ok so heres the thing. im 21, going on 22. i just had my son almost a yr ago. hes 10 months. sinse the birth of my son its been very hard for me to recover. i cant get back into shape or lose a pound. my skin on my hands and feet is always so dry it cracks and bleeds. my visin went from perfect to i cant see nothing unless i blink a million times. im constantly peeing, feeling tired and achey. also the hair that i have in the normal places*legs, arms pubic region* seems to be no longer there or thinning dramaticly. and its all over my stomach my upperlip and upperback. which it has never been. now im a very healthy young lady i was small b4 baby*150-160's and im 5'9* now im 200 pounds and stuck. i breastfed up until 2 weeks ago as well. my sons 10 months. oh and my feet and ankles swell like crazy all the time, as well as go numb. anyone.. lastly my first menstural cycle sinse i got prego and had baby just came and went.
Here's a link to American Diabetes Assoc.: http://www.diabetes.org/
Go to the first link on the top left. Click on "All about diabetes" Then click on "Diabetes Risk Test" and then after, click on the "Overview" to give you some ideas if you have the symptoms that might be putting you at risk.
The feeling weak and sometimes passing out b4 you had you little man, could have been low iron. But if you were feeling nauseous during the day, esp. before a meal, you might have been hypoglycemic, which is low blood sugar. Remember, that either way, either high or low blood sugar, that protein is paramount to helping your body maintain the proper level.
Protein facilitates the natural sugar that you get from foods. If you were hypoglycemic then you would need protein 3 times a day (eggs, nuts, meat, dried beans) to keep your energy level up. Along with low iron, red meat gives the best supply. With high blood sugar I would limit starches (bread, cereals, pastas) and eliminate sugar altogether, including sweet drinks.
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