Is anyone else on here diabetic? How did it start for you?
About a year or so ago I suddenly started having to pee frequently…originally I went about 3 times a day, now I go over a dozen times a day. Sometimes it feels like I go at least twice every hour. Even if I drank just a tiny sip of water I’m in and out of the bathroom for ages. Yesterday I had a only few swigs of water at 9 am and was continuously peeing about twice an hour until like 4 pm, despite not drinking anything else during that time frame. Often times right after going as soon as I sit back down I have to go again.
At its worst I was kept up all night because I couldn’t sleep for how badly I had to go. I thought at the time it was zolofts fault as ssri’s do cause urinary retention as a rare side effect. I dropped it and it did improve a lot. But I feel like it’s getting worse again despite not being on any medication currently. To try to cut down on bathroom time at night I’ve stopped drinking a lot of water then and tend to barely drink anything at all, maybe a single sip. This makes it so I get PARCHED at night and sometimes my throat is so dry it actually wakes me up.
I read this can all be a strong indicator of diabetes. I also get many other signs of diabetes, like intense shakiness when my blood sugar gets low, constant fatigue, my vision has been getting worse/blurrier, etc. I am going to see a doctor next week and will ask about it then but I am scared.
I’ve had it for over a year and there is no pain whatsoever. Very doubtful it is a UTI or other type of infection. Still I would much prefer this and am really hoping it is this.
Don’t you have to get regular insulin shots? I really don’t like the idea of having to constantly stick myself with a needle. (Though I’d do so if necessary)
No, just metformin. I have simulated diabetes from abilify. My blood sugar was raised. If I stopped taking abilify, it would go away.
I was really terrified too when I found out though, but metformin is transparent as a med for me. Just a bit of stomach upset for a few weeks, then no side effects after that.
I know 2 people with diabetes in real life, and they just take metformin.
That is much less scary and I feel a bit calmer now, thank you. So is it only the diabetics who have the type you were born with that need injections? Or is that just an old treatment that’s not needed anymore?
The urinary retention side effect with SSRIs is in the opposite direction - you lose your sense of urgency and stop going. I’ve seen it happen before. It’s alarming.
I’m assuming you’ve had bloodwork relatively recently - last year or so? Blood sugar is an easy, quick test. Get it checked, see if there’s anything you need to worry about.
I have not. The last time I got bloodwork done was a year before the issues started, which is another reason why I’m concerned. Back when I was on accutane from senior year of hs through freshmen year of college they monitored my blood sugar regularly and it was always fine. But that was years before anything started. Then sophomore year due to my fatigue they checked for things like anemia and hypothyroidism, neither of which I had.
For Type 1 diabetics, insulin is the only medication choice. For Type 2 diabetics, medical practitioners generally start with an oral hypoglycemic such as metformin and add insulin only when oral hypoglycemics can’t stabilize blood glucose levels.
Type 1 diabetes, previously called juvenile diabetes, caused by failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, affects 5 percent to 10 percent of people with diabetes, while Type 2 diabetes, previously called adult-onset diabetes, accounts for most of the rest, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders.
If you have it, the odds are you’ll just be put on metformin and that will sort it out.
Sometimes UTI’s don’t hurt - very little or no pain.
The best way to see if it’s Diabetes type 2 is to get a fasting blood glucose test.
A primary doctor can test for this - it’s easy.
I’m Diabetic and my blood glucose levels are under control.
I am on a high dose of Metformin.