A few months before diagnosis ...
I felt tired ... lack of energy ... not getting the work done that I was used to doing, even though I was drinking enough Coke to keep an entire town awake.
Ulcer appeared on foot and despite best efforts it would not heal. In fact, got bigger, even after applying a band-aid solution. (Band-aids literally!) Came home from work and take shoes and socks off to find the sock full of blood. Other sores and scratches taking a lot longer to heal.
I did not have extra thirst but then that might have been covered up by drinking the Coke and I thought I didn't have extra episodes of urination which are classic signs of diabetes.
After Diagnosis
My condition
Type 2 Diabetes
Blood Sugar Level - approx. 23 .... shoud be between 4 to 8.
After first blood test and 6 vials later ...
HbA1c - 11% --> Normal HbA1c should be around 6 to 7%
Blood Pressure - fine (surprisingly!)
Cholesterol - 6% which is fine for a non-diabetic. (another surprise). So has to be lowered slightly.
Medication
1500 mg of Metformin
30 mg of Glycazide
Test blood sugar 3 times a day, 2 hours after each meal.
The hardest pill to swallow ... CHANGE DIET and LIFESTYLE!