Blood Drug Testing

Lost appetite and losing weight quickly. How concerned should I be?

I am a male overweight 40 year old with Type 2 diabetes under control with oral meds. I am 6' 2" and one month ago was 240 lbs. I lost my appetite and since then have been eating extremely small meals (1/3 cup of cereal, a bannana, or a salad the size of your fist). I have lost 20 lbs (in 4 weeks). This is not my plan to lose weight so I went to a doctor (I live overseas). He did a battery of tests, including blood tests galore, analyzed my output, X-ray, TB, and let's just say he physically checked everywhere). Nothing unusual. I am not overly stressed or depressed. I am happy that I am losing weight. I feel fine, actually better than normal, except some low Blood sugar (60-70) in which I each something quickly. The doctor asked that I come back in two weeks. My question is should I be worried? Or just take it as a fluke of nature until I get to a healthy weight? My A1C (longterm BS) was 5.7 (normal range 4.3 to 5.8). So this looks good. But as this is a 90 day average it could be lower as I have lost appetite for only 30 days.

Public Comments

1. Go with it for now. Stay in touch with the doctor. If you stop feeling good, get another checkup. Eventually, you might want to re-evaluate the dosage or prescription you use due to weight change or other factors.
2. Ask your dr. to do a HbA1c test. It will show how good of control you've had over your diabetes in the past 90 days.It's a simple test and most physicians have the equipment to do it in their office.Losing appetite and weight are a sign of out of control diabetes. You may need to switch to insulin