I think I display most of the classic symptoms of diabetes..I’m tired, very pale, thirsty (I carry a water bottle with me most of the time), my legs ache and I urinate almost every hour. I managed to get some urine strips and checked….but no sugar in urine. Could I still be diabetic?
I fainted a month ago and was referred to a neurologist and told to get a blood test done. I should get the test results (fasting glucose was one of them) within the week, but I’m a college student and really, really want to know what is going on…I can barely work. I can’t really concentrate. My dad thinks it could be just stress, but I feel pretty ill.
I should also add that I just had a pretty heavy period, so that could explain some of the symptoms, but not all I think…
Any ideas???
I’m 20 and thin.
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Oct 30th, 2010. 1 Comment. 
My dad is diabetic. I believe only type II, diet based. He is taking pills to regulate his blood sugar, though he’s said there has been no change with that. He is home alone at the moment, and he has been feeling extremely tired and light headed for the past day. The tester wasn’t giving any readings, so I will be buying new (non-expired) strips soon to test him on it.
He also is recovering from eye surgery that he had under a week ago.
I understand the best thing would to be see a doctor. However, that is not an option just yet unless it is an extreme emergency. My question is, is being extremely weak, and light headed a common symptom of diabetes, or could it be something worse? If so, what?
I need your help, thanks so much,
Niki
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Sep 14th, 2010. 10 Comments.
I’m about 15 lb. overweight for my height, and I am worried I might be diabetic. My Dad has type 2 diabetes, so I’m really freaked out. Here are the symptoms I’ve experienced:
1. Not getting full no matter how much I eat–But this has changed in the past couple of weeks and now I have very little appetite.
2. Bad vision–I never needed glasses before in my life (I am 24), but last summer I needed glasses. Of course, this could also be explained by the fact that bad vision runs in my family.
3. Fatigue.
I know that symptoms 1 and 2 may be explained by the fact that I only just graduated from grad school and I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, but I am worried. I don’t have enough money to go to the doctor for testing. Where can I find diabetic testing strips, and do I need a prescription to get them?
I also have problems with my gums bleeding, but I’ve had that problem pretty much all my life due to not flossing regularly (I do it about 3-5x a week now and I know I need to do better).
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Jul 31st, 2010. 4 Comments.
My dad is a diabetic. I decided to test my blood with his glucose machine. He did it twice and it worked. I tried 5 times and my blood is runny and even though I covered the test strip with it, the meter would not even calculate or register a number. The meter is obviously working since my dad did his twice and it was fine. What could be wrong with me?
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Filed under Glucose Test Strips by on Jul 29th, 2010. 3 Comments.
my dad says he heard them mention one on a diabetic supply company commercial on tv
was he just hearing things?
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Jul 26th, 2010. 8 Comments.
Planning to buy a blood glucose tester as a gift for my Dad from US. Are the testing strips available in India to buy in future. Also, pls suggest which brand to buy and other gift ideas as well (for my dad).
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Filed under Glucose Test Strips by on Jun 28th, 2010. 1 Comment.
My dad has cut his testing down to twice a week to save on his test strips since they are expensive for him. He was testing daily. Perhaps testing twice a week is sufficient. His doctor said it would be fine. His blood sugar stays pretty stable, but in the past, has had problems with it being too high. He has Medicare, AARP supplement insurance, and goes to the VA clinic for appts. Is there a way to get test strips at a reduced rate? I thought his insurance would pay for them or partially at least, but he is buying them himself. I am considering sending him some money to help pay on them, if the doctor says he ever needs to be checking it more often. So how safe is it that he is only checking twice a week? I’m not impressed with his doctor, so I hope he is being honest with my dad on testing twice a week asw being fine. Anyone with diabetes that could advise?
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Filed under Diabetic Test Strips by on Jun 20th, 2010. 5 Comments.