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Does Prediabetes Cause Weight Loss?

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Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Question: Been to a doc, diabeties was not found, high blood pressure not an issue (115/60), I'm 42 at 145lbs. Even did stress test, did great. Yet sugar causes dizziness and pounding heart with chest pain. My ankles always get ring from socks yet don't look swollen. I am loosing weighty fairly quick and not active. Is this prediabeties?
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Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
check thyroid functions and kidney functions

Detailed Answer:
Good day
Noted your concern. Prediabetes does not cause weight loss. Most often it is associated with weight gain. To detect pre diabetes , you may have to do few tests like HbA1C, Glucose tolerance test etc. The ring impression on you legs after wearing socks could be due to edema. Is your kidney function good? Any urine tests or blood tests for kidney function done? ( urine protein or blood creatinine ) .what about thyroid function tests?
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Binu
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (31 minutes later)
Thyroid tests completed all well. No kidney tests. Thank you. I will make that a suggestion at next visit.
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Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (3 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Kidney functions

Detailed Answer:
Okay. Please get the kidney function texts done. Wish you good health.
Note: For further follow-up, discuss your blood glucose reports with our diabetologist. Click here.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Does Prediabetes Cause Weight Loss?

Brief Answer: check thyroid functions and kidney functions Detailed Answer: Good day Noted your concern. Prediabetes does not cause weight loss. Most often it is associated with weight gain. To detect pre diabetes , you may have to do few tests like HbA1C, Glucose tolerance test etc. The ring impression on you legs after wearing socks could be due to edema. Is your kidney function good? Any urine tests or blood tests for kidney function done? ( urine protein or blood creatinine ) .what about thyroid function tests? Regards Binu