[homeschoolmom]

Hi,
I've been reading your postings for awhile and thought I would post a question about whether I'm prediabetic.
I think my doctor thinks I'm crazy. I had a fasting bs of 102 taken 4 months ago, so my dr. ran an ha1c. It came back at 5.3. He told me I was normal and to forget about it. The problem was that I kept having this tingling/numbness in my legs. I found that when i cut back on the carbs, the tingling went away. My dr. thinks it is impossible for me to have nerve damage with a 5.3. He also thinks it is impossible for someone with my body type to have type 2. I currently weigh 112 pounds, 5'5", very active, no history of diabetes in my family - so you wouldn't think I would have this problem. -The only reason I might have this problem is because of my love for carbs (growing up I would have a baked potato AND french fries for lunch, 4 pieces of garlic bread for a snack after school, etc.) BUT, since he said I was normal, I went out to eat with my husband and had a huge meal (carbs included potatoes and cheesecake). Sure enough, in the next hour and a half, I urinated 4 times and had a very dry mouth. I bought a meter to prove to myself it was all in my head. Fastings run anywhere from 59 - 91 averaging at 76. Post meal highest # was 188 after spaghetti taken at 1 hour. I exercised and took it again at 2 hrs and it was below 100. Dr. ordered a glucose tolerance test that came back normal with 111 reading at 2 hours. Again, I thought I was normal, so I ate slightly more carbs than usual and had tingling in my legs again!!! My family thinks I'm crazy, but I know it isn't in my head!! What should I do?