Cool prediabetes symptoms!

[Deja Q]

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prediabetes/DS00624/DSECTION=2

* Constant hunger
* Unexplained weight loss
* Weight gain
* Flu-like symptoms, including weakness and fatigue
* Blurred vision
* Slow healing of cuts or bruises
* Tingling or loss of feeling in hands or feet
* Recurring gum or skin infections
* Recurring vaginal or bladder infections

Constant hunger? Check.
Weight loss? Dunno, no scale.
Weight gain? Wait a mo, how can I lose AND gain weight at the same time?!
Weakness and fatigue? No, because that's what I get for sitting at a computer 10 hours per day.
Blurred vision? Probably.
Slow healing of cuts and bruises? Poke me with a pin, let's find out.
Tingling or loss of sensation in hands/feet... feels like it. But my neck's fucked up too, you know.
Recurring gum/skin infections. My gums are fine but my eczema is omnipresent and infections are increasing.
Recurring vaginal or bladder infections? I don't qualify for half, and what's a bladder infection like?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Are we self-diagnosing, Dr Toad?

They gots doctors for that sort of stuff. You don't have to use reallybigdisease.com.

Yeah, they can be expensive, but sometimes it's best to leave some stuff to the pros.

Best of luck.

[Deja Q]

2. No, just reading up on some fun material and pointing out the non-sequitur...

Which is how one can lose weight AND gain weight at the same time. :D

[Kutjara]

4. Maybe parts of you can gain weight while the other parts lose it.

You'd need a really specialized set of scales to be able to tell, though.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Ok, fun reading material.

Anyway, maybe a quick unexplained change in weight, either up or down, is a possible symptom.

Weight is a mystery. I've noticed that I can lose weight, know I've lost weight, feel like I've lost weight, yet the number on the scale goes up. How do you explain that sort of thing?
:rofl:

[ironflange]

3. Thirst isn't mentioned

That's an easy one. Are you always thirsty? Before I was diag'ed, I was going through at least two litres a day, and usually more. And peeing about once an hour. Now it's only 3 time a day.