hypoglycemia- UPDATE 10-19 it's diabetes mellitus (post 34)

[aTailOf2Kitties]

well it's been a week and I still feel pretty crummy. Even worse at times than before. Finally got my bloodwork back yesterday (was sent last Friday) and they told me everything looked OK, but my calcium was a teeeny bit high (just a couple of points) and my potassium was waaaaaay high.

Ultrasound appointment went smoothly. I got there early and was in and out before my official appointment time ever came up. Now I have to wait for the radiologist to look at the scans and get back with my doc. Finally went back to have more blood pulled and the doc came in while it was being drawn. I told him I was having weird symptoms (muscle aches, hot flashes, intermittant extreme thirst), but he didn't seem concerned and just told the nurse to add a couple more tests to the labwork.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

UPDATE:
Ultrasound showed that I have a nodule on my left thyroid and now I need to see an endocrinologist....I am so scared right now

[beeniesmom]

Hey, take a deep breath and stay calm. It's probably benign and what is causing your issues. So it's good that they found the problem. They are either going to take it out or leave it be. Either way, you will probably get medication to regulate your hormones. My MIL is going through the same thing. Her nodule has grown a bit so they are considering surgery to remove it. You are going to be just fine.

[Freedom]

I'm with Beenies Mom, calm down. Not been through it myself, but have a friend who had the thyroid removed. Daily meds control everything now and she feels better than she has in several YEARS!

Yes, a nodule is scary; and facing a surgery is nerve wracking. We are all here to help you through!

[Catty1]

I have nodules on my thyroid gland. The specialist said that nodules are not normal BUT that they are quite common.

I suppose if one grew big enough it might cause a problem - but nodules themselves are benign.

Big {{{hugs}}}

[beeniesmom]

Hey, How are you feeling and did they give you any more information about the nodule they found? I am taking my MIL for a consult tomorrow with a surgeon. They want to remove her thyroid because of all the problems it is causing.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

I forgot to update my status last week, sorry. I went to the dietitian last Tuesday. She was working at a diabetes/endocrinology center that morning, so that's where I saw her. She helped me a good bit and said I needed to add some carbs to my diet. That opened a whole 'nother can of worms I'll get to in a minute... I told her I had a possible thyroid issue, but couldn't get an endocrinologist appointment. She said "hold on" and talked to the receptionist. She came back and said the endocrinologist there had a cancellation and could see me shortly.

I saw him next. He felt around on my neck and said he wanted a biopsy of my thyroid. I'm thinking "great, when will that be???". I lucked out. He had an opening for the next morning (Wednesday) so I went ahead and scheduled it. So far so good! I went in to see the dietitian, ended up seeing the doc too on the same day and keeping the ball rolling on the biopsy.

Wednesday morning I got up and checked my blood glucose. It was like 140 or something, even though I hadn't eaten since midnight so I skipped breakfast. I drove to my mother-in-law's house and checked it again. It was now like 160, 6 hours after I'd eaten. I figured I would casually mention this to the doc when I saw him for the biopsy. I told him and he said that sounded more like diabetes, but the glucose test would have shown that. I reminded him that my general practitioner never ran any kind of tests, other than an initial finger stick and sending off bloodwork. Endocrinologist said I needed a glucose tolerance test (GTT) which he scheduled right after the biopsy. So 2 days in a row I went in for one thing and ended up getting something else done that I really needed to do! My glucose was finally down to 106 when they gave me the sugar syrup and 211 2 hours later. They drew blood at the beginning, 1 hour later, and an hour after that. After the GTT, nobody told me anything other than to go home and wait for the lab results. I checked my sugar when I got back to the house and it was up to 280. I was hungry so I ate a piece of turkey and when it started coming back down I went back to work. That was Wednesday of last week....

I feel better but have not heard any results of any of last week's bloodwork. I will call them tomorrow. I was looking at my insurance company's website and they listed something about "NONTOX MULTINODUL GOITER" as a diagnosis. I guess that was from the biopsy? I'm not too worried about it at the moment. I am more concerned with my blood sugar issues for now... and I don't even know what my issue even is officially. That's what bothers me. I don't know what's wrong with me, or what I can do about it.

My boyfriend just blows everything off and tells me not to worry. He doesn't even seem to care that deep down I'm worried and confused about all of this...