I was just reading up on insulin and I then read in to diabetes. Tell me I am being a hypochondriac. I hit 7 of the symptoms and several are things I have been trying incessantly to solve for the last few years, but to me they seem rather innocuous:
Unusual thirst - Always. I can't go anywhere without a water bottle.
Frequent urination - The battle of my life: I have urinated frequently forever, so much so that I can't enjoy a movie or concert. Friends and family know me as someone that frequently urinates. I wake up 2-3 time a night, every single night, to urinate at age 24.
Weight change (gain or loss) - Not notable
Extreme fatigue or lack of energy - I am lethargic, constantly and always have been. I take armodafinil, ephedrine, insane doses of caffeine.
Blurred vision - Something I experience often.
Frequent or recurring infections - Not something that I experience.
Cuts and bruises that are slow to heal - I have always been a very slow healer, healing from a 6 month old cut right now.
Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet - Not notable
Trouble getting or maintaining an erection - Something I have struggled with my entire life. I do not wake up with morning wood. I have had difficulties with sex my entire life. I recently found some viagra to cope and the difference in erections is night and day even when compared to masturbating.
Here is where it gets really scary. I googled more symptoms and found images of blotchy/darkened skin. I have similar areas on my body to the images I found.
I have taken blood tests and kidney ultrasounds, etc. when I had a UTI (apparently diabetics get UTIs often) as well as other times fairly recently. Would diabetes show up on simple blood tests?
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