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<blockquote data-quote="janabelle" data-source="post: 88613" data-attributes="member: 7788"><p>Hi, sounds like you're having a nightmare of a time, and you are not alone, so don't give up!</p><p>I was diagnosed type-1 at the age of 19, and was put on lantus in 2003, my health then deteriorated and I was so ill I was unable to look after my children or myself a lot of the time. Extreme tiredenss, depression, physical symptoms such as aching legs and arms are often reported as well as a feeling of being 'spaced out' or being poisoned. I had all of the above, and was misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia. Of course people with diabetes can have other illnesses, but having been in contact with many peole experiencing similar symptoms on lantus, it's no co-incidence. People also report having inconsistent and unpredictable blood sugar control. </p><p>I changed to pork insulin last May, and felt different from the day I stopped the Lantus, and it's continued. I do feel normal, no longer tired, and not despairing. I no longer have the unpredictable blood sugar results that made me conclude I was useless at managing it.</p><p>During the time I was ill, I had no help from my diabetes clinic,despite telling them of the daily fluctuations of my blood sugars, which is not good for any diabetic; it was never suggested to me that I should change insulins, they just said that analogue insulins where the best which made me feel even more useless and frustrated - I never suspected it could be making me so ill and causing my blood sugar problems. I thought there was something else wrong with me, and feel like an idiot for not making the connection. I still feel like that a year later, and the whole experince still upsets me to this day. My husband just asked me one day "do you think it's your insulin?", and it all fell into place. </p><p>I strongly urge you contact the IDDT (insulin dependent diabetes trust) and discuss your concerns with them. They have a help-line number which is on their website.</p><p>I made a comment on another posting today; I said that young people who have only ever been on synthetic insulins may think that being ill and tired is part of the diabetic condition, and that doctors will not tell them any different. You do sound like one of those young people I refer to. People have lived, and do live normal, happy and long lives, well controlled on the correct insulin so </p><p>please don't despair.</p><p>Best of luck</p><p>Jus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="janabelle, post: 88613, member: 7788"] Hi, sounds like you're having a nightmare of a time, and you are not alone, so don't give up! I was diagnosed type-1 at the age of 19, and was put on lantus in 2003, my health then deteriorated and I was so ill I was unable to look after my children or myself a lot of the time. Extreme tiredenss, depression, physical symptoms such as aching legs and arms are often reported as well as a feeling of being 'spaced out' or being poisoned. I had all of the above, and was misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia. Of course people with diabetes can have other illnesses, but having been in contact with many peole experiencing similar symptoms on lantus, it's no co-incidence. People also report having inconsistent and unpredictable blood sugar control. I changed to pork insulin last May, and felt different from the day I stopped the Lantus, and it's continued. I do feel normal, no longer tired, and not despairing. I no longer have the unpredictable blood sugar results that made me conclude I was useless at managing it. During the time I was ill, I had no help from my diabetes clinic,despite telling them of the daily fluctuations of my blood sugars, which is not good for any diabetic; it was never suggested to me that I should change insulins, they just said that analogue insulins where the best which made me feel even more useless and frustrated - I never suspected it could be making me so ill and causing my blood sugar problems. I thought there was something else wrong with me, and feel like an idiot for not making the connection. I still feel like that a year later, and the whole experince still upsets me to this day. My husband just asked me one day "do you think it's your insulin?", and it all fell into place. I strongly urge you contact the IDDT (insulin dependent diabetes trust) and discuss your concerns with them. They have a help-line number which is on their website. I made a comment on another posting today; I said that young people who have only ever been on synthetic insulins may think that being ill and tired is part of the diabetic condition, and that doctors will not tell them any different. You do sound like one of those young people I refer to. People have lived, and do live normal, happy and long lives, well controlled on the correct insulin so please don't despair. Best of luck Jus [/QUOTE]
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