Hello All,
I am 26 and I have been diabetic for 11 years. I actually always had quite decent HBA1C`s (around 6.5) but also quite a lot of hypos over the years.
Since a few months I am having problems with my stomach. At some point I could not eat anything anymore without rushing to the toilet within 30 min afterwards. I went to the GP and they told me you are getting older and your digestions is changing. (what a great advice that was).
After the symptoms did not improve I started doing some research on the internet and figured out that this could be related to my blood sugar control (my daily average was between 60 to 220). Since then (approx. 3 months ago) i have steadily improved my blood sugar levels and my constipation has improved. I even had a colonoscopy recently that was according to the doctor "normal".
I continue to look after my blood sugar levels but the bloaty feeling still stays with me only if I keep my sugar in between 80 to 130 mg/dl on a daily basis the symptoms get less or can almost completely disapppear. I also had a celiac test which was negative.
My question would now be. What causes my symptoms and how can I further minimize them? Has anyone of you ever experienced something similar? So far I have no problems with my feet or eyes therefore my doctor told me autonomic problems should not occur. In addition I also have the feeling I am sweating less that I used to when I have a hypo.
Any comments very much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Christopher
I am 26 and I have been diabetic for 11 years. I actually always had quite decent HBA1C`s (around 6.5) but also quite a lot of hypos over the years.
Since a few months I am having problems with my stomach. At some point I could not eat anything anymore without rushing to the toilet within 30 min afterwards. I went to the GP and they told me you are getting older and your digestions is changing. (what a great advice that was).
After the symptoms did not improve I started doing some research on the internet and figured out that this could be related to my blood sugar control (my daily average was between 60 to 220). Since then (approx. 3 months ago) i have steadily improved my blood sugar levels and my constipation has improved. I even had a colonoscopy recently that was according to the doctor "normal".
I continue to look after my blood sugar levels but the bloaty feeling still stays with me only if I keep my sugar in between 80 to 130 mg/dl on a daily basis the symptoms get less or can almost completely disapppear. I also had a celiac test which was negative.
My question would now be. What causes my symptoms and how can I further minimize them? Has anyone of you ever experienced something similar? So far I have no problems with my feet or eyes therefore my doctor told me autonomic problems should not occur. In addition I also have the feeling I am sweating less that I used to when I have a hypo.
Any comments very much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Christopher