do I have pre-diabetic symptoms? Type 1 or 2?

[CCS]

Sometimes I get really really hungry all of a sudden, and feel like I'm going to faint if I don't get some sugar in me fast. I turn into an animal, eat, and then feel fine again, and explain afterwards.

I combat this by eating many small meals per day, and putting maltodextrin in my water bottle that I take to the gym with me.

Does that just mean I need to eat more, or is that some kind of sign of diabetes? Back in 2001 they tested me for all kinds of stuff to see if I qualified for the officer's program. I don't know what they tested me for, but I passed. That was 8 years ago though.

 

[squeegee]

CCS. I had the same symptoms and cured it by changing my lifestyle and eating habits.I used to start sweating, shaking, go weak and hungry like no tomorrow.. It is all about insulin and blood glucose. Was f*****g pain in the ***. Everybody has diabetes nowadays. Now that I got older and wiser lol my priority is my health.

 

[CCS]

All I have to do to avoid it is eat every 3 hours. But if I go without food for a while, sometimes I get super low blood sugar. Not every time, just sometimes. Yeah, I'm doing the whole lifestyle thing. Got to exercise and such. And just hope it does not get worse.

If it is type 1, then lifestyle will not stop it. It will only help with blood sugar and that is it. Type 2 is preventable.

 

[DoctorHouse]

Most like its Type 2. Type 1 usually onsets at a very young age. You are an adult, at least I think you might be so its unlikely you would have Type 1 which is usually considered juvenile onset diabetes. Most adults have Type 2, or adult onset diabetes. If your vision seems to fluctuate, most likely you have diabetes. Maybe since you work out alot, you need to eat more since you are burning alot of calories. I think your excessive pontificating, typing and posting on this forum burns alot of calories as well so you need to fuel up to get that pontification process nonstop like a 24 hour Walmart. You are the master of pontification.

 

[ClayShaw]

Sometimes I get really really hungry all of a sudden, and feel like I'm going to faint if I don't get some sugar in me fast. I turn into an animal, eat, and then feel fine again, and explain afterwards.

I combat this by eating many small meals per day, and putting maltodextrin in my water bottle that I take to the gym with me.

Does that just mean I need to eat more, or is that some kind of sign of diabetes? Back in 2001 they tested me for all kinds of stuff to see if I qualified for the officer's program. I don't know what they tested me for, but I passed. That was 8 years ago though.

As far as I know, adult onset diabetes, also known as Type 2, is caused by obesity. My dad has type 2 diabetes. If you're not significantly overweight, it should not be a concern.

 

[Route66]

It's highly unlikely that you're diabetic, if you're a young, fit guy. No harm in checking, obviously.

My guess is that your diet/lifestyle, etc. is screwing up your sugar levels a bit. Here are some tips:

- Obviously, eat enough in relation to how much you exercise (maybe you're just undereating).

- Avoid anything with lots of sugar. Even something like fruit juice will shoot your sugar levels up, then bring them down just as quickly, giving you these symptoms.

- Cut out coffee. This dehydrates you, which also affects sugar levels.

- Avoid stress. Stress can alter sugar levels sometimes, especially if it's severe.

- Check any meds you're taking. Some meds can affect sugar levels. In fact, this is what happened to me, which is how I found out about all the above!

Hope this helps

 

[pleo]

I know exactly what you're speaking of. I used to suffer from sudden weakness and hunger (even if I'd eaten enough). This was especially pronounced when I was physcially active.

I later learned that I suffer from fructose malabsorption. And guess what, since cutting out fructose (and sugars in general) I've never had this issue again.

An easy way to find out if fructose is the likely culprit would be to completely avoid fructose and sugar for about a week (this is not easy when you're not used to it; almost all processed foods and drinks contain sugar), then eat something that contains a lot of fructose (apples are a good choice; see the wikipedia entry for other options). Flatulence (and head aches in those more severely affected) are a clear indication that you have trouble digesting fructose.

The reason why you should avoid fructose for a while is a process called masking: If you are constantly exposed to a substance your body doesn't tolerate (well), your reaction might be muted.

An alternative would be to have a hydrogen breath test done.

Fructose malabsorption is pretty common, by the way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose_m ... se_content


Hope this helps.
pleo

 

[cuebald]

I sometimes get faint, start sweating a lot, and start feeling very nauseous after doing some physical activity. I have to lie down for 5 or so minutes, then it goes away and I feel fine.

This happens sometimes but not often. Anyone know what this is ?

OT also, how old would you say you look now CCS ? :ninja:

 

[Brains Expel Hair]

Age has nothing to do with it. Adult and juvenile diabetes can both happen at any stage in life that is why they're not really called adult/juvenile diabetes anymore but type I and type II (or insulin dependant/insulin resistant). Additionally obesity is often not the cause of but rather a result of diabetes and so you can become pre-diabetic before you start packing on the excess pounds.

From the symptoms both CCS and cuebald described I would say you are both at risk of being pre-diabetic (type II). Due to a long list of different possible reasons your bodies have decided to produce too much insulin. As a result of this increased (hyper) insulin production your blood glucose levels are falling too low at certain times (the more often the closer you are to being fully diabetic) and you are getting into the hypoglycemic phase where your body simply does not have enough free energy to run semi-important organs like your heart and brain. To compensate for this lack of available energy an often result is a flood of adrenaline and cortisol into the system in an attempt to put your body into "overdrive" in order to keep you from just passing out before you can get food.

Overall this is not a small problem and demands some very serious consultation with a doctor. As I said, there are various causes of diabetes (or pre-diabetes) and not all of them are known so search around with your doctor to try and see if you get lucky and can actually pin-point the cause of it if you are actually at risk instead of just simply masking the problem by only counting carbs (or spacing out meals).

Fructose malabsorption is kind of a misnomer considering no one completely properly absorbs fructose. To that extent everyone has some level of fructose malabsorption which is why you're supposed to stay away from things like table sugar/corn syrup/fruit juice or even just too much fruit. If you are experiencing any signs of pre-diabetes cutting out everything with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS/glucose-fructose syrup) and since as we all know from the commercials from that industry that it's completely as safe as table sugar, stay the hell away from table sugar, which to phrase it more appropriately is just as harmful to you as HFCS. Still though this is often not the sole cause of diabetic like states so consult a specialist.

 

[vauxall]

Sometimes I get really really hungry all of a sudden, and feel like I'm going to faint if I don't get some sugar in me fast. I turn into an animal, eat, and then feel fine again, and explain afterwards.

It is possibile that you have diabetes tyoe 2, there's nothing to be worried about, 50% of adult population has it and can be reversed by correct nutrition.

I would avoid the maltodextrin thingy, as long as you eat low GI food and reduce cortisol.
Heavy exercise increases cortisol.