Shaking without low blood sugar

[Katstodian]

Hey guys, I just have a tiny little question.
I'm fairly newly diagnosed with type 2 (diagnosed halfway through May), and as I'm sure most of you can relate to, I tend to want to double check if any symptoms I may have are related to the diabetes or not.

I sometimes get shaky - when I stand, my legs feel weak, like they can give in under me and my arms feel slightly hollow and shaky, like I have to put in extra effort to make sure I don't drop things and to reach what I'm actually aiming for.

I know that low blood sugar can cause this, however, my readings aren't all that low when I have them. The most recent one was 5.8mmol/L while feeling this way, which I would deem in the 'normal' range?

So question: Does anyone know if diabetes can cause shakyness/weakness like this when your levels aren't low?

(And yes, before anyone says so, I am going to ask the doctor as well when I go next week, but as you may know, they often tend to give vague answers about something that may or may not be diabetes related.)

Thanks in advance, guys!

// Kat

 

[goldfish_21]

I'm sure someone more experienced will be along in a bit to give you more info, but I beliive that you can get hypo type symptoms like those you describe at higher BG levels, if your levels have been high for a long time or if there's a sudden drop.

Speaking from personal experience, for the first 6months or so after diagnosis, i got the shaky weakness thing going on when BG levels were in the 5's, and have been told that it's because my BG levels had been running way high and undiagnosed for so long. Now that my diabetes is coming under control, I don't get that any more at those levels, and thankfully haven't dropped low enough to find out whether the symptoms will appear at 'real' hypo levels. Seeing your doctor is the right thing to do if you're worried, but I'm sure this is normal from what you have said.

There are lots of people on the board with much more experience than me and I'm sure they'll be able to reassure you and give you more info as well.

Vicky

 

[Grazer]

Can't really answer, other than to say thet there's no reason why a bg of 5.8 would give you any symptons. I do know that when I was first diagnosed, I felt every little thing out of the ordinary, which I would normally have ignored, must be down to my diabetes. It wasn't! I'm sure it's nothing, but as you say, ask your doctor to check.
Malc

 

[raydavies]

goldfish_21 is spot on, I found the same thing until my body got used to the lower levels, Although I'm now fairly steady at around 5.2 most of the time, I sometimes go down to 3.9 with no discomfort at all.

Ray

 

[Katstodian]

Vicky, Ray and Malc, thank you very much.

Nice to know that the two of you (Vicky and Ray) can recognise this. I am going to double check with my doctor, for sure, but it's nice to know that I'm not completely off thinking that it might be the diabetes.

I think it may also have something to do with how spaced out my meals are, as it normally tends to happen when I go above 4½ hours from one main meal to the other with no snacks. I'm seeing a dietician later in the month, who's specialised in diabetes, so I'll ask about it then as well.

 

[searley]

When I was diagnosed I was also given Ramipril, and this gave me the shakes

But as stated it could be phantom hypo's