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I'm T2 and was diagnosed about 7 years ago. This was some time after I had developed nerve damage in my feet which doctors were unable to advise on. I was given Metformin but had lots of problems with my bowel and eventually was taken into to hospital for a colonoscopy which did find a malignant polyp which was removed. In order to prepare for the procedure I was taken off Metformin and put onto insulin "just for the time being". I never came off the insulin and I have never, since then, been able to control my sugar levels which are consistently higher than they ought to be. I was taken off the Metformin because the surgeon thought it was the main problem with my bowel and put onto Gliclazide whereupon I ballooned up to 16 stone. Another consultant took me off that medication and put me back onto Metformin and I lost 2 stone then stuck. OK that's the background.
My question is, would my diabetes now be responsible for a lack of ability to walk properly? I shuffle because of stiff ankle, knee and hip joints and tire very rapidly with the muscular effort of staying upright ( I also have a tendency to lose my balance). My doctor says it is because I am overweight and I must do some exercise but exercise just about kills me, or at least causes me to collapse for the rest of the day. Besides, when I was 16 stone I didn't have this problem.
Does this sound like a diabetes related problem? Does anyone else have this problem and maybe some advice?
Thanks for taking time to read this.
My question is, would my diabetes now be responsible for a lack of ability to walk properly? I shuffle because of stiff ankle, knee and hip joints and tire very rapidly with the muscular effort of staying upright ( I also have a tendency to lose my balance). My doctor says it is because I am overweight and I must do some exercise but exercise just about kills me, or at least causes me to collapse for the rest of the day. Besides, when I was 16 stone I didn't have this problem.
Does this sound like a diabetes related problem? Does anyone else have this problem and maybe some advice?
Thanks for taking time to read this.