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Diabetic2ForYou

Member
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi. So i am twenty five, type two! I'm on four metformin a day, my recent review went ok, my cholesterol was a tiny tiny bit high, but other than that, all good. However I'm constantly exhausted and have no energy, i do between eight thousand to fifteen thousand steps a day, my diet isn't the best but trying to sort it! My iron is ok and yet I'm always tired! I keep napping once or twice a day between ten minutes to half hour, which is really out of character for me! Is this just something that happens to a diabetic? I mentioned this last time at my diabetic review but my nurse never commented on it!
 
You say your review went ok but what were your numbers? Your HbA1c & do you test with finger prick after meals etc? If you BG is running high then that could be the problem, I could sleep for England when my BG start to hit 9s & higher
 
Thyroid and Vitamin D are blood tests I'd be asking for, if the surgery hasn't already tested them. I'd suggest asking for a drs appointment to discuss your tiredness, especially if it's not normal for you, as it can be caused by many things, not just diabetes.
 
Are your blood glucose levels okay? 25 is very young for type 2 diabetes; that age is more typical for type 1 or LADA. Although young people can develop type 2 diabetes, it usually doesn't start that early (it typically begins after age 50). What is your C-peptide level? People often feel tired due to high blood sugar levels.
 
zand said:
Have you had your vit B12 levels checked?
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I ask because when I was on 2 metformin a day I was fine but when I went up to 4 I became deficient in b12 and had extreme fatigue. My doctor had tested my levels but didn't tell me the results. I always ask for them now.
 
lovinglife said:
You say your review went ok but what were your numbers? Your HbA1c & do you test with finger prick after meals etc? If you BG is running high then that could be the problem, I could sleep for England when my BG start to hit 9s & higher
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Hi, I do finger pricks, they can vary from four to sometimes 8. I test before meals and only test after if I feel dizzy, weak, jelly etc!
 
The exhaustion could be because of my sugars or bad diet or something else. My diet isn't the greatest. I've gone downhill in the last six weeks. I found out that the sugar free foods I do eat still have a sweetener in there which spikes my sugars, so i am being careful but also giving up on checking what's in things (I am not always going to think like that)
 
Diabetic2ForYou said:
Hi, I do finger pricks, they can vary from four to sometimes 8. I test before meals and only test after if I feel dizzy, weak, jelly etc!
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Testing at first bite then 2 hours after first bite will give you far more information than you are getting from your random testing.

Have a read of this link below - it has info on what you should expect from testing, explains about carbs & how they affect our BG

Thread 'Basic information for Newly Diagnosed Diabetics'

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find well over 190,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes...

Also a site I found invaluable was a site called Diet Doctor, if you google it then you will get a link to a site with lots of free information, menses & recipes & charts that are great visual aids to how many carbs are in things

Also this site though I’ve never used it is a good resource too

Freshwell Low Carb Project - Home

lowcarbfreshwell.com
 
In reality, high blood glucose isn't always caused by food; very often, it stems from glycogen produced by the liver. If your issue isn't with insulin sensitivity but with insulin production— I repeat, I could be wrong, but insulin resistance is extremely rare at such a young age—then diet and exercise won't make much of a difference. I would recommend checking your C-peptide levels to see if the cells in your pancreas are dying off.
 
Hi,

How are you getting your steps in. Work or pleasure?
 
I plan to see a doctor on Tuesday
 
Jaylee said:
Hi,

How are you getting your steps in. Work or pleasure?
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Hi, so, my sister recently had a baby and she lives on top floor apartment, which only has stairs, so i take a ten to twenty minute walk to hers to help her down the stairs, we go back to mine then i walk her back later on, then throughout the day, I might go shopping or have to go to the local store, which is two minutes from mine (I can go between one and four times), or to another local store which is ten to twenty minutes from mine so i walk there and back. When i go shopping, depending on how much I have, I either walk back or grab a taxi! Then when I'm in the house i either do little things around the house!
 
Is this your daily routine?
 
Diabetic2ForYou said:
All but the shopping, yes! And I forgot to mention walking my dog, lol
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I haven’t had a dog (Still much missed.) in 5 years. Used to walk prior & after work.. went everywhere with me in-between.. I play in a band & can also build up steps there too. On weekends.
 
Jaylee said:
I haven’t had a dog (Still much missed.) in 5 years. Used to walk prior & after work.. went everywhere with me in-between.. I play in a band & can also build up steps there too. On weekends.
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Aww no way, your dog sounds so sweet! Mine likes to keep me on my toes! Being in a band sounds amazing!
 
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