The following is from my personal experience with the symptoms of diabetes onset. I think the major symptom that I had was denial. I had the symptoms and I took no action.
For example, my feet had been numb for a long time. Urination finally became too frequent. That is when I went to see my doctor. He had the nurse stick a needle in my finger and test the blood sugar level. The level was high and he asked if I had experienced blurry vision. I told him, "No!" On my next visit I would have to amend that statement.
My doctor has provided space for a hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. They have a one-room laboratory. My urine was tested and a blood test called A1C was given. The next day I called the doctor for the results. It was high too. I was prescribed medication, told to lay off the potatoes and bread, and to avoid sugar.
My doctor told me that the A1C is the main test he relies on. It shows what the average blood sucrose level has been for the last three months. It tells how tightly sucrose molecules are bound to red blood cells.
I went back often to the doctor until my blood sucrose levels dropped to a level he could tolerate. I ended up with the maximum dosage. After a couple of months, my A1C had dropped to normal. I thanked the doctor profusely but he said that I had done it myself.
But I had other symptoms of diabetes onset. Here is my list in order of irritation to me:
1. Numbness in the feet or pain. This is a very dangerous condition. Diabetics sometimes lose their feet by amputation because they generate sores in the feet that can not be cured and become life threatening. Diabetics must be watchful for any condition that might lead to infection. They are not to walk around the house in the dark barefooted. They shouldn't walk anywhere barefooted. And hot tubs are out. They could be scalded because their feet are numb. I thought maybe I had the gout. Dried Michigan cherries stopped the pain. This is the only symptom I still have. My wife rubs my feet daily to remove pain and numbness. I also bought a foot massager at a yard sale. Great buy!
2. Leg cramps at night. I woke up often with painful leg cramps. I tried to get my leg out where I could work on it. Sometimes my wife rubbed my legs. I took potassium and calcium to a leave the condition. Nothing really helped. This symptom of diabetes onset is not listed in books on diabetes or on the official websites. But when I lowered my sucrose levels, it went away for good.
3. Itching. This was horrible. I itched from head to toe especially at night. I used tons of lotion and made continual use of my back scratcher. Good riddance to this symptom!
4. An intense thirst. I couldn't get enough water. I drank and drank and drank. This led to frequent urination or vice versus. This is the reason I went to the doctor. It had downed on me by then that I had diabetes. My doctor said I had Type 2 diabetes. He warned me about my diet because I have had heart surgery twice and I have an artificial aortic valve "donated" by a benevolent hog. He said that the main danger to me was increased heart problems due to diabetes. Now, that scared me a bit.
5. Blurry vision. I told the doctor on my first visit that I had no vision problems. Then I realized that I did have blurry vision. I always attributed it to eye strain or something in my eyes. I would wash my eyes and the blurriness would go away. But then, I noticed that I had blurry vision at various times which I was ignoring. Shortly after my first visit I had to stop my car with a blurry attack. As I lowered my sucrose levels, I noticed that my second pair of glasses where not in focus. I had gone to my eye doctor twice. I always buy two pair of glasses at the same time. My first pair of glasses became out of focus soon after I bought them. The doctor gave me a new prescription so I had four pair of glasses costing abut $800.00 that were worthless. But I figured that my original glasses would come back into focus. That is what I'm wearing as I write this article, my old glasses. I went back to the eye doctor a third time and he told me tons of stuff about diabetes. Why he didn't suspect diabetes in the first place, I do not know. Diabetes patients need their eyes checked often. Diabetes can injure the eyes and it causes blindness in some patient.
So, these are the symptoms of diabetes onset that I suffered. There is not cure for diabetes. Many diabetics take insulin. Some have an insulin pump attached to their abdomen. Medication are important but I have found that only Cinnamon helps me. I have some "candy" bars that are supposed to lower my morning blood levels. Mine are usually higher in the morning. I have had a few low readings in the morning but that is not often. The bars have corn starch which is supposed to stop the spikes in the sucrose level.
People with Type 2 diabetes have built up a resistance to insulin. Research continues to find a cure for diabetes. Let's hope that cure comes soon as many children have diabetes when they are very tiny. It is very sad.
For example, my feet had been numb for a long time. Urination finally became too frequent. That is when I went to see my doctor. He had the nurse stick a needle in my finger and test the blood sugar level. The level was high and he asked if I had experienced blurry vision. I told him, "No!" On my next visit I would have to amend that statement.
My doctor has provided space for a hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. They have a one-room laboratory. My urine was tested and a blood test called A1C was given. The next day I called the doctor for the results. It was high too. I was prescribed medication, told to lay off the potatoes and bread, and to avoid sugar.
My doctor told me that the A1C is the main test he relies on. It shows what the average blood sucrose level has been for the last three months. It tells how tightly sucrose molecules are bound to red blood cells.
I went back often to the doctor until my blood sucrose levels dropped to a level he could tolerate. I ended up with the maximum dosage. After a couple of months, my A1C had dropped to normal. I thanked the doctor profusely but he said that I had done it myself.
But I had other symptoms of diabetes onset. Here is my list in order of irritation to me:
1. Numbness in the feet or pain. This is a very dangerous condition. Diabetics sometimes lose their feet by amputation because they generate sores in the feet that can not be cured and become life threatening. Diabetics must be watchful for any condition that might lead to infection. They are not to walk around the house in the dark barefooted. They shouldn't walk anywhere barefooted. And hot tubs are out. They could be scalded because their feet are numb. I thought maybe I had the gout. Dried Michigan cherries stopped the pain. This is the only symptom I still have. My wife rubs my feet daily to remove pain and numbness. I also bought a foot massager at a yard sale. Great buy!
2. Leg cramps at night. I woke up often with painful leg cramps. I tried to get my leg out where I could work on it. Sometimes my wife rubbed my legs. I took potassium and calcium to a leave the condition. Nothing really helped. This symptom of diabetes onset is not listed in books on diabetes or on the official websites. But when I lowered my sucrose levels, it went away for good.
3. Itching. This was horrible. I itched from head to toe especially at night. I used tons of lotion and made continual use of my back scratcher. Good riddance to this symptom!
4. An intense thirst. I couldn't get enough water. I drank and drank and drank. This led to frequent urination or vice versus. This is the reason I went to the doctor. It had downed on me by then that I had diabetes. My doctor said I had Type 2 diabetes. He warned me about my diet because I have had heart surgery twice and I have an artificial aortic valve "donated" by a benevolent hog. He said that the main danger to me was increased heart problems due to diabetes. Now, that scared me a bit.
5. Blurry vision. I told the doctor on my first visit that I had no vision problems. Then I realized that I did have blurry vision. I always attributed it to eye strain or something in my eyes. I would wash my eyes and the blurriness would go away. But then, I noticed that I had blurry vision at various times which I was ignoring. Shortly after my first visit I had to stop my car with a blurry attack. As I lowered my sucrose levels, I noticed that my second pair of glasses where not in focus. I had gone to my eye doctor twice. I always buy two pair of glasses at the same time. My first pair of glasses became out of focus soon after I bought them. The doctor gave me a new prescription so I had four pair of glasses costing abut $800.00 that were worthless. But I figured that my original glasses would come back into focus. That is what I'm wearing as I write this article, my old glasses. I went back to the eye doctor a third time and he told me tons of stuff about diabetes. Why he didn't suspect diabetes in the first place, I do not know. Diabetes patients need their eyes checked often. Diabetes can injure the eyes and it causes blindness in some patient.
So, these are the symptoms of diabetes onset that I suffered. There is not cure for diabetes. Many diabetics take insulin. Some have an insulin pump attached to their abdomen. Medication are important but I have found that only Cinnamon helps me. I have some "candy" bars that are supposed to lower my morning blood levels. Mine are usually higher in the morning. I have had a few low readings in the morning but that is not often. The bars have corn starch which is supposed to stop the spikes in the sucrose level.
People with Type 2 diabetes have built up a resistance to insulin. Research continues to find a cure for diabetes. Let's hope that cure comes soon as many children have diabetes when they are very tiny. It is very sad.