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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 286290" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>Hi Mart, and welcome!</p><p></p><p>You do seem to be having some problems, but you've come to the right place for support - we'll help you to the best of our abilities. There are a lot of experienced diabetics on this forum - all types!</p><p></p><p>Daisy1, one of the forum monitors, will be along soon with the information we give to all newcomers, newly diagnosed or more experienced. Have a read of that, look around the site, and then come back and ask as many questions as you like. We'll try to help.</p><p></p><p>My first thoughts are: </p><p></p><p>what are you eating? a change of diet may well help with your weight and your lack of energy.</p><p></p><p>what are your daily BG levels like? eg before and 2 hours after a meal?</p><p></p><p>thirdly - do you go out much? if you don't get sun on your skin, your Vitamin D levels may be low - not unusual in the UK. This causes chronic tiredness.</p><p></p><p>Finally - statins can cause leg pains and muscle weakness in some people. I had this trouble on a lower dose than you.</p><p></p><p>I seem to have gathered the impression from another of your posts that you have a helpful consultant or GP? If this is right, I would suggest you raise my third and final points with him/her, for discussion. You can have your Vit D levels checked, and if you're low it's not difficult to put it right. </p><p></p><p>You've taken a good step down the road to improving things by recognising you have a problem. You do need your life back, and it's possible to do it. My BMI was 48 on diagnosis, and it's now 38, so I'm about level with you there. I'll race you down to 30! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>If you can come back to us with a typical day's meals, some fasting and after meal readings and your last couple of HbA1cs, and maybe your last cholesterol tests, it would help us to make suggestions on how you can get control of things.</p><p></p><p>One thing more - we are not qualified Health Care Professionals, we are just fellow diabetics who refuse to let this thing take control of our lives. We'll do our best to help you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> .</p><p></p><p>Viv 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 286290, member: 31282"] Hi Mart, and welcome! You do seem to be having some problems, but you've come to the right place for support - we'll help you to the best of our abilities. There are a lot of experienced diabetics on this forum - all types! Daisy1, one of the forum monitors, will be along soon with the information we give to all newcomers, newly diagnosed or more experienced. Have a read of that, look around the site, and then come back and ask as many questions as you like. We'll try to help. My first thoughts are: what are you eating? a change of diet may well help with your weight and your lack of energy. what are your daily BG levels like? eg before and 2 hours after a meal? thirdly - do you go out much? if you don't get sun on your skin, your Vitamin D levels may be low - not unusual in the UK. This causes chronic tiredness. Finally - statins can cause leg pains and muscle weakness in some people. I had this trouble on a lower dose than you. I seem to have gathered the impression from another of your posts that you have a helpful consultant or GP? If this is right, I would suggest you raise my third and final points with him/her, for discussion. You can have your Vit D levels checked, and if you're low it's not difficult to put it right. You've taken a good step down the road to improving things by recognising you have a problem. You do need your life back, and it's possible to do it. My BMI was 48 on diagnosis, and it's now 38, so I'm about level with you there. I'll race you down to 30! :D If you can come back to us with a typical day's meals, some fasting and after meal readings and your last couple of HbA1cs, and maybe your last cholesterol tests, it would help us to make suggestions on how you can get control of things. One thing more - we are not qualified Health Care Professionals, we are just fellow diabetics who refuse to let this thing take control of our lives. We'll do our best to help you :D . Viv 8) [/QUOTE]
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