Diabetes symptoms?

[luckyeight]

A friend is convinced I have diabetes and is urging me to get one of those free tests. I will do, but just wondering what the typical symptoms are?

[luckyeight]

lol In that case I've had it for years ;(

[bazcmk]

Insatiable thirst - drinking copious amounts of water, with resultant trips to the loo!!
Good luck - it is controllable but a nuisance and brings complications.

bazcmk

[luckyeight]

Thing is I've always drunk loads of water, ever since I can remember. Are there other indicators as well? Is it a hard thing to generally diagnose?

[ummmm]

No luckyeight.....It's a simple blood test

[luckyeight]

Was just wondering without the test though - are there a combination of easily indentifiable symptoms or is it just the water thing coupled with the blood test?

[noxlumos]

Bad temper, sweet taste in mouth, sweating, tiredness, weight fluctuation, drinking lots, all sorts of symptoms but really easy diagnosis.

[luckyeight]

Now I REALLY think I have it. Oh sh�t. Thanks for your answers. :(

[Quizmonster]

I'm a diabetic and the first sign I noticed was when I suddenly found I could no longer clearly see the far end of the High Street, which had never been a problem before. My GP got me to wee on a little 'stick' and, when the end of it - the stick, that is! - turned brown, I was immediately informed that I had the disease. The other sign, as someone outlined above, was a far greater than normal thirst.

Whatever...go to your doctor without further delay!

[sunflower68]

luckyeight I posted on this subject before so apologise but have to tell you that 2 summers ago Mr Sunflower was coming home with armfuls of empty water bottles. He was so tired and was thin but we put it down to the workload and diet.
It was only after incessant nagging that he went to the doc. He managed to call me at work to tell me he had been rushed to A&E on the docs advice; he was days from dying!
His blood sugar level was 32. A healthy reading is 5.6.
He is now a happy, insulin-dependant diabetic.
I blame myself for not nagging MORE at the time but we didn't know the facts then.
Get checked out - if you have it it will be easily controllable and you will feel so much healthier when you have the proper amounts of insulin you need in your body. x

[Eve]

Try here...

http://www.lloydspharmacy.co.uk/home-page/heal th_updates/diabetes_health.htm

It's a Lloyds Pharmacy site which goes through symptoms:

-You are always thirsty
-You pass water excessively
-You always feel tired
-You sometimes suffer from blurred vision
-You often get cramps at night
-You often get infections
-Your wounds heal slowly
-You often get thrush or genital itching
-Your hands and feet often feel numb

It also gives details of it's free testing service.

This could also help...

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-symptoms.ht ml

Definitely go and get it checked out and keep an eye on things if you have any of the risk factors...

-You have a parent, brother or sister with diabetes
-You are overweight
-You do not do much exercise
-You have given birth to a baby weighing more than 4kg (8lb 8oz)
-Your blood glucose was high when you were pregnant

Hope this helps x

[PinkFizz]

Oh god - don't tell me I have blooming diabetes as well!!