Response:

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello all. I am new here. I was diagnosed with Hyperinsulinemia (HIGH insulin level) caused by another hormonal disorder and have been on Glucophage since mid 1999. I take a 500 mg pill 2 times a day. But it was making me kinda sick and my doc said I could reduce it to once a day. I have had 2 glucose tolerance tests and my sugars were always perfectly normal and reacted normal, just my insulin was too high. Anyways, I have been having medical insurance problems and problems finding a new doctor in the area and other stuff. And haven’t had a full length glucose tolerance test in a few years. But since, some odd symptoms have occured. One that I do not recall happening before, but rather within the last year or so, is.. if I fall asleep, if even just for a few minutes, or waking up in the morning.. upon waking up I will have an extreme hunger. I mean, so bad I will be shaking and wanting to cry and rush to get some food ASAP. It doesn’t happen everytime, but about 90% of the time. It doesn’t really matter how much I have eaten previously or what I had eaten, or how I have taken my medicine. It still happens. After I eat, I am fine. But sometimes get a feeling of high blood sugar afterwards. I do not believe these "attacks" are necessarily a low blood sugar attack, but maybe an insulin reaction of sorts? Sometimes, if I feel like this and don’t get anything to eat, it will subside on it’s own. I don’t pass out or anything. Never did, for any matter. So, I guess my main question is.. is this a major sign of actual diabetes? Or just my insulin? I have a doctor appointment set up in 2 weeks, so hopefully this will be all straightened out and figured out then. As for other symptoms.. like frequent urination, nausea, etc,.. Not really. Sometimes if I have taken a cold medication or its that time of the month, I might have to urinate every 10 mins!! And I wont even drink anything. Thats whats so funny, I hardly EVER get thristy (a NON sign of diabetes).. and don’t drink much fluid throughout my day. If I do, I still have to urinate alot or feel sick. I dont think my body requires much for some reason! LOL. I think I have a very fast metabolism. So, pretty much.. I don’t have many symptoms. Diabetes symptoms are so vague.. in the sense that, these things could account for anyone.. anyone healthy. But anyways, are there any other more specific symptoms I should be looking at and is this "extreme hunger upon waking up" a big sign? Thanks.

Have you ever used a meter to check you blood sugar? High insulin levels can be caused by several conditions, but can also indicate the onset of insulin resistance. BJ

Response:

Hello all. I am new here. I was diagnosed with Hyperinsulinemia (HIGH insulin level) caused by another hormonal disorder and have been on Glucophage since mid 1999. I take a 500 mg pill 2 times a day. But it was making me kinda sick and my doc said I could reduce it to once a day. I have had 2 glucose tolerance tests and my sugars were always perfectly normal and reacted normal, just my insulin was too high. Anyways, I have been having medical insurance problems and problems finding a new doctor in the area and other stuff. And haven’t had a full length glucose tolerance test in a few years. But since, some odd symptoms have occured. One that I do not recall happening before, but rather within the last year or so, is.. if I fall asleep, if even just for a few minutes, or waking up in the morning.. upon waking up I will have an extreme hunger. I mean, so bad I will be shaking and wanting to cry and rush to get some food ASAP. It doesn’t happen everytime, but about 90% of the time. It doesn’t really matter how much I have eaten previously or what I had eaten, or how I have taken my medicine. It still happens. After I eat, I am fine. But sometimes get a feeling of high blood sugar afterwards. I do not believe these "attacks" are necessarily a low blood sugar attack, but maybe an insulin reaction of sorts? Sometimes, if I feel like this and don’t get anything to eat, it will subside on it’s own. I don’t pass out or anything. Never did, for any matter. So, I guess my main question is.. is this a major sign of actual diabetes? Or just my insulin? I have a doctor appointment set up in 2 weeks, so hopefully this will be all straightened out and figured out then. As for other symptoms.. like frequent urination, nausea, etc,.. Not really. Sometimes if I have taken a cold medication or its that time of the month, I might have to urinate every 10 mins!! And I wont even drink anything. Thats whats so funny, I hardly EVER get thristy (a NON sign of diabetes).. and don’t drink much fluid throughout my day. If I do, I still have to urinate alot or feel sick. I dont think my body requires much for some reason! LOL. I think I have a very fast metabolism. So, pretty much.. I don’t have many symptoms. Diabetes symptoms are so vague.. in the sense that, these things could account for anyone.. anyone healthy. But anyways, are there any other more specific symptoms I should be looking at and is this "extreme hunger upon waking up" a big sign? Thanks.

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