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Feeling low and scared

tigerlily72

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Location
South West, England UK
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I've previously posted about a burning, tingling and stinging sensation in my legs. Well now, it seems to be affecting other parts of my body, although to a much lesser degree. I've had the sensation in some of my fingertips, upper arms and near my ankles. It's mainly my right leg from the knee and part way down that's almost constantly there.

My blood pressure is still high, although my blood pressure medication has been doubled after a telephone consultation with my Dr earlier in the week. My blood pressure yesterday morning, before work was 167/104 and tonight it was 177/106. My diastolic remains over 100.

I have another appointment with my Dr next week but I'm scared as to what's causing this. It's also very uncomfortable and I don't know what to do to help relieve the symptoms in the meantime. Although, there's no expectation for me to test my blood sugar (as I'm diet controlled only) I have tested my blood sugars. I had 9.3 and 9.6 and both were taken late evening. I'm not sure whether this has any bearing on it?

My husband has told me to stop googling my symptoms and said it could be a circulation issue as yes, I am quite overweight .

Sorry to waffle on and thanks for reading.
 
I think the best you can do in these days is to rest relax and try to sleep as much as you can to get your blood pressure down , and maybe take some walks and keep away from any carbs if you can do that ....
I would be bad to be the one to give you a wrong advice right now... so remember that some of the blood pressures rising could be due to you being scared... so actually maybe your husbond is right, don´t make it worse by googling right now, even though i understand that you are looking for a solution too.... but maybe do stress yourself even more
I hope they find a better help for you soon
 
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Yes, I think you're right with your advice. It isn't just the discomfort with my legs but it's also now the concern with my blood pressure. I have a feeling that the Losartan isn't going to have much effect on lowering my BP and think my Dr will either have to prescribe a totally new med or something to go alongside it. Great, more money on more drugs .

Hopefully, I can catch up on some sleep over the weekend and try to unwind a little, although it's going to be easier said than done.
 
Everyone googles their symptoms, you aren't the only one.

Just try and relax until your Docs appointment, I know that is easier said than done. However, try to make a note of your condition ie how it affects you through the week - it will help in your appointment with the Doc.

Good luck
 

eat a lot of avocadoes... there is some good stuff in concerning blood pressure....and it is healthy also for a diabetic...
 
Freema avocados are high in carbohydrates so yes but not too many. Green bananas are good for potassium/high blood pressure and although they contain starch they go through the system. Deep breathing too - yoga.

You could also ring 111 and ask to speak with a doctor but I am assuming you live in the UK. Hugging will help so your partner will help here.

Good luck. Keep in touch.
 

Thank you. I will try and write some of the symptoms down. It is hard to describe in words as it's a combination of sensations. Glad to know that there's others googling and self diagnosing!
 

Oh, maybe the avocado's aren't so good then? I do live in the UK. I may just go onto google BUT to find out about blood pressure lowering foods. I think mushrooms are good so I may have a large portion of them with eggs over the weekend.

Thank you x
 
tigerlily72 said:
I don't think I've ever had avocado's but I'd be willing to try them if it helps.
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yes and maybe you´ll end up liking them otherwise mix them with onions and fine cut tomatoes and lemon and salt and pepper...

I think you should try them anyway like asparagusp says there is some carbs in , but there is so much good in them and they do keep you satiated so you don´t need to eat too much other thing, and then you can eat a lot of nuts too, not peanuts right now because they have most carbs.. but all the other kinds of nuts ...macadamia nuts are almost pure fat... so they are something you can eat almost unlimited... though rather expensive....

now i´ll wish you a good night ... hope you get some sleep soon with love from Denmark <3
 
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tigerlily72 said:
Thank you. I will try and write some of the symptoms down. It is hard to describe in words as it's a combination of sensations. Glad to know that there's others googling and self diagnosing!
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If I had every condition I self diagnosed I'd be a gonna years ago! Look after yourself
 
Avocados are not high in carbohydrate? at 1.9g per 100g they are a low carb food that a lot of us eat.
 
bulkbiker said:
Avocados are not high in carbohydrate? at 1.9g per 100g they are a low carb food that a lot of us eat.
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Have a look at this link. Yes I know many here eat them and they are good for you but in moderation.
 
bulkbiker said:
I'm not sure what this link is supposed to show? Its just a google search page with lots of results from odd websites..?
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If you care to read the keywords I put in the search engine, namely "avocados carbs" ...... One avocado is 9 g. Quite high for some people here, but not me!
 
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