Recent Content by fats1964

  1. fats1964

    Suffer/Suffered from A LOT!

    Hi.. Im type 2 im told, though the lowest my sugars have been in the last year is 8.7 I have only just realised I have been having false hypos for years...I am comfortable at around 15, but when levels get down around 10 I am really irritated, angry and searching for junk, shaking, going dizzy...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Hospital yesterday and now on waiting llist for operation to remove the lump under my left heel, (was hoping to be back to work by the time this might happen) Going to try and go for a walk today hoping for at least a couple of miles, painkillers arent doing anything, but need to get blood...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Taken note ..thankyou...
  4. fats1964

    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    50 new 21, oh I wish, will look at tesco, on another note sat here resting with these problems doesnt really help apart from less stressful Have a Happy New Year 2 christine
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    This is what is going to happen, first have a good new years eve New Years Day My victoza increase to 1.2ml Then, cut my bacardi and pepsi max right down, keep off the fags which is 11 weeks now, and go for a walk each day, and use exercise bike, (get a good sweat) Have my muesli in the...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Been chatting to someone online, who says the weakness, pains, muscle loss, etc is not down to diabetes, maybe signs, of MS, Fibromyalia, or other problems, its so annoying, doing exercise bike and other bits, yet I lay in bed and looked at my phone for 30 seconds and my arms were aching as if I...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Its coming together, but im graudually increasing meds and got extras ive just started, got exercise bike etc, few appointments coming up. Something puzzling me is these elbow and other joint problems, if I had antibiotics, etc for something else, these problems would improve or go away for a...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    I should be making a few changes in the next week, I couldnt understand the elbow and muscle pain and weakness, (same as i had for a work injury), but now in both elbows, I have sleep apnea, ive tried to do a few diy jobs, but even lifting my arms above my head to use a screwdriver, is very...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Im on Citalopram for depression, all it does is seem to make me more tired. Been back to docs a couple of times, and something that is really niggling me is, elbows and knees etc. I had an old inljury like tennis elbow but they call it golfers elbow, and i have this in both elbows, severe pain...
  10. fats1964

    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Thanks Tony I am looking forward to Christmas, but not dieting, exercise etc, but may even have to look at changing jobs, to get better routines, even if it is less money,,in my work tehre are jobs available (luckily) if I can get some fitness back, bit it wont be just get back to where I was I...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Appointment was today, yeah things are moving a bit, drugs, referrals to come i put most things on previous post thanks
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Its my Birthday next week and Christmas and New Year soon after, i really do not fancy going without at this time, but i need my legs back and the bike is probably the only way to get building up for a good workout and burst into a sweat, and hoping the feet will get extra circulation too. I...
  13. fats1964

    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Well...been docs, ive gained 9Kg in 2 months, heaviest ive been for ages, blood pressure at 170/90 got aspirin today, gabapentin, increased ramipril, waiting for app for feet to be looked at, diabetic clinic next week apart from all that, im knackered Well actually got a good exercise bike...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Well lots to take in, (still thinking) I was told today by someone who works as nurse etc, that it sounded like peripheral artery / vascular disease PAD/PVD The weakness and pain in feet hands legs arms etc, oops, I have been telling docs for ages about this, I only stopped smoking 8 weeks...
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    Tired, Painful Joints, Lethargic, Weak, Memory Going

    Yes appointment made, next Tuesday, letter and list started, yes ive thought of not being here any more, I also hope its just a period of rest im having, while thinking, i know what to do, but dont feel like it, big tough man eh LOL mental exhaustion ive had enough, so im just pottering, this...