Feeling like a hypochondriac Type 2 since April 2012

[deeds24]

Hi All
Looking for a bit of advice please, been diagnosed with Type 2 since April last year, I wasn't really surprised as I have type 1 & 2 on both sides of my family. I have suffered from stress and depression for a number of years and am on amitriptyline 150mg duloxetine 90mg, lansoprazole 30mg, atorvastatin 80mg. metformin 500mg, lisinopril 5mg and solpadol 30mg/500mg up to 8 per day. (Enough to kill a horse basically.)

I suffered from acute pancreatitis over 20 years ago and as a result had about 25% of my pancreas removed at the time. For a number of years I have struggled with extremely high cholestorol 8.7 on average but now down to 6.3 going the right way. High blood pressure is now under control as well. However I started to suffer with pain a couple of months ago, generally in my lower back and legs, I thought it was sciatica at first and am awaiting phyisio appointment whilst on tramadol at night. Now I'm getting pain in my joints including arms and hands. My skin is itching and my hands feel hot and tingle for a lot of the time, I have sores on my body from head to foot which are like small boils (sorry to be so graphic.) I also suffer from blinding headaches and blurred vision if I forget to eat. I don't have a glucose monitor and have only been to Diabetic Clinic once since diagnosis, I'm 48 and feel like 88, sometimes I just cry and don't know how much longer I can take this. Please can anyone help?

 

[cott97]

Hi

I'm 45 and know just how you feel. Type 2 is the last in a string of diagnoses and strangely they all appear to have similar symptoms. I get severe lower back pain and have had three carpal tunnel operations to cure the pain in my hands - all unsuccessful. My diabetes nurse has said that carpal tunnel is often a side effect of diabetes so I'm not expecting it to disappear. Perhaps its may explain the pain in your hands and arms? However on the plus side I think that diabetics get more attention than some of the other chronic conditions and I do feel that changing my diet is having an impact on my general wellbeing. In my area there is specialist counselling for diabetics struggling with the disease or diagnosis. I haven't used it but would have no hesitation if I started to feel low. At the end of the day my issues are caused by genetics, lifestyle, diet and lack of exercise, I'm not going to change the first one and the other 3 I've spent 4 decades getting to so I don't suppose I can cure them overnight. What I have found is that as I cure one symptom another one appears - my guess is that they have all existed for a long while but that the brain concentrates on a couple and when you get rid of them it just moves onto the next one. Yes I could be a hypochondriac but over the years symptoms that were in my mind have all been found to have a physical cause so I now work on the theory that I have just been ill for a long time - don't mistrust your instincts or your pain - your body is far better at telling you there is a problem than people credit. I hope you start to feel better soon

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[cott97]

I think you should also see your GP re getting more support. If you work it may be worth talking to your occupational health dept as they may be a able to help with counselling too.

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