How would i know if im becoming diabetic?

Question:

i love sweet foods, so sometimes i think im eating too much each day. not sure if that can cause diabetes...but what makes me think i might be, is that a few times already, although im barely hungry i get that feeling you get when ur starving, like ur alittle dizzy and weak. could i be diabetic??? one last thing: should i consider the sugar in fruit as part of my "i think i eat too much sugar everyday"?

Answers:
Do you know any diabetics who would check your blood sugar?
Sugar consumption will NOT cause diabetes--look to your parents and grandparents: if they are diabetic, you may develop it too. Being very overweight shoots the risk up, too.

Watch for unusual thirst & urinating a lot--these symptoms are the body's way of "flushing" high sugar out of the blood.
You don't say your age, but type 1 diabetes is diagnosed very young--usually before age 5. And type 2 usually develops after age 35.

But the best way to know for sure is to see your doctor for an A1C blood test--which gives a good picture of your blood sugar levels over 3 months.

you nedd to get your blood checked for sugar A1c.

Excessive thirst and frequent urination are key signs

The only to determine if you are diabetic is to get your doctor to do a blood test called Haemoglobin A1C. This will determine how much sugar is stuck to your cells.

You should ask for the test if diabetes runs in your family, or if you have signs of diabetes such as excessive thirst, frequent urination, and even your symptom of low blood sugar.

Diabetics and pre-diabetics can have their sugar go too high, which causes a lot of insulin to be released. This can drive your blood sugar levels to drop too quickly and too low.

A good website for information is www.drmirkin.com
There is whole section on diabetes.

Eating sweet foods doesn't cause diabetes. Diabetes results from a couple of things. Most commonly, it is because your pancreas quits making insulin or your body looses it's sensitivity to insulin.
Some people have problems maintaining their glucose, "sugar", levels and experience low blood sugar or "hypoglycemia". This is not usually an indicator of diabetes.
Onset of diabetes is usually characterized by excessive thirst, excessive hunger, and excessive urination.
If you have a combination of these symptoms, see your family doctor for evaluation.
An "a1C" test is a way your doctor can look at how your body manages it's sugar over the last couple of months.

Your symptoms could be from some other cause, so don't worry until you know and the only way is by a blood test, I believe.

I'm the same way about sweets and worry too, at times, as it did run in my family and 1 Aunt I had she was "borderline".

Anyway, being dizzy and weak makes me think that maybe you need to take a vitamin supplement with Iron or eat more green veggies and food that contains the mineral.

Yes, cetain fruit has natural sugar and our bodies don't know the difference.

Oh, this might sound funny too, but I used to have recurring yeast infections, and my family Dr. always made me get tested for Diabetes. For some reason, that problem is linked to Diabetes somehow. For a long time I was only borderline but when I cut WAY back on sweets, I quit having the yeast problem--thing, and the also called, "Pre-Diabetes".

So, get a simple blood test and your Dr. can find other lacking nutrients and this way you will know and can get a guideline about food and it's contents and start feeling better.

Consult a doctor...polyphagia is one symptom of diabetes together with increased thirst and frequent urination. Have your blood sugar checked especially if you have a first degree relative with diabetes. An A1c is a blood test to determine the adequacy of blood sugar control for the last 3 months.

How would i know if im becoming diabetic?

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