These are some prominent sypmptoms that
I've had for a while (I'm 17 years old
now) and I've been wondering if any of
them could piece together to be Diabetes
or an Underactive Thyroid...
-Low tolerance to the cold. I get cold
hands indoors very often, even if the room
I'm in is warm. In the winter, I can often
only stand to walk around the house if I
have a large blanket wrapped around me.
-My weight. I most definitely eat normal
portions of food, and in most cases less
than my peers (I actually have a really
big appetite, but as a result of taking
Adderall for my ADD and my constant
struggle to hold it down I don't overeat).
Despite this and my struggle, I am at
least twenty-five pounds overweight.
Before I took the Adderall I was 40 lbs
overweight.
-Depression, though I am not on any
medication for it now and have not had any
problems for two years.
-Thirst. And no matter how thirsty I am
and how much I drink, the water just seems
to go straight through me and I have to
urinate ten minutes later.
-Weakness, fatigue
-Strange stomach pains that doctors can
not find the cause of. They strike for
about a week-long period every other month
or so.
-Very irregular menstrual cycle. Sometimes
I will skip a month completely.
-Sudden but fleeting joint pain of the
back, hips, knees
-Bad memory
-Constipation
I have a very bad family history of
Diabetes (3 of my 4 grandparents have had
it).
When reading a list of symptoms for a
hypoactive thyroid, I can relate to all of
the symptoms EXCEPT dry skin. My skin is
quite the opposite -- very oily.
I have had a blood test to see if any
hormone levels were abnormal in my
thyroid, and although the results came
back normal, my doctor said it was a very
broad test and didn't completely determine
whether there was a problem there or not.
There is a very simple test to determine
if you have diabetes or not. You only need
to measure the blood glucose level when
hungry. If the value is over 7 mmol/L you
probably have diabetes. If the value is
between 6 and 7 mmol/L you should be
checked with glucose tolerance test. What
was your blood glucose level?
You may have some symptoms of the
hypothyroidism but you need laboratory
tests to prove the presence of
hypothyroidism. What were the values for
the Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and
free thyroxine (T4) when tested?
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