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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
So I'm about a month into a Type 2 diagnosis.
Doing all I can, exercising, minimal carbs, loads of water, monitoring my blood (averaging about 6mmol/L)
I've also done a rapid withdrawal from my Venlafaxine anti depressants as they are known to affect blood sugar control and I really didn't need to be on them any longer.
I thought I was doing ok, had a couple of tough weeks with the withdrawal symptoms from the meds, but was looking up. But after being super productive this weekend, feeling energised for the first time in a long time oh my God, the fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion! It's awful. I tested my blood sugar this afternoon after lunch as I started to feel really bad, but it was still at 4.6mmol/L so i wasn't Hypo as I thought I may have been.
Does this sort of thing happen often after a diagnosis as the body adjusts? How long does it tend to last?
I really don't want to be medicated for the diabetes, I'd really like to control it with diet and exercise.
Doing all I can, exercising, minimal carbs, loads of water, monitoring my blood (averaging about 6mmol/L)
I've also done a rapid withdrawal from my Venlafaxine anti depressants as they are known to affect blood sugar control and I really didn't need to be on them any longer.
I thought I was doing ok, had a couple of tough weeks with the withdrawal symptoms from the meds, but was looking up. But after being super productive this weekend, feeling energised for the first time in a long time oh my God, the fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion! It's awful. I tested my blood sugar this afternoon after lunch as I started to feel really bad, but it was still at 4.6mmol/L so i wasn't Hypo as I thought I may have been.
Does this sort of thing happen often after a diagnosis as the body adjusts? How long does it tend to last?
I really don't want to be medicated for the diabetes, I'd really like to control it with diet and exercise.