scared I'll get diabetes?

Crap hit the wrong button, second post LOL

Insipidus - is serious and you have to inject. This kind is not reversible.

Melitus - we do it to ourselves by not maintaining our diet and fitness....This kind is reversible..Lose the fat and eat right.

Ya know what else runs in my family??

Depression
Thyroid problems
Varicose veins

Thanks mom and dad )

but seriously get regular checkups, and I'll give you the wisest advice possible...Don't play doctor on the Internet...Let the real doctor do their job...You'll just worry the crap out of yourself and have many sleepless nights.

Case in point - Played doctor last week, didn't sleep the whole night..Was terrified of DVT, varicose veins, blood clots, joint problems etc.. What was really wrong was knee strain from doing lunges with weights.

It's just not worth the hassle, We're naturally curious but curiosity kills the cat...And you should know when you are overweight your weight bears down on your legs so you'll have knee strain, poor circulation, poor posture, weak core, So Just lose the weight..And that's what we're all here for *hugs*

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.

Yep. This is why I use South Beach guidelines, the plan was first developed to help prevent type II diabetes and heart disease, weight loss was a side benefit.

I have diabetes. I DO NOT however have high blood sugar and never have but have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes by five doctors because I have all of the foot symptoms. I have totally numb feet, I currently have diabetic sores with very bad infection that appeared 4 weeks ago (the infection has been treated and cleared up). The orthopedics doctor at one point had talked to me about the very real possibility of amputating one foot.

He told me I need to be very careful with the diabetes. I asked, how does he suggest me doing that? I said, without high blood sugar I am clueless what I can do to be careful, am I to watch my sugars as diabetics do? He looked at my blood sugar results and they were in the "Very Low" category and at the bottom of the category. He said, no need to worry about your sugars. I said, "then what does be careful mean?" He went in to how to care for the sores, I listened and said I will certainly do that but how can I do anything that he knows of to be careful for the diagnosed diabetes? I got no answer other than "we will talk about it at your next appointment in a week. Four appointments later no answer.

The same has occurred with all of the doctors, I think they are waiting in hopes of a high blood sugar test to treat that but 7 years of monthly appointments and blood test and they only get lower.

NOTE: I do not take any medications but do test my blood sugar at home with the provided test kit daily.

First off all, congratulations on not losing your foot!

Were you diagnosed with diabetes? You definitely have peripheral neuropathy, but that doesn't mean that you are diabetic. Not all who have PN are diabetic and not all diabetics get PN, but PN is a fairly common side effect of diabetes.
Your physician should have told you to check your feet every day. Use a good moisturizer, avoid walking in your bare feet, make sure that you wear good quality cotton socks, and that there are no wrinkles before you put on your shoes.
I don't know if you are a smoker or were a smoker, but, if so, quit the cigs. Most people with PN are smokers, were smokers.
Some meds help with the pain of neuropathy--not sure if you are taking any meds.
Anyway, google peripheral neuropathy on the net.

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.

At last, someone has posted something sensible!

You really have some very bad advice given to you on this thread. One poster advised that Type 1 is insulin resistance - it's not! Type 2 is generally insulin resistance. Type 1 is not juvenile, although it often is. There is a type called LADA which is a late onset type that develops in adulthood. There are types called 1.5 that cross over between types 1 and 2 with sufferers often being diagnosed initially with Type 2 but then the disease not responding in the way that Type 2 normally would.

Diabetes is so complex that it cannot be addressed in a forum thread.

PLEASE GO TO YOUR DOCTOR AND GET PROPER ADVICE.

A good site to get information about diabetes from is www.diabetes.co.uk.

Good luck.

(BTW, I have diabetes)

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.

Thanks for the advice.
I had no idea that you were supposed to avoid certain vegetables. I knew that fruit had lots of sugar, but I didn't know that certain types were ok and certain types should be limited.

I wouldn't being using this as the holy grail either, there is nothing wrong with eating vegetables that are grown below the soil even if you are diabetic. You mainly need to focus on your BS numbers and not allow massive spikes of your insulin levels which is where blood sugar monitors come into play. Not every single diabetic will have the same effects from eating certain foods. I was diagnosed in 2009 with Type 2 with A1c running over 10.0 @560lbs. but when I started working with my dietician she Never told be to stop eating below ground veggies, they are a complex carb and do not tend to spike your blood sugars because they take longer for the body to digest.. I eat turnips, radishes, onions, potatoes to name a few daily and have never experienced any problems. The only restriction she ever gave me was to moderate my intake of simple carbs not to completely rid them of my diet but monitor them. I do tend to stay away from any enriched flour products and use more whole grains but other than that in the beginning she set my carb intake at 240 grams a day (roughly 40% of my macros) and over the last 4 years I have increased that to over 400 grams a day current because carbs make up the majority of my macros split (50/25/25) and I do this because I exercise 6 days a week and need to fuel my body... My A1c have average 5.3 for the last 2 years and my diabetes is in remission and I hope to keep it that way.... So do your homework, don;t be afraid of it, you can find a way to manage it and live a healthy life... In my personal opinion I believe that exercise is a major component in the fight against this disease atleast it has been for me..... Best of Luck....

my mother, leading to hypertension, kidney failure and worst, vascular dementia. not a good thing. I'm on Atkins (or its equivalent). Read Good Calories Bad Calories and start on your Ketostix regime. Goodbye Cheerios.

My mom's had type 2 diabetes for over 30 years. She has always controlled it with diet and exercise. There was a period of about 1 year that she took Metformin but that was after she had back surgery.

Have your a1c checked. It's not the end of the world. It's just a matter of learning how to eat. She still enjoys chocolate and ice cream in moderation. She eats carbs but has learned how to combine them with protein to regulate her sugar. Heck, she has an English muffin with cheddar cheese every day for breakfast. She still eats pasta but had to switch to whole wheat I think. If she makes a new meal then she will check her sugar after and decide if she's going to make that meal again or not.

There is only one piece of advice that you can believe on a forum such as this when it comes to such a life changing diagnosis such as diabetes.

GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR!!!

Everyone will have their own ideas. Some seem to be informed. Others are plain dangerous from what I've read on this thread. Please, I beg you. Don't listen to any of them. You don't know which advice is good and which is downright ludicrous. Get it tested properly and then research using specialist, knowledgeable sites on how to manage your own health.

Everyone is different and everyone I know with T2 diabetes handles it differently. But first of all - GET A PROPER DIAGNOSIS FROM YOUR DOCTOR!

My doctor said the type II is completely preventable.

Sorry but your doctor is talking out of an orifice that is normally used for excreting waste from the body!

I know many people with T2 diabetes who are very fit and a healthy weight - and always have been.

Carrying additional weight can have a detrimental impact on diabetes and insulin resistance but it does not cause it.

If being fat caused diabetes then why do 80% of overweight people not have diabetes. Also, only 80% of people with T2 diabetes are overweight. If diabetes is caused by being overweight then why did the 20% who are not overweight get diabetes? It is a myth that being fat causes diabetes or that all people with T2 diabetes are fat.

Of course, if you keep fit and are a healthy weight, then your body is better able to deal with anything life throws at it whether that be diabetes, heart problems, respiratory problems, etc.

So just keep a healthy weight and keep fit. But don't do it because you think it will protect you from diabetes because it won't.

Edit: AND GO TO YOUR DOCTOR TO GET IT CHECKED OUT!!!

I would definitely agree with the other posters that if you have any concerns at all, have a doctor check you out. Otherwise, go to the pharmacy and One Touch makes a cheap blood sugar monitor ($20) so you can test at home (watch out, though, the monitors are cheap but the cost is of test strips is crazy). The tingling may be nothing. For example, I am diabetic (type 1) and I'm extremely paranoid about it (I was my grandpa's caregiver and I watched him lose his toes, his leg, and then I lost him so I don't take ANY chances). When I went in on Monday, I brought up some tingling in my hands and feet (huge warning signs of an issue) but it was just a matter of pinched nerves and nothing serious. Honestly, as long as you're watching what you're eating, eating a balanced diet, keeping weight off, and are active you "should" be fine. The two biggest red flags I've seen are excessive thirst and urination. Also, a sudden a drastic drop in weight is something to be checked out (when your sugars get too high your body starts burning fat instead of sugars producing ketones and putting you in a really bad state). Good luck and feel free to reach out if you need anything.

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.

Thanks for the advice.
I had no idea that you were supposed to avoid certain vegetables. I knew that fruit had lots of sugar, but I didn't know that certain types were ok and certain types should be limited.

Do take note that what works for me may not work for you. You may be fine with all vegetables and fruits. I can't eat onions or carrots, but you might tolerate them just fine. I can eat about half a potato and stay is the 130's but anything more I am 140+. Every diabetic has their own personal diet, what's universal to us all is the refined sugar.