Christian181
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Hi all. I'm Chris. I and 49 and was diagnosed two years ago with T2 diabetes.
It came to light when I collapsed with what turned out to be a pulmonary embolism (blood clots on lungs) caused by a DVT in my calf, which was in turn caused by an undiagnosed bowel cancer. I had sky-high blood sugars (20 reading) when the paramedics came out, which prompted them to take me to hospital and everything else was worked out over the subsequent weeks.
Anyway, I had surgery in April 2020 and the cancer was not quite stage three and the result of a gene fault. Surgery and now annual checks against recurrence is the regime.
I have taken nearly two years to get strong again, as the blood clots on my lungs recurred a few times post-surgery. It takes it out of you. My diabetes was very severe at the start -- 97 was my first HbA1C. I have always had a pretty good diet and exercised well, but I've upped my game on that front and most recently got my HbA1C down to 60.
So things are headed in the right direction. BUT: I have found recently that my evening blood sugar does not seem to respond so readily to a post-dinner walk, and I have quite severe neuropathy burning pains in my feet. Does anyone have any thoughts on why my post-dinner walking would not get down my blood sugar (I used to get it down from 12ish to 8ish on the meter with a 40-minute walk). And does anyone have any advice on dealing with the neuropathy pain, which comes on in the evenings in particular?
Many thanks in advance.
It came to light when I collapsed with what turned out to be a pulmonary embolism (blood clots on lungs) caused by a DVT in my calf, which was in turn caused by an undiagnosed bowel cancer. I had sky-high blood sugars (20 reading) when the paramedics came out, which prompted them to take me to hospital and everything else was worked out over the subsequent weeks.
Anyway, I had surgery in April 2020 and the cancer was not quite stage three and the result of a gene fault. Surgery and now annual checks against recurrence is the regime.
I have taken nearly two years to get strong again, as the blood clots on my lungs recurred a few times post-surgery. It takes it out of you. My diabetes was very severe at the start -- 97 was my first HbA1C. I have always had a pretty good diet and exercised well, but I've upped my game on that front and most recently got my HbA1C down to 60.
So things are headed in the right direction. BUT: I have found recently that my evening blood sugar does not seem to respond so readily to a post-dinner walk, and I have quite severe neuropathy burning pains in my feet. Does anyone have any thoughts on why my post-dinner walking would not get down my blood sugar (I used to get it down from 12ish to 8ish on the meter with a 40-minute walk). And does anyone have any advice on dealing with the neuropathy pain, which comes on in the evenings in particular?
Many thanks in advance.