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[quote=Anonymous]Can you get a referral to a pediatric endo, make an appointment now and also ask to be put on the cancellation waitlist?  That’s your best bet for a proper diagnosis. Keep doing the first thing in the morning fasting blood sugars and keep a diary. Only worry if you see a steady progression.

The problem is, all these people who say “just see your doctor” are not diabetic.

I’d agree that your anxiety is high and should be addressed separately. That’s never going to hurt you. But, maybe your anxiety is high because of undiagnosed health concerns, right?  Having anxiety isn’t a “bad” or “wrong” thing, it’s just a fact. It’s like a headache and it may need to be addressed

The real issue is that IF you have a form of typw 1 or 1.5, it’s a diagnosis that is commonly missed or can take years. It’s just not on the radar for a lot of general practitioners or adult endos. Even the nomenclature around type 1.5 is new.

I hate giving out too many details because I’ll be really recognizable. Type 1 diabetes only affects about 1/2 of a percent of Americans and typically people who think they know about diabetes are usually thinking about type 2

I’ll be kind of identifying myself here, but I think anyone who knows about type one wall so recognize that even if you do not have any form of diabetes, a fasting blood sugar at your age that isn’t under 100 every day IS a concern and does need a diagnosis.

I have one older teen who is a stage two diabetic.  They had been screened through Trialnet which is a free screening program for people under about 40 who have a first-° relative with type one diabetes. We knew they had an elevated risk already due to having a sibling with diabetes. Once we got the blood test results (google Trialnet and ASK to see if you qualify for free auto antibody testing) we knew that our teen was definitely an early stage diabetic.  From there, it’s just a waiting game to watch symptoms and blood sugars to see when they will need daily insulin, but they are not insulin dependent yet.

If you wanted to discuss this further with a more informed group of people I would highly recommend joining this group:

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1EQjx9D72h/?mibextid=wwXIfr

It’s a group of about 90,000 all of whom are either type one diabetics or family members of type ones and they will be a knowledgeable and helpful group. Including that you may find people in the group who had similar issues and can tell you if it was thyroid or diabetes or something else entirely.

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