Newly diagnosed with type1

Hi Gemma,

There is not much I can offer at present in way of advice, but having no energy when first diagnosed is one of many syptoms associated with diabetes. The '12 ish' reading is high, and I would suggest that you contact your diabetes nurse or clinic and ask for their advice. Sometimes when first diagnosed, things take a little time to adjust and settle down, but in time things do improve.

In the mean time, keep a record of your blood glucose readings and detail the food you are eating. These records are useful for your diabetes appointments, so they may look at your control/diet and advise accordingly. Hope things improve for you!

Best wishes

Nigel

Hi Gemma,

Sorry to hear you are feeling a bit pants but the good (?!) news is that it's early days so as already advised, keep a record of what you are eating and what your blood levels are and report back to your nurse - you will need a week or 2 (maybe longer) to settle down and get used to the insulin dosage and your body will undoubtedly go through some changes whilst that is happening - glad you have found this site though at such an early stage as you can get some good advice and support on here, took me 24 years to find it :lol:

Take care

Yeah, things will be difficult for you to begin with. You seem to be on an insulin mix, which doesn't offer the fine tuning flexibilty of a basal bolus regime which allows you to alter your dose according to your diet and blood sugar readings.
If your blood glucose remains high, try cutting back on the starches in your diet, which are essentially just sugars in disguise. Once your bg normalises you will feel much better.

All the best,

fergus

hey, i'm 22. i was diagnosed about 7months ago. high bg's can make you feel tired but i was tired for weeks when i first started insulin and i wasn't really that high. i think it's just part of your body getting use to it etc.

fell free to message me if ya got any Q's, it's handy knowing people in the same age group. i got in contact with a few old friends when i was diagnosed.

hey ther newby! i was diagnosed at 23...bit nerve wrackin as i dint no anyone my age with diabetes. ur body will soon get used to it. its tru thats its the exhaustion from the stress of it befor u were diagnosed. i have studied psychology and alot of the sluggish feelin is the emotional side effects. but as it is it will take a while for u to feel "normal" again. after two years i still get those "off" days where u just feel so low, so tired n twice ur age. my advice is accept any help from services related to diabetes and be patient with thse that dont fully understand ur diagnosis. no one in my family is diabetic i am the first let alone with type 1 insulin dependancy. since i have been diabetic i have met so many ppl with it that have had it since they were 3. there are so many ppl on here to talk to and i am another of those. keep smiling xx

Hi, I was diagnosed last Wednesday with Type 1 and was admitted to hospital straight away. It has been a real shock and I am only now getting my head around it. I feel really tired with no energy too. The nurses at my clinic have been absolutely brilliant as have my family. It's really good to be able to chat here - Im staring to feel better already.

suewafer said:

Hi, I was diagnosed last Wednesday with Type 1 and was admitted to hospital straight away. It has been a real shock and I am only now getting my head around it. I feel really tired with no energy too. The nurses at my clinic have been absolutely brilliant as have my family. It's really good to be able to chat here - Im staring to feel better already.

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Sue, as I said in my earlier reply to Gemma, tiredness is a classic syptom when first diagnosed. Looking back when I was first diagnosed, I remember that I was constantly running to the loo 24/7, so even at night I was waking nearly every hour. Also the kidneys are working flat-out, same as the bladder, and your body will undoubtedly be in a state of ketoacidosis. Needless to say, the body is not functioning as it should.

Be assured, things will pass and improve, and once you bring your levels down the tiredness should ease.

Nigel

Hi

T1 as from July last year completely out of the blue. I felt so dog rough before i eventuallly went to doctor and had lost over a stone and was so tired. As soon as i started insulin about 3 days after being diagnosed i felt so much better i found it hard to beleive i felt so poorly. My hb1ac was almost 13 tho on diagnosis and regular reading of over 30 before insulin. You should feel better quite quickly once on insulin as i recall i got back from work and could not stay awake as soon as i sat down and also had imense trouble staying awake at work. If you are still very tired then get back to the doctor or clinic as you should start to feel better quite quickly....

i know how u feel.....

Cheers

Curleous

Gemma,

With elevated blood glucose, the eyes can/do become blurry, in time when you bring your blood glucose down to acceptable levels, you will notice a vast improvement in your vision.

Nigel

Hey i got diagnosed when i was 7 and chat rooms and what not is a good way about learning with diabetes. and being able to talk to others like you. i have my own website its a diabetes scocial group its small it only has 4 users but its a start. and right now im not spelling to good my blood sugar is low.

Hi gem

Your nurse will won't want to lower your levels too quick, there are several reasons for this..

As she said your body has got used to running on a higher blood glucose, lowering it too quick will make you feel awful, giving phamtom hypo's etc.. Not good

Also, because your blood sugur levels are high you might need a bit more insulin to start to lower your blood glucose, as at higher levels you are likely to be slightly resistent to the insulin which means as you get nearer to normal levels your dose might need to change..

I see that you are on mixed insulin, this will mean that you will need a regular intake of carbs to prevent hypo's, down side to using mixed insulin is that it works best with a regimented life style, where one day is very much like the next... Basal/bolus regime with carb counting does tend to be a more flexible regime better suited to a normal lifestyle so don't be suprised if they swap you to this later when you blood glucose is more settled