Catsymoo
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- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Type 1
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Hi.
Just wondering if any other diabetics here have occipital problems and how they manage it because I've been off work for 6 months with this and am struggling again on a phased return and it's making me worried I will never get back to full time.
I'm a 33 yo type 1 and I've had type 1 since I was 22. My blood sugars were well controlled for the first 5 years but now they are always in the mid to high teens, sometimes 20s whenever I eat. I'm resistant to insulin during the day but sensitive at night. My levels usually are good when I wake up but I think this neck problem I have is related to diabetes and possibly TMJ but not diagnosed. Me and DSN are working together to try and get the sugars down, new insulin has been suggested but I haven't gone on it yet due to hypo anxiety.
I get this tightness at the base of my skull, to the point where even laying on the softest pillow feels horrible. My head throbs and it makes my entire upper body feel weak and shaky. Imagine carrying a heavy backpack all day and how tense your muscles feel.. I feel like that all the time. Sometimes the neck tension causes a shooting pain for a few seconds in my left temple and it's horrible. I even get brain fog and a sense of panic from this condition.
On the worst days I have photophobia, nausea, feeling off balance, dizziness and pain in my face and jaw. I cannot relax my jaw and sometimes the pain travels down my shoulders and arms and my arms feel very tired.
I saw a physio this year and started lifting weights but didn't see any improvements until I had acupuncture. My posture is awful and I spend most my time at a computer as I work on a computer and am an avid gamer. I try to be mindful of how I'm sitting but I have an expensive SecretLabs chair which has lumbar support etc. I've also been given nortriptyline to take at night and it seems to do a decent job preventing migraines but doesn't help with the head tension/pressure.
I am thinking I might have occipital neuralgia but I've never had a diagnosis other than I need to exercise more.
I've noticed my symptoms get a lot worse when I am looking down at phone or a book or hunched over drawing on my iPad. And if I sit in the same position for too long. My body just hates sitting upright. I can't even sleep with two pillows anymore. I think my nerves maybe damaged or inflamed from diabetes and posture/TMJ. I get major relief if I press my thumb into my occipital areas and push as hard as I can for about 1 minute. But it's only temporary. Any other diabetics have similar issues?
Acupuncture gave me about 2 months relief but issue has come back a few weeks ago.
Just wondering if any other diabetics here have occipital problems and how they manage it because I've been off work for 6 months with this and am struggling again on a phased return and it's making me worried I will never get back to full time.
I'm a 33 yo type 1 and I've had type 1 since I was 22. My blood sugars were well controlled for the first 5 years but now they are always in the mid to high teens, sometimes 20s whenever I eat. I'm resistant to insulin during the day but sensitive at night. My levels usually are good when I wake up but I think this neck problem I have is related to diabetes and possibly TMJ but not diagnosed. Me and DSN are working together to try and get the sugars down, new insulin has been suggested but I haven't gone on it yet due to hypo anxiety.
I get this tightness at the base of my skull, to the point where even laying on the softest pillow feels horrible. My head throbs and it makes my entire upper body feel weak and shaky. Imagine carrying a heavy backpack all day and how tense your muscles feel.. I feel like that all the time. Sometimes the neck tension causes a shooting pain for a few seconds in my left temple and it's horrible. I even get brain fog and a sense of panic from this condition.
On the worst days I have photophobia, nausea, feeling off balance, dizziness and pain in my face and jaw. I cannot relax my jaw and sometimes the pain travels down my shoulders and arms and my arms feel very tired.
I saw a physio this year and started lifting weights but didn't see any improvements until I had acupuncture. My posture is awful and I spend most my time at a computer as I work on a computer and am an avid gamer. I try to be mindful of how I'm sitting but I have an expensive SecretLabs chair which has lumbar support etc. I've also been given nortriptyline to take at night and it seems to do a decent job preventing migraines but doesn't help with the head tension/pressure.
I am thinking I might have occipital neuralgia but I've never had a diagnosis other than I need to exercise more.
I've noticed my symptoms get a lot worse when I am looking down at phone or a book or hunched over drawing on my iPad. And if I sit in the same position for too long. My body just hates sitting upright. I can't even sleep with two pillows anymore. I think my nerves maybe damaged or inflamed from diabetes and posture/TMJ. I get major relief if I press my thumb into my occipital areas and push as hard as I can for about 1 minute. But it's only temporary. Any other diabetics have similar issues?
Acupuncture gave me about 2 months relief but issue has come back a few weeks ago.