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I just diagnosed myself with diabetes/pre-diabetes. I'm going to invest into that sugar monitor thingy to check myself.

• BigChiefSmokem 10y ago
  Could you explain how you were able to self-diagnose?
  • tathougies 10y ago
    Can't respond for OP, but I documented a similar 'self-diagnosis' on reddit [1]. I verified the diagnosis by taking the treatment and seeing if it worked (it did!). [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/CompulsiveSkinPicking/comments/4wssyz/skin_picking_insulin_and_inositol_success_story/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CompulsiveSkinPicking/comments/4wss...
  • smnplk 10y ago
    There were this tell tell signs, like urinating every 2-3 hours, it was even worse during the night. I have to go pee, like 4-5 times a night. I did buy a monitor and my fasting glucose level is 6 mmol/L, which is a bit higher than the norm, which is 5.6 mmol/L, but my glucose 2 hours after eating went to 6.7 mmol/L which is fine. So I am not sure, I'll do some more measurements and then see a doctor. I was a bit worried, because I have autoimmune (hashimoto) disease, which can give me good predisposition for autoimmune type diabetes.
    • smnplk 10y ago
      I need to add that my eating habits were not ideal. Although I am fairly active, doing different sports, even was a pro athlete for 14 years, but being active and eating too much sugar is still a bad lifestyle, so i need to find a balance. I am also trying different things to get the levels of my thyroid antibodies down...
• mindcrime 10y ago
  One nice thing about diabetes (if such a thing can be said) is exactly that the blood sugar monitors are available OTC and are fairly cheap. Test strips are kinda pricey, but if you just need one batch for a few initial tests, it's not too big a deal. So yeah, if you're worried, you can test yourself and get a reasonably idea of whether you have an issue or not. That doesn't mean you shouldn't still go to a doctor, especially if the readings are high. But if you test yourself 10 times and never get a reading over 100 (just to make up an example) it's pretty safe to assume you're not diabetic (note: this is not medical advice). It's a little bit harder to confirm diabetes though, as even a non-diabetic person can see brief spikes in their blood glucose - in particular after eating a meal with a high glycemic load. Generally speaking, it's probably best to test yourself when you've been fasting for a while, perhaps when you first awaken in the morning. OTOH, if you get any reading over, say, 200 or so, it's very, very, very likely that you're diabetic. A non-diabetic person will almost never see a reading that high, even after chugging a bottle of Coke or something. The other good thing about diabetes, IF it's type two, is that it is often treatable without insulin injections and may even be treated with nothing but diet changes and exercise (eg, weight loss). Source: am diabetic.
  • ars 10y ago
    > and are fairly cheap There's an even cheaper way, if you are willing. Taste a drop of your urine. If it's sweet then worry. In the past this was part of the job description of every Dr. Tasting your own urine, OK, I guess. But someone else's? Yich.
  • smnplk 10y ago
    Thanks for exhausted info. How is it like to cope with diabetes ? Is there a possibility to reverse it ? What if you really ate low carb diet for 1 year strictly ?
• jkot 10y ago
  I know GP who could not diagnose diabetes from basic symptoms and blood tests, and send patient to acupuncture.