I went on the internet last night and i looked up diabetes and symptoms and cures and everything, and i have most of the symptoms, and i am hypoglycemic(not sure how to spell that) so there is a very high chance that i may have diabetes and Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may be present and Severe diabetic ketoacidosis can cause difficulty breathing, brain swelling (cerebral edema), coma, or death, and i was up all night crying because its kinda scary knowing that you may have a life-threatening disease, and i want to get tested. My parents and I aren’t all that close so its not like i tell them everything, so i need some help on how i should ask them to take me to the doctor to get tested.
If you can’t talk to your parents, talk to a teacher or minister, or good friends mother who will talk to your parents for you. They need to know. I would be upset if you were my child who was so scared about something like this and felt you could not come to me and say something. Most teens feel they can’t talk to their parents for one reason or another, but I bet if you did, you would find that it wasn’t all that bad and they would be very receptive to what you were saying. A diabetic can have hypoglycemic episodes when their blood sugar is too low, but you can’t actually be diabetic and true hypoglycemic at the same time. Here are some of the most common symptoms of both types of diabetes. You don’t have to be overweight or be eating the wrong foods to develop this disease. But it can be easily managed if you take your meds and watch your diet. You can live a long normal life…..
Constant thirst
Frequent urination
Constant hunger
Headaches
Irritability
Nausea or vomiting
Unexplained weight loss OR gain
Leg cramps
Blurry vision
Reoccurring yeast infections in women, itching penis in men
Frequent boils
Itching skin with no rash
Sweet smelling urine
Slow healing wounds
Burning, tingling sensations in hands,arms, legs, or feet.
If you are hypoglycemic your may experience
Cold sweating, the feeling of hot and cold at the same time,
Shakiness
Confusion
Weakness
Unexplained tiredness
Feeling woozie when you get up
Watery mouth or dry mouth
Nausea
Feeling like you need to lay down right now and sleep
Hunger
If not treated immediately, it can cause you to lose concsiousness and possibly go into a coma, and even lead to death.
Diabetics experience hypoglycemia when their blood sugars go to low from not eating when they should, or taking too much insulin. Type 1 diabetics and most type 2 diabetics need to take medications to keep their blood sugars from going too high. A person that is hypoglycemic does not have high blood sugar problems.
You need to talk to your parents asap and see a doctor asap. You are not going to die from what ever is your problem, diabetes or hypoglycemia. It can all be managed and controlled. Hypoglycemica is all about eating the right food at the right time. I had it most of my life and then developed diabetes. My husband is hypoglycemic as were most of my kids. Talk to someone NOW. Good luck.
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A CartoonMD.com video for patients or clinicians giving an overview of “borderlin diabetes” or “impaired glucose tolerance” and how it’s treated.