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Painful Feet/Legs and Constant tiredness

Sooty2013

Sooty2013

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Poole BH15
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Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
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Hi peeps,

Hope you are all having a good weekend?

Q1.
Does anyone suffer from pain starting in the feet and going up into lower leg when going for a walk?
I normally go for a 2.5mile walk X 4 days per week.
I get chronic pain in feet/legs usually subsides to a niggle after about a mile. Pain stops if I stop for a minute then starts again after about a minute walking again.
At the moment legs and feet constantly hurt.
Any ideas??

Q2. I'm considered a well controlled diabetic by GP, I'm on SR Metformin for last 18mths. Just recently I have felt more and more tired. I have to have 2hrs sleep in afternoons and wake up tired in mornings even after 7/8hrs sleep.
Does anyone have any ideas?
 
Sooty2013 said:
Hi peeps,

Hope you are all having a good weekend?

Q1.
Does anyone suffer from pain starting in the feet and going up into lower leg when going for a walk?
I normally go for a 2.5mile walk X 4 days per week.
I get chronic pain in feet/legs usually subsides to a niggle after about a mile. Pain stops if I stop for a minute then starts again after about a minute walking again.
At the moment legs and feet constantly hurt.
Any ideas??

Q2. I'm considered a well controlled diabetic by GP, I'm on SR Metformin for last 18mths. Just recently I have felt more and more tired. I have to have 2hrs sleep in afternoons and wake up tired in mornings even after 7/8hrs sleep.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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Are you on any other medications?

A podiatrist may be able to help with your foot/leg problem. It might not be diabetes related, and might be able to be corrected with orthotic insoles, for example. If they don't know what is causing it, then your doctor might.

Tiredness can have many causes, such as issues with the level of thyroid hormone, iron, vitamins or minerals. It can also be a sign of a sleep disorder, such as obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome or something else. If blood tests are all normal and nothing else stands out as a possibility, your doctor may want to send you for a sleep study.
 
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