Self- Diagnosis

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I crave sweets and eat them, and though l get a temporary boost of energy and mood, I later crash.

I have a family history of diabetes, hypoglycemia, or alcoholism.

I get irritable, anxious, tired, and jittery, or get headaches intermittently throughout the day, but feel better temporarily after meals.

I feel shaky 2-3 hours after a meal.

I eat a low-fat diet but can't seem to lose weight.

If I miss a meal, I feel cranky and irritable, weak, or tired.

If l eat a carbohydrate breakfast (muffin, bagel, cereal, pancakes, etc.), I can't seem to control my eating for the rest of the day.

Once I start eating sweets or carbohydrates, I can't seem to stop.

If l eat fish or meat and vegetables, I feel good, but l seem to get sleepy or feel “drugged” after eating a meal full of pasta, bread, potatoes, and dessert.

I go for the breadbasket at restaurants.

I get heart palpitations after eating sweets.

I seem salt sensitive (I tend to retain water).

I get panic attacks in the afternoon if l skip breakfast.

I am often moody, impatient, or anxious.

My memory and concentration are poor.

Eating makes me calm.

I get tired a few hours after eating.

I get night sweats.

I am tired most of the time.

I have extra weight around my middle (waist-to-hip ratio >0.8; measure around the belly button and around the bony prominence at the front of the top of the hip).

My hair thins in the places I don't want it to (my head) and it grows in the places it shouldn't (my face, if l am a woman).

I have a family history of polycystic ovarian syndrome or am infertile.

I have a family history of high blood pressure.

I have a family history of heart disease.

I have a family history of type 2 diabetes.

I have chronic fungal infections (jock itch, vaginal yeast infections, dry, scaly patches on my skin).