Hello Madeline, welcome to the forums
There is a lot of great advice and support here. Take a look around and ask lots of questions
I was diagnosed in February, after going to my GP with chest pain. The pain tunred out to be a combination if muscular pain from an injury and a panic attack. A check up at the cardiac clinic confirmed that I don't have any cardiovascular disease. Ironically, a diagnosis of diabetes has led me to becoming healthier than I have been for years and still improving :mrgreen: 8)
My panic attacks are related to unaccepable levels of stress in my personal life, while the stress has reduced, it has not gone away completly just yet. I have observed an overlap in the physical sensations of mild anxiety and how it feels when you feel a bit hypo-y or low blood sugar.
I have managed my diabetes very succesfully (since finding my way here) and to
http://www.bloodsugar101.com by diet, but started to take metformin about a month ago because of my high morning blood sugar number (insulin resistance is often at its worst in the morning).
When I started to take the metformin I remember feeling incredibly anxious for the whole weekend - I'd started the medication on the previous Wednesday. I had all these odd sensatins and could not work out why I was feeling so anxious. Now I didn't have a panic attack, but I did feel very anxious. I eventually worked out (from my meter) that my blood sugar was probably consistently lower than it had been for some time and that this was the source of my anxiety feelings.
Have you started on any medication, have your numbers fallen? This may impact on how you are feeling.
You say you are being careful with your diet - what are you eating?
I am a generally "together" person and I have a responsible job. Panic attacks don't take this away. But a diabetes diagnosis is a lot to get your head aruond, once you have worked out what it may actually mean for you :shock: :? Add to that all the physical sensations that are related to fluctuating blood gluocuse... :shock: :roll:
Have you had any support in dealing with the anxiety? There are lots of really simple and straightforward self-help measures you can take
And understanding what is going on in your body helps a lot.
have cut out my sugar intake completely and being careful with my diet.This has made me realise how badly I ate before,and I didnt' consider myself to be an unhealthy eater.Since I have been cutting back I feel so lethargic is this normal ?and I am having terrible panic attacks. Many Thanks.