Steve, you deserve a mighty pat on the back for your honesty and btinging awareness to fellow mudcaters regarding diabetes 1 aor 2.
Perhaps a third of us have some degree of the the disorder and don't know it.
I went to the Doctor 70 times with diabetes like symptoms, extreme fatigue, tingling leg, cold fingers, difficult concentration but I still did not get any treatment until early this year.
I urge others to insist upon tests early and often. For me it took way too long to have an alarming test result while losing almost 7 years of vitality of mind and body.
Despite the wait I was lucky that the single blood vessel in my hip joint grew back and after 3 years I have dissolved the dead bone and have replaced it with new bone without surgury.
The CDC sends out a warning every Xmas about the epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Heed the warning. The dementia, fatigue or crippling pain you feel may be 100% reversible.
I just take 3 pills a day and I am feeling younger every week.