Women with PCOS are at Increased risk for Type II Diabetes: HERE ARE THE SYMPTOMS
Diabetes symptoms: When to consult your doctor
Early diabetes symptoms can be subtle or seemingly harmless — if you have them at all. In fact, you could have diabetes for months or even years and not even know it.
In the United States alone, more than 6 million people are unaware that they have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. But you don't need to become a statistic. Understanding possible diabetes symptoms can lead to early diagnosis and treatment — and a lifetime of better health.
Excessive thirst and increased urination are classic diabetes symptoms.
When you have diabetes, excess sugar (glucose) builds up in your blood. Your kidneys are forced to work overtime to filter and absorb the excess sugar. If your kidneys can't keep up, the excess sugar is excreted into your urine along with fluids drawn from your tissues. This triggers more frequent urination, which may leave you dehydrated. As you drink more fluids to quench your thirst, you'll urinate even more.
Flu-like feeling
Sometimes diabetes symptoms resemble a flu-like illness. You may notice fatigue, weakness and loss of appetite. That's because poorly controlled diabetes hampers your body's ability to use sugar for energy. Instead of fueling your cells, the sugar remains in your blood. This leaves you feeling tired and run down.
Weight loss or gain
Weight fluctuations also fall under the umbrella of possible diabetes symptoms. When you lose sugar through frequent urination, you also lose calories. At the same time, diabetes may keep the sugar from your food from reaching your cells — leading to constant hunger. The combined effect is potentially rapid weight loss, especially if you have type 1 diabetes.
Weight gain is a concern, too. Excess weight can make your tissues more resistant to the action of insulin, which increases your blood sugar level. And the more fatty tissue you have, the more resistant your cells become. That's why being overweight is a prime risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes.
Blurred vision
Diabetes symptoms sometimes settle in the eyes. High levels of blood sugar pull fluid from your tissues, including the lenses of your eyes. This affects your ability to focus.
Left untreated, diabetes can cause new blood vessels to form in your retina — the back part of your eye — as well as damage old vessels. For most people this causes only mild vision problems, such as dark spots, flashing lights or rings around lights. But for others, the effects can be much more serious. In some cases, diabetes can lead to blindness.
Slow-healing sores or frequent infections
High levels of blood sugar impair your body's natural healing process and your ability to fight infections. For women, bladder and vaginal infections are especially common.
Tingling hands and feet
Excess sugar in your blood can lead to nerve damage. You may notice tingling and loss of sensation in your hands and feet, as well as burning pain in your arms, hands, legs and feet.
Red, swollen, tender gums
Diabetes may weaken your ability to fight germs, which increases the risk of infection in your gums and in the bones that hold your teeth in place. Your gums may pull away from your teeth, your teeth may become loose, or you may develop sores or pockets of pus in your gums — especially if you have a gum infection before diabetes develops.
Take your body's hints seriously
If you notice any possible diabetes symptoms, contact your doctor. The earlier the condition is diagnosed, the sooner treatment can begin. Diabetes is a serious condition. But with your active participation and the support of your health care team, you can manage diabetes while enjoying an active, healthy life.
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BCP age 12 painful/irreg menses
Dx PCOS '99 by OB
50-100 cysts ea ovary
Not satisfied w/ OB diag/treat
Switched to Repr Spec '02
Dx Diabetes II '02
Met 2000mg
Cymbalta 20mg
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Wow! I didn't realize how serious this would be. I just thought I was hypoglycemic--though my mom, a full-blown diabetic says I'm already diabetic and that hypoglycemia is merely a side affect of the disease. Interesting...
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-Reactive Hypoglycemia
-Eczema
-15 yrs battling PCOS and counting...
-Not TTC at this time
CURRENT MEDS: Metformin 1000mg, Loestrin 24 Fe, Spiro
Yes, reactive hypoglycemia usually leads to full blown diabetes unless you control it with food (low-carb/low-sugar) and perhaps add Metformin. I had reactive hypoglycemia since I was 14/15 and now have pre-diabetes at 25. I am hoping to hold full blown diabetes at bay for as long as possible!
__________________ Thin Cyster Age: 25 BMI:19 Not TTC
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I was diagnosed with PCOS in 97 or so. I was diagnosed in 03 with type 2. I had been feeling crappy for years. My levels indicated to them I had it for years and didn't know it.
I had many of the symptoms like blurry vision, excessive thirst, lots of skin infection (boils), frequent urination, constant yeast infections , practically back to back, I always felt tired and ill , kinda like a chest congestion/ heavy chest and it just would not go away.
I wish I had known better but I was young and diabetes does not happen to young people, boy, was I wrong.
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Those might be the standard signs of diabetes, but guess what you can have it and have no signs nor symptoms of it what so ever.
That is how it was both my mom and I - she never new she had it till out of the blue she was told and me I didn't learn till after I got the PCOS dianosis (learned 6 moths after I was told I was IR, that it was really type 2).
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Some of the symptoms are:
Increase or decrease of weight,red and swollen gums.increased thirst and urine,flu like feeling all the time,slow healing of wounds. If you have such symptoms just consult your docter.
That's interesting. Some of those symptoms overlap with other conditions.... but I guess any of those would be a reason to go to a doctor and get checked out.
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Women with PCOS are at Increased risk for Type II Diabetes: HERE ARE THE SYMPTOMS 
