scared I'll get diabetes?
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wannabeadancer27
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Last year, I found out that my grandmother's side has a LOT of diabetes. I don't know if it's type 1 or 2, but finding that out suddenly explained why my feet would get tingly so often. Last year, I dramatically cut back on rice and potatoes due to the high carb count, but I'd still consume grains.
I started researching insulin resistance after googling "why do I get tired after eating carbs" and thought, jeez, if I don't cut out the carbs, I will get diabetes and my gut will not go away. I want to have energy and lose this tummy fat.
I guess this was more of a rant/ to get this off my chest, but does anyone else have experience with a family history of diabetes and worrying about getting it?
I started researching insulin resistance after googling "why do I get tired after eating carbs" and thought, jeez, if I don't cut out the carbs, I will get diabetes and my gut will not go away. I want to have energy and lose this tummy fat.
I guess this was more of a rant/ to get this off my chest, but does anyone else have experience with a family history of diabetes and worrying about getting it?
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my mom has diabetes. worrying about it does not help. every 5 pounds or so make a difference though.0
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My husbands brother and father have it. Both are on insulin. Both don't take care of themselves. I know my husband would be the same if he got it. I do worry about him, especially because he has to pee like every half hour. I'm scared to get him tested.0
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Get your blood checked NOW. If you have tingly feet now, that's a warning sign that you should go to the doctor and get checked NOW. You don't want diabetic neuropathy.0
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My doctor didn't even bother checking my blood sugar because I had lost 30 lbs, even though I was 1 point short of pre-diabetes last time. In other words, I used to worry about carb intake, but I don't so much now because I'm controlling my weight, if my doctor's attitude about it is correct. I have a family history of Type II diabetes - my grandma has it. My mother does not, though, and I believe it's because she has gotten her weight under control. Neither of us practice low-carb diets.
Edit: Missed the tingly feet part - if you're worried you're exhibiting symptoms, please get it checked out. Better to know than to self-diagnose and wonder if you're controlling it right.0 -
My dad had type 2 diabetes. I was told I had pre-diabetes last year. I lost 16 pounds and was cleared.0
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Yes! My mom has Type II and I have watched her get worse because she does not take care of herself. She is also depressed a lot due to the disease but she would go to bed with a bag of M & M's or chips to feel better and the medicate more in the morning to balance it out. It is one of the reasons I workout and watch what I eat. I am doing everything I can to NOT go down that road. However, I don't worry about, do your research, get educated, talk to your dr and DO something about it. You have the power and ability to make the best of YOUR situation. You also can provide an example for your family and perhaps prevent any others from getting ill. Good Luck0
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My mother's side has it running rampant.
Do I have it? No, I lost weight and now weigh a healthy 123 pounds and fasting sugars are 77. You can worry about it all you want, but that doesn't help you lose the weight. Yes it is genetics, but on the other side of my family no one ever had diabetes, so it's 50/50 for me.
Type 1 - insulin resistance
Type 2 - diet and exercise, sometimes pills
Do you have all the symptoms? Thirstiness, peeing, dizzy, you said you had the tingling, that can be any number of things, including just plain neuropathy, especially if you haven't been diagnosed yet.0 -
My mom got it at 55. My blood work is excellent. I'm not going to worry about it. If you're worried, go see your doctor and have blood work done.0
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My family tree is full of diabetes-lost one grandfather to it, the other had it and one of my grandmother's has it and is now beginning to experience the effects of it (skin rashes, foot problems etc). Several other relatives also have/had it (all type 2). My crappy family tree of cancers, diabets and other diseases is the reason why I became interested in the connection between food and good/bad health, and why I'm now transitioning to a whole foods, plant based diet.
A good book to read is Eat to Live, by Dr. Joel Fuhrman and the documentary Forks Over Knives is great-I found it free online to watch0 -
well u are misguided high carb diet is the ANSWER...however watch the fat and protein..google this utube this Carbs are not your problem0
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Have you been to the doctor to get tested for diabetes?? If not, WHY??? Tingling feet is not good. My Father and my husband both have diabetes and tingling, burning feet. My Father has done EVERYTHING the doctor has told him to do, and his feet don't burn anymore. Plus his blood sugar has returned to normal so he only takes a very small dose of meds now. Mostly for prevention and kidney protection.
My husband has done nearly NOTHING the doctor has said. He has lost some weight, but nothing else. He is now taking shots and his blood sugar is still too far off. Plus he has neurapathy in his feet, so they hurt and burn all the time. But he is hard-headed, so he does as he pleases.
You go get checked immediately and do so on a regular basis!! (I'm preaching here) This is a disease that is not to be messed with. It can be doing kidney damage and other damage to your heart and vascular system and you don't even know it. Until it's too late, that is. I don't want that to happen to you!0 -
Please get to a GP for tests if you or loved one has any symptom of diabetes or insulin resistance. You really don't want to deal with complications from uncontrolled diabetes such as neuropathy or eye damage.0
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My husbands brother and father have it. Both are on insulin. Both don't take care of themselves. I know my husband would be the same if he got it. I do worry about him, especially because he has to pee like every half hour. I'm scared to get him tested.
That's the one of the first signs of diabetes! that's how my husband knew something was wrong. Drag his to the doctor!0 -
high carb diet is the ANSWER...0
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Both my parents have Type 2 Diabetes. Yes, I worry about it. Weight control may prevent it. We'll see.0
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For the most part (rule of thumb)... Type 2 is age/weight onset... Type 1 is genetic and juvenile... Type 2 (again for the most part) is easily avoidable and manageable through diet. Type 1 not so much. Odds are if you are type 1, you would have known by now. There are tests out there that will give relatively fast results. Have your HBA1c tested to know for certain. Then take your physician's advice. Second guessing on this forum or worrying will only add stress.
Before losing 86 pounds I WAS type 2. After a change in diet and serious weight loss my doctor "officially" removed "diabetic" from my current medical history. Once being a type 2 I am predispositioned for diabetes but a regression back to a diabetic state is easily prevented by a healthy diet elimination of sugars.
If you are worried, a trip to the doctor might be in order. Best wishes to you!0 -
It's a reasonable fear... the good news is that research is showing clearing that losing 10% of one's body weight will help prevent them from getting diabetes.
I was insulin dependent up until last May, but no more, baby!0 -
well u are misguided high carb diet is the ANSWER...however watch the fat and protein..google this utube this Carbs are not your problem
I fear YOU are misguided!! Carbs like sugar, white flour, white rice, white bread are your worst enemy. It depends on what kind of carbs you are eating. Complex carbs are ok, not the others. And it is a Balance with the diet so your blood sugar doesn't spike then fall.0 -
I'm a type 2 diabetic. You don't have to be scared, but you do have to take control. You've already received some horrible advice on this thread. There's a lot more horrible advice that will be thrown at you by so-called experts.
1- Get checked by your doctor.
2- Get a meter and start testing.
You can probably guess the obvious things to avoid like cookies and candy, but there are some other so called healthy foods that are dangerous to eat. What's bad for me, may not be bad for you, and vice versa. A rule of thumb that works for me: Be wary of vegetables that grow below ground (onions, carrots, potatos) and fruit that doesn't have skin that you can eat. I can eat an apple, but not an orange, a pear is fine, a banana is not.0 -
Allot of my family have diabetes. I don't have diabetes. I eat carbs because I exercise regularly and they help me fuel..0
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