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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Neither my doctor nor my diabetes nurse seem to know anything about this which is a bit dispiriting. After all, they're supposed to be the experts, right?
I get this sensation in my legs but occasionally in other areas about 2-3 times a week and it makes me feel really yucky, irritable and out of sorts.
My history is:
75yr old female
T2D for about 4 years
obese - (sadly not very good with diet, BMI 46)
Test blood every morning on arising and it's usually pretty good
Medication:
My sister, who had been T2D for about 20 years insists this is a nerve problem but I, being a nurse, must of course know better! However, I'm open to any ideas.
Anyone got any comments, suggestions, ideas what this is?
I get this sensation in my legs but occasionally in other areas about 2-3 times a week and it makes me feel really yucky, irritable and out of sorts.
My history is:
75yr old female
T2D for about 4 years
obese - (sadly not very good with diet, BMI 46)
Test blood every morning on arising and it's usually pretty good
Medication:
- metformin 500mg twice daily
- was on gliclazide 40mg daily but we're tampered with that over time, 80mg twice daily, then once daily and then 40mg once daily. This was because I kept getting pseudo-hypos (yes really) and yet my fasting BG were always pretty stable. When I'd have a hypo, it would plummet to 5 or even 3.5 (sorry I'm still on the old money!)
- was recently changed to linagliptin 5mg daily but have only been on that for a week
- was on gliclazide 40mg daily but we're tampered with that over time, 80mg twice daily, then once daily and then 40mg once daily. This was because I kept getting pseudo-hypos (yes really) and yet my fasting BG were always pretty stable. When I'd have a hypo, it would plummet to 5 or even 3.5 (sorry I'm still on the old money!)
- was recently changed to linagliptin 5mg daily but have only been on that for a week
My sister, who had been T2D for about 20 years insists this is a nerve problem but I, being a nurse, must of course know better! However, I'm open to any ideas.
Anyone got any comments, suggestions, ideas what this is?