[Ronin]

Hi Homeschoolmom!

You aren't crazy, you are experiencing some symptoms and do not know the cause, but you are concerned about becoming diabetic.

The results of your home testing along with the lab tests would tend to confirm what your MD is saying -- you do not currently meet the criteria for a diagnosis of either Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes. (Just curious, did your MD order C-Peptide levels during the OGTT -- that can be very important if/when you discover a problem.)

I fully understand the frustration with the frequent urination, dry mouth, and tingling sensations. Your body is sending you a message to slow down on the carbs. So, you should start listening to your body.

However, you need not go "Cold-Turkey" and eliminate carbs from your diet as it seems your body can manage a fairly good carbo-load (as noted by the OGTT). What you need to do is make carb portions much smaller and spread them out. So, when you have pasta, go to half or a quater of what you consider normal and do not have bread or other high Glycemic Index (GI) carbs in the same meal. That gives you a choice, either carbs in the meal or dessert.

Also try to position your carb intake just prior to aerobic exercise periods as the exercise uses the carbs rapidly. After exercise you can have a small amount of carbs but meals not followed by exercise should be primarilly protien.

Of course shifting your carbs from the simple/refined forms and to the natural and more complex forms will help by slowing the processing, but even here you must exercise caution that you do not overload your system.

That's my $0.02 on the question.