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- 38
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hello All,
I could really do with some help!
I've been Type 1 for 26yrs and I'm on Novorapid & Levemir (I'm not on pump). Over the last 3 weeks, I have been experiencing fluctuating BGs (pls see previous posts for background). When I'm high (+15mmol) or low (-3.1mmol) I experience a chest tightness and severe shortness of breath which is becoming really scary, I've never experienced this before. I get the sensation that when I breathe I'm just not getting enough air into my lungs. I get out of breath walking up stairs where I have to stop and catch my breath (I usually keep active and was exercising regularly until recently).
I've been to GP, who did a peak flow test and I couldn't get it over 300 (I was hypo at time) so GP prescribed inhaler, I've been using it when high or low and it does help relieve symptoms a little, but once sugar levels return to target range symptoms almost disappear apart from continued chest tightness and tiredness. Had full blood tests, all came back normal.
I've been in contact with DSN regularly and they just shrug their shoulders, I've asked them if this is common and they just give me the usual vague response or they keep telling me to go back to GP as they keep telling me not everything is due to Diabetes, but surely it is, if I only experience these symptoms of high or low BGs? So frustrating.... This is really concerning as I don't know what to do anymore and it's debilitating enough where I'm having to have time off from work because I can't recover from the hypos or hypers as quickly as I used to. I have one or two good days when my levels are stable, but one hypo or high just sets it all off again and I can't afford to take any more time off work.
Please can someone help, no one is giving me any answers and it's having a significant impact on my daily activities...can someone tell me if they have experienced these symptoms? If so did you find a cause for it? How long do these symptoms last when low and high? What do you do to treat it or make it go away?
I could really do with some help!
I've been Type 1 for 26yrs and I'm on Novorapid & Levemir (I'm not on pump). Over the last 3 weeks, I have been experiencing fluctuating BGs (pls see previous posts for background). When I'm high (+15mmol) or low (-3.1mmol) I experience a chest tightness and severe shortness of breath which is becoming really scary, I've never experienced this before. I get the sensation that when I breathe I'm just not getting enough air into my lungs. I get out of breath walking up stairs where I have to stop and catch my breath (I usually keep active and was exercising regularly until recently).
I've been to GP, who did a peak flow test and I couldn't get it over 300 (I was hypo at time) so GP prescribed inhaler, I've been using it when high or low and it does help relieve symptoms a little, but once sugar levels return to target range symptoms almost disappear apart from continued chest tightness and tiredness. Had full blood tests, all came back normal.
I've been in contact with DSN regularly and they just shrug their shoulders, I've asked them if this is common and they just give me the usual vague response or they keep telling me to go back to GP as they keep telling me not everything is due to Diabetes, but surely it is, if I only experience these symptoms of high or low BGs? So frustrating.... This is really concerning as I don't know what to do anymore and it's debilitating enough where I'm having to have time off from work because I can't recover from the hypos or hypers as quickly as I used to. I have one or two good days when my levels are stable, but one hypo or high just sets it all off again and I can't afford to take any more time off work.
Please can someone help, no one is giving me any answers and it's having a significant impact on my daily activities...can someone tell me if they have experienced these symptoms? If so did you find a cause for it? How long do these symptoms last when low and high? What do you do to treat it or make it go away?