May 26, 2012
Topics A-Z Diabetes Not Diabetic, but Experiencing Diabetic Symptoms
Not Diabetic, but Experiencing Diabetic Symptoms |
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Dear Ask The Doctor: Initially, my fasting blood sugar was 5.8 mmol-l back in early October last year; I was experiencing the symptoms of diabetes and my doctor referred me to a glucose tolerance test. This test came up as being negative, and I prepared for the test according to guidelines (Eating high carb diet for 3 days prior). However, I was still experiencing diabetic symptoms and subsequently have undergone several more blood tests, another glucose tolerance test and 2 urine tests; all were revealed to be negative. Please note that I prepared for these tests correctly to avoid false positives. I am still currently experiencing symptoms such as frequent urination, thirst, dizziness, abdominal grumbling, eye irritation and unintentional weight loss (11kg over the past 5 months). My thyroid is in good attention according to TSH. Do I have diabetes or another metabolic disorder? Please help. Dear Perry: Frequency of urination is a very common symptom associated with infection of urine, but it seems that in your case any kind of urine infection has been ruled out with the subsequent urine tests performed to date. However if not done, a urine test to test specifically for a urine infection should be done first to rule out any possibility of infection. |
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