“Type One Diabetes?”
So, I have been suffering recently with symptoms of diabetes. These include excessive thirst, frequent urination, dizziness and feeling faint, nausea, and weight loss of 6 pounds. I weighed 103 lbs before this and I am 5’6”.
These symptoms have gradually worsened over the past two weeks. Today, I have drunk 5 liters of water because of my dry mouth (I usually drink next to no water), and I’ve been waking up at night to pee, which is abnormal for me.
My symptoms drastically worsened on Easter, when I had eaten a lot of food that was high in carbs. I felt faint, dizzy, and had a high heart rate (I tested on an oximeter; my blood oxygen was normal).
Before this, when my symptoms were pretty mild (around 2-3 weeks ago), we went to the doctor thinking it was strep throat. They tested my blood glucose three times, and it came back consecutively as 98, 100, and 109.
Essentially, is it a possibility that I still have T1D, or should I be worried about another illness?
These symptoms have gradually worsened over the past two weeks. Today, I have drunk 5 liters of water because of my dry mouth (I usually drink next to no water), and I’ve been waking up at night to pee, which is abnormal for me.
My symptoms drastically worsened on Easter, when I had eaten a lot of food that was high in carbs. I felt faint, dizzy, and had a high heart rate (I tested on an oximeter; my blood oxygen was normal).
Before this, when my symptoms were pretty mild (around 2-3 weeks ago), we went to the doctor thinking it was strep throat. They tested my blood glucose three times, and it came back consecutively as 98, 100, and 109.
Essentially, is it a possibility that I still have T1D, or should I be worried about another illness?
Female | 13 years old
Complaint duration: 14-21 days. (I think I filled out this section right?)
Medications: None.
Conditions: None.
3 Answers
Endocronologist(Pediatric)
You need a complete evaluation by your primary doctor and possible endocrine referral. Yes it could be diabetes mellitus, but there are other problems that cause polyuria and polydipsia. Please see your physician right away. I. Fennoy
Sounds like diabetes symptoms except for the blood glucose levels which weren't so high. I think you should call your doctor and get a pull history and physical exam as well as some lab tests. Urinalysis for specific gravity as well as sugar and ketones as well as chemistry profile that includes salt levels and acid-base data. There is another type of diabetes called diabetes insipidus where the pituitary and hypothalamic part of the brain don't make a hormone called vasopressin and that hormone also controls urinary output and could be an explanation if too little vasopressin is present. Other conditions of the pituitary gland also can affect thirst and urination and so also should be considered based
Did you Dr. Check your A1c?
