They do the A1C test that tells your blood sugar average for a 4 month petiod from dead blood cells. They check the feeling in your feet, ask about your eyes, draw blood, pee in a cup.
They say people who quit smoking are at much higher risk of getting diabetes the first year of their quit.
I got my first symptoms only a few months in.
I didn't know what was wrong.
Unquenchable thirst and peeing constantly.
I didn't get a diagnosis until 8 months later.
I happened to have an old order for blood work I hadn't had done (because I had no insurance) so I took it into a lab. I got a call from a Dr. a few days later. Normal blood sugar is 100. My result was 420.
I was definitely getting too much sugar when the symptoms started.
The first episode was when a friend from quitnet and I first met for lunch. We became great friends for many years after. After lunch I went to a Mexican market and drank too much hibiscus punch and had explosive vomiting.
Months laterI was chugging 3 or 4 pressed fruit juices a day thinking they were healthy for me. HA!
I say this to make you aware. If you get those symptoms, go see your Doctor.
After the first year it supposedly drops to the same risk as everyone else.
So while in the doctors office as I sat down I noticed a screw sticking up from the wall.
Yep! First thing I thought of was "Someone screwed up."
so
Don't screw up and put a hole in your armor
WILLINGNESS! Not Willpower!
Onward and Upward!
