Ever sense I was diagnosed with diabetes I have noticed signs that in the past I had asked my doctor about, but he had no clue why I was having them.
I now know what it was about. Because I had these symptoms for at least a few years. I know now my diabetes was unmanaged for some time.
The symptoms I had were:
Restless leg syndrome
numbness in my hands and feet
unexplained tiredness
tingling in my feet and hands
aching feet and swelling
leg cramps
nausea
headaches
I am not sure if my symptoms were just a oversight of my doctor? Or that my symptoms are not the norm? What I do know is I did see my doctor on several occasions explaining to him these symptoms, and yes blood work was done. Perhaps he didn't run the right blood test? I am not sure. But till this day if my sugar gets a little high one or two of the symptoms will pop up. The higher my sugar goes the more symptoms I have. Which leads me to believe to a certain extent that other diabetics may also have warning signs for them to look for.
I am a Type II so I am not sure if a Type I could benefit in knowing what to look for in the line of symptoms. Or even to look out for symptoms that plague them. What I do know is I don't think the numbers the doctor gives you for safe levels work for everyone. My symptoms begin when my sugar is at 139. So I believe this is my warning level my sugar is too high. Yours may be different but it's worth a try to check into. My doctor said my warning level is 200. So now as you can see the vast difference in the numbers.
This is just my point of view. Plus what I have observed on my own. Your mileage may differ. But I would like for you to prove me wrong. :)
