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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prancer53" data-source="post: 1218538" data-attributes="member: 85578"><p>I get exceptionally tired when my blood sugar is above 7 (!!!) (out of normal range) so I always attempt to keep bms between 4-7. Don't find swings problematic providing I take corrective action immediately I realise and test to confirm. About 20 years ago I began to be unable to stay awake but after seeing many doctors who just blamed diabetes I realised that it could be a problem with thyroid (mother, brother and sister all had overactive thyroids) and asked for a test. A doc (diabetes clinic) arranged test but said it was ok but if I started falling asleep all the time to see GP (I was already falling asleep all the time particularly when driving--I would nod off after 1/2 hour). Anyway it just got worse and worse so saw gp who told me results were indicative of an under active thyroid and I have been on thyroxine ever since (which complicates handling diabetes making it even more precarious--in my opinion--but I manage........ have to be even more careful with testing and taking corrective action). Just be aware that tiredness could possibly be due to another cause--because as long as you alter insulin and food intake according to activity you shouldn' t really find diabetes is a cause of tiredness (my opinion, anyway).</p></blockquote><p></p>

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