really scared

Glandular fever doesn't seem to be something to just disregard. I knew a person a while back who had to spen a lot of time away from school as a result of having it.

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Originally Posted by NightRyder

Excessive Eating

According to eMedicine Health, polyphagia or excessive diabetic eating happens because the insulin, whose job it is to stimulate hunger, will go into overdrive trying to compensate for the blood sugar being too high. The body will send signals to the brain that may make a person eat too much. A person will be also try to add energy to the body by eating more than usual, and may just end up losing weight.

^ google search lol =) because I couldn't remember if eating more had to do with the insulin our body creates or not.

But Harry as others have said your best bet is to book an appointment with your family doctor and get some blood work done to determine if you have it or not. I truly hope you don't and the best of luck! =)

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I stand corrected. From what you have listed, it sounds like it could actually be type 1 diabetes. :(

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Type 1 Diabetes
Frequent urination
Unusual thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Extreme fatigue and Irritability

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Originally Posted by Eoin247

Glandular fever doesn't seem to be something to just disregard. I knew a person a while back who had to spen a lot of time away from school as a result of having it.

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No, it isn't. It's horrible and it's affected my exam resits badly, ive missed loads of school and i hated it.

GO TO THE DOCTORS.

oh dear i am scared just found that out as well

"Excessive hunger is noticed in case of marijuana intoxication, undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes, bipolar disease, hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, Grave's disease, tapeworms, etc."

:( hopefully gonna be able to book an appointment tomorrow

are my symptoms that of glandular fever as well then?

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Originally Posted by Haaaaarry

oh dear i am scared just found that out as well

"Excessive hunger is noticed in case of marijuana intoxication, undiagnosed or poorly controlled diabetes, bipolar disease, hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, Grave's disease, tapeworms, etc."

:( hopefully gonna be able to book an appointment tomorrow

are my symptoms that of glandular fever as well then?

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According to the NHS website, the glandular fever symptoms are:

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Symptoms of glandular fever include:
sore throat,
fever with a temperature of, or above, 37.5°C (99.5°F),
swollen lymph nodes, particularly the glands in the neck or the armpit,
fatigue,
weakness,
swollen tonsils,
headache,
loss of appetite,
swollen spleen, and
skin rash.

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It says loss of appetite is a symptom, but your having the complete opposite problem, I doubt it is glandular fever.

ohhh i see thank you

been to the doctors, it's not diabetes they apparently, i've just got a virus. however if it gets any worse i'm gonna have to get a blood test but thanks for all the advice :)

Glad to hear it's nothing serious, hope it gets better soon! :)

to be fair you have only had symptoms for like.. 4 days. itll likely be nothing to worry about

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Originally Posted by Haaaaarry

thanks for your incredibly unhelpful post, obviously i have told my mum but read my previous post thanks

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Bit rude to disregard the help just because you're only looking for reassurance :P! He's exactly right, you shouldn't really have trusted or believed anything that's posted here (whether they're assuring you or not), you could be getting help from an 11 year old.

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Originally Posted by Haaaaarry

yeah i am definitely getting it checked but i just wanted to get some reassurance

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On another note, glad to know it's nothing serious.