hi people just a quick one my family tell me im lazy but i keep telling them that its my diabetes that makes me tired although it is manage reasonably well i do feel tired alot and like my sleep alot , i do work and live a normal life but if my sugrs hi then i do genuly feel very tired and have no energy i was just going to see if any one can reply to this thread so i can then show my family that i am not the only person like this. hope to get a few replys thanks, brett
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sleepy/tired/no energy
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I've been diabetic for 17 years and have always felt that I have never had as much energy as I did beforehand.
However, regular exercise naturally increases your metabolic rate & helps with general energy levels. I'm an intermittent exerciser & the more I do, the more energy I tend to have overall, but life conspires against me sometimes & I can go weeks without any structured exercise occasionally, plus I'm very adept at finding excuses not to do any
I go to bed by 10 on work days if I can (it takes me quite a while to get off to sleep), but I'm up before 6, so only get around 7 hours sleep at most (plus I wake up frequently during the night, always have it's not a diabetic thing).
I do think that diabetes however well controlled affects energy levels in general, so don't feel that you're alone. I know that I'm now in my 40s & not my early 20s as I was before diagnosis so cannot expect to be out partying all night these days, but I've never had much endurance since then.
However, regular exercise naturally increases your metabolic rate & helps with general energy levels. I'm an intermittent exerciser & the more I do, the more energy I tend to have overall, but life conspires against me sometimes & I can go weeks without any structured exercise occasionally, plus I'm very adept at finding excuses not to do any
I go to bed by 10 on work days if I can (it takes me quite a while to get off to sleep), but I'm up before 6, so only get around 7 hours sleep at most (plus I wake up frequently during the night, always have it's not a diabetic thing).
I do think that diabetes however well controlled affects energy levels in general, so don't feel that you're alone. I know that I'm now in my 40s & not my early 20s as I was before diagnosis so cannot expect to be out partying all night these days, but I've never had much endurance since then.
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If your sugars are not high there are several other things that cause the problems you are having
* Thyroid problems
* Anaemia (if you don't eat meat or have heavy bleeding - edit the bleeding bit probably won't apply to you as you are a man ..)
* Vitamin D deficiency (if you don't get outside much)
* Vitamin B12 deficiency (if you are taking metformin)
Go to your GP and get some blood tests done, although they don't seem to like doing the Vitamin D one (apparently it is expensive). I suffered for nearly 3 years before they worked out what was wrong with me.
* Thyroid problems
* Anaemia (if you don't eat meat or have heavy bleeding - edit the bleeding bit probably won't apply to you as you are a man ..)
* Vitamin D deficiency (if you don't get outside much)
* Vitamin B12 deficiency (if you are taking metformin)
Go to your GP and get some blood tests done, although they don't seem to like doing the Vitamin D one (apparently it is expensive). I suffered for nearly 3 years before they worked out what was wrong with me.
