Should i feel so tired?

[richard67]

Hi all , thank you so much again for your concern and help....just a quick update.I saw a GP yesterday who specialises in diabetes and he upped my slow release insulin and sent me for more blood tests which I will hear about on Thursday.

Ewellina -I have started to keep an eye on carbs so thanks so much for that advice.I am slowly understanding the concept if watching the carbs!


Donellysdogs - please don't apologise - maybe I need to be more headstrong and take some control.It is just difficult as I know so little and feel so exhausted! I will check out the course when I can concentrate at all....thanks very much.

iHs - Hi most days I eat brown toast for breakfast , soup for lunch and a brown ham sandwich for tea...with a Satsuma and low fat yoghurts for snacks....I only drink diet drinks or water.My appetite is minimal at the moment though.The advice and help in your post is great and something I will refer back to when lost or confused!

Jim - thanks for your reply - I know I need to learn and learn fast! It is overwhelming me at the moment I must admit.I was diagnosed 5 or so years ago but suddenly became very tired,dizzy etc about 4 months ago and have lost nearly 5 stone now in that time.I will ask my GP for those tests you mention...thanks so much for your support and kind words.

 

[simonkit]

Hi,

I'm Type 1, diagnosed almost exactly 1 year ago at the age of 44.

To be completely honest, for now at least, despite some pretty scary and often rather negative reading around the internet and forums like this one, I've found adjusting to this new life relatively comfortable, it is a life changing ailment though.. from my own point of view carb counting is 100% the way to go, I can't honestly see how I would manage without it and whilst initially it seems a little daunting you'll soon get the hang of it and find just how essential it is to maintaining your glucose levels. I managed a HBA1c reading of 5.3 recently which is almost normal levels, I was dead chuffed.. it has taken some self control and focus though but I've never come across anything in my life that's given me more focus!!

Get yourself an "Aviva Expert" glucose meter, this helps you determine how much insulin you need based on your carb intake, make sure your Diabetes support team help you to set it up and explain how it works. If you put the effort in I'm sure you'll find things improve, it's all about staying positive and making the life changes needed to ensure you can live the rest of your life to its fullest

BTW.. I lost 1.5 stone in just over a week when first diagnosed, back to my normal weight now and working on getting back fully to my favourite hobby of hillwalking, it's proving quite a challenge but I'm getting there and have absolutely no intention of this bl**dy diabetes thing stopping me!!

Simon