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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 1412268" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>I would doubt that your husbands insulin is responsible for making him feel "weak and lethargic" those symptoms are generally associated with high 'blood glucose' (bg) levels, I used insulin for a year after diagnosis and only ever felt lethargic at the very beginning when my bg levels were in double figures and pretty much as soon as I got them down into single figures my energy returned.</p><p></p><p>If your husband has stopped his insulin his bg levels are likely to rise further and he will then feel even more "weak and lethargic". It is important that your husband reduces his bg levels not only for his energy levels as it is prolonged high bg that are responsible for diabetic complications and the longer your husband can avoid those the better for you all.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps it would be a good idea to try to encourage your husband to join this forum and then he could learn how to effectively control his bg levels and lose weight at the same time, which are the most important aspects for T2 control.</p><p></p><p>I managed to lose 5 stone and have maintained that weight loss and had non diabetic bg levels now for over 7 years and many others here have had similar results so there is light at the end of the T2 tunnel <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 1412268, member: 19121"] I would doubt that your husbands insulin is responsible for making him feel "weak and lethargic" those symptoms are generally associated with high 'blood glucose' (bg) levels, I used insulin for a year after diagnosis and only ever felt lethargic at the very beginning when my bg levels were in double figures and pretty much as soon as I got them down into single figures my energy returned. If your husband has stopped his insulin his bg levels are likely to rise further and he will then feel even more "weak and lethargic". It is important that your husband reduces his bg levels not only for his energy levels as it is prolonged high bg that are responsible for diabetic complications and the longer your husband can avoid those the better for you all. Perhaps it would be a good idea to try to encourage your husband to join this forum and then he could learn how to effectively control his bg levels and lose weight at the same time, which are the most important aspects for T2 control. I managed to lose 5 stone and have maintained that weight loss and had non diabetic bg levels now for over 7 years and many others here have had similar results so there is light at the end of the T2 tunnel :) Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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