Am I type 2 diabetic? WTF is wrong???Please help!!!!

I don't think I have ever told a poster to go see a doctor on these forums, I'm a bit of a diy'er myself, even with health issues. But this time I'd say get thee to a Dr, ASAP. If the blurry vision happens again, I'd be heading straight to emerg. A friend, who was only about 20 lbs overweight woke up with blurry vision one morning and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. My understanding was that the blood pressure was what caused the vision problems. Happily, she lost the weight and takes the prescribed meds and is completely back to normal.

VeryKatie wrote: »

Could be type 1, but could also be lots of other things. A doctor is the best place to go.

Nope. I was diagnosed with type 1 with a blood sugar in the 570s (the DKA would have sent me into a coma within a day or so).

OP, I really recommend that you see a doctor. Nobody on MFP can give you medical advice.

Sounds like you are hypoglycemic. Low blood sugar is very dangerous and you should let your office and health club mates know. Let them know what the first aid treatment is in case you faint. Always carry a sugar/carb snack with you. Follow up with a little protein/fat (ex. Beef jerky, hikers mix) for long term protection.

Don't be like my friends dad who started losing sensation in his fingers and toes but avoided the doctor in fear. In a few months he was dead.

When you went to the eye doctor did you get checked for glaucoma? The picture of the back of the eye speaks volumes about your health. Mine were perfectly clear with no scarring or clots, evidence that I was managing my T2 diabetes well.

butteryflapjacks wrote: »

TavistockToad wrote: »

butteryflapjacks wrote: »

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

If I was losing my vision I'd be at the Doctors door not asking questions on a calorie counting website.

I agree but at this moment,I can't. I've been to eye doctors who have told me my eyes are perfectly healthy. So I don't know...

What's more important than your health?

Nothing. But I literally can not afford to go to the doctor right now...
Thats why I'm asking for help as to what this could possible be attributed to.

Make an appointment with a doctor. What if it's something very serious?

butteryflapjacks wrote: »

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

If I was losing my vision I'd be at the Doctors door not asking questions on a calorie counting website.

I agree but at this moment,I can't. I've been to eye doctors who have told me my eyes are perfectly healthy. So I don't know...

You can go to eye doctors but not a gp? Fine. Go to Wal-Mart or target or a pharmacy and pick up a glucometer and some testing strips then keep track of your blood sugars. The best time to get an accurate reading is after fasting for at least 6 hours, then about 2 hours after each meal. If the sugars are too high or too low a health care provider is your ONLY option - no excuses!

Btw, type 1 diabetics' blood sugars are usually all over the place - too high then a sudden dip too low - until they learn to regulate their insulin dosages.

ETA: Oh yeah, find out how to apply for Medicaid or Obamacare in your state and do it (no B.S. excuses) because if you are diabetic you're gonna need it!

No one on line can provide you with accurate medical advice, it's just not possible. And if someone did give you a diagnosis online, you would want to treat that info with care.

You need medical advice for proper diagnosis and treatment. What options are available in your area for health care for people with limited finances? If you are happy to give a country/state/city (you can delete the info afterwards) someone might be able to give you some tips for where to find help in person.

positivepowers wrote: »

You can go to eye doctors but not a gp? Fine. Go to Wal-Mart or target or a pharmacy and pick up a glucometer and some testing strips then keep track of your blood sugars. The best time to get an accurate reading is after fasting for at least 6 hours, then about 2 hours after each meal. If the sugars are too high or too low a health care provider is your ONLY option - no excuses!

In connection with eating, it is far better to check before eating, at 1 hour, and at 2 hours. That gives you a much better profile of how you are reacting to what you are eating.

(You are correct that the ADA recommendation, and that of most doctors, is to test at 2 hours - but what that tells you is where you are AFTER you have spiked and come back down. As a type 2 diabetic, there is no way I could keep my blood glucose levels within the non-diabetic normal ranges if I only tested 2 hours after eating.)

butteryflapjacks wrote: »

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

If I was losing my vision I'd be at the Doctors door not asking questions on a calorie counting website.

I agree but at this moment,I can't. I've been to eye doctors who have told me my eyes are perfectly healthy. So I don't know...

Go to the doctor now.

TavistockToad wrote: »

What has a doctor said?

This.
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coreyreichle wrote: »

butteryflapjacks wrote: »

VeryKatie wrote: »

Could be type 1, but could also be lots of other things. A doctor is the best place to go.

I thought type 1 is having high blood sugar?

Type I is inherited. Type II is because you're fat.

Type 2 can be inherited, very thin people get type 2 as well, the same way you can be overweight and be diagnosis with type 1. Stupid comments like that make my blood boil.

That's like saying have you got the good one or the bad one( yes people really say that)last time I check they both cause the limb problem, blindness and plenty of other problems with different organs.

Op get to a doctor as soon as you can.

Type 1 is caused by a sudden failure of the pancreas. That may be inherited or by way of another disease (like an autoimmune disorder where the body attacks its own pancreas).

Type 2 is where the pancreas is producing some insulin but not enough. The pancreas is pooped out. This may be inherited. People who are overweight are at higher risk because there's just that much more flesh to serve. But thin people can develop type 2 as well.

Hypoglycemic means the blood sugars are too low. The pancreas may be over-eager in its response. A hypoglycemic may become diabetic later if the pancreas gets pooped out.

Low blood sugar is more dangerous than high blood sugar as the sufferer can faint, become delirious and lapse in to a coma. This can all happen very quickly. Recovery can be pretty quick, too, as long as you can get some sugar in in time. The fuzzy vision as described may be the precursor to fainting which is why I suspect low blood sugar.

The damage of high blood sugar on the other hand can be insidious and permanent. This includes damage to the fine blood vessels, nerve damage in the extremities and the eyes, and hardening of the arteries. Diabetics are at higher risk for heart attacks.

butteryflapjacks wrote: »

I need help. Obviously,I need a medical opinion but for now some solid help would be appreciated.
I'm 6'1,170-175lbs,workout consistently but over the past 2 years I've experienced weird episodes where I lose my vision(blurry) and ONLY drinking sugar cures this(takes about 15 minutes). I've been testing my blood sugar and my fasting blood sugar is always in the 70s,my post meal(1-2 hours) is 70s,high 60s,and 1 time it was 85. What does this mean? How could my blood sugar literally never spike? I've purposely ate HIGH simple carb meals just for the testing and still have yet to have a reading over 90 no matter when I test. So much confusion and any help would be appreciated....Thanks.

Sounds like reactive hypoglycemia to me, which can be an indication of insulin resistance. Those with reactive hypoglycemia will have a normal to high BG spike (about 1 hour) after eating and then their BG drops to below where it started. The fast drop in BG causes (false) hypoglycemic symptoms due to the large drop and not because you are actually hypoglycemic. I used to get light headed and tunnel vision, weak and tremors about 2 hours after eating. It felt like a low but I was still in the 70s or 80s, although an hour after eating it was probably into the 100s.

Eating low carb has completely fixed the situation for me. I can't remember the last time I had false hypoglycemic symptoms, whereas I used to have symptoms a couple of times per day.