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Does Itchy Dry Skin After Drinking Juice Indicate Diabetes?

I am concerned about being diabetic.
1/ drink a lot juice. 2/ itchy dry skin. 3/tingling sensation of toes on both feet.
However, urination is normal, no weight loss, no increase in appetite, no blurry vision. Cuts are healed quick quickly.
I am wondering if I do symptoms of being diabetic.
Many thanks.
Danny LAU
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
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Hello Danny,
Thank you for your question.
First of all let me tell you that symptoms in diabetes can be very misleading. Some patients with diabetes have no symptoms at all and some with symptoms pointing towards diabetes may have normal sugars. That is why we clinicians rely on blood sugar values alone for diagnosing someone with diabetes. So the symptoms of feeling thirsty too often (drinking lots of juices) and itchy dry skin and tingling in the toes can point towards diabetes. I would suggest you to get a blood test for the following tests: 1) Fasting blood glucose
2) Post meal blood glucose after 2 hours
3) HbA1c
4) Renal function tests
5) Liver function tests
6) TSH
7) Vit B12 levels
These test results will guide us to tell whether the reason for your symptoms is diabetes or something else. You can get back to me once you get these results.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Shreya Kunder
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Does Itchy Dry Skin After Drinking Juice Indicate Diabetes?

Hello Danny, Thank you for your question. First of all let me tell you that symptoms in diabetes can be very misleading. Some patients with diabetes have no symptoms at all and some with symptoms pointing towards diabetes may have normal sugars. That is why we clinicians rely on blood sugar values alone for diagnosing someone with diabetes. So the symptoms of feeling thirsty too often (drinking lots of juices) and itchy dry skin and tingling in the toes can point towards diabetes. I would suggest you to get a blood test for the following tests: 1) Fasting blood glucose 2) Post meal blood glucose after 2 hours 3) HbA1c 4) Renal function tests 5) Liver function tests 6) TSH 7) Vit B12 levels These test results will guide us to tell whether the reason for your symptoms is diabetes or something else. You can get back to me once you get these results. Hope this helps. Take care. Dr Shreya Kunder