Diabetes and fatigue
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Annette
Sat, Oct-16-04, 05:17
"Richard Evans" <infodex@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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I've read in any number of places that diabetes can cause
fatigue, but I can't find anything specific. I know there
can be many causes for chronic fatigue, so how does one
immediately with BG levels or is it tied over a much longer
cycle to HgA1c? Does it fluctuate at all, or is it pretty
much constant?
Dick Evans
I personally found that the fatigue was linked to bg levels
higher than around 125. When I constantly ran much higher
numbers, I was chronically fatigued, and the doctors could
find no medical cause for it. Most simply put it down to being
overweight, which probably was one of the contributing factors
as well. But it wasn't till I got my diabetes into strict
control, (ie within in a range of roughly 90 to 110) that I
found the fatigue vanished.
Since then, I've noticed many other members of this group
report the same effect. Nowdays, if I *do* spike over that
level, I feel tired and sleepy, and lack energy until the bg
drops back down into a more normal range. Then I feel much
more energetic and alert. It can fluctuate that quickly.
I'm a T2, and the fatigue that T1's may experience is related
more to simply having NO insulin to get energy into their
cells. Perhaps the associated high bg levels contribute as
well, I don't know.
Any chronic fatigue should be investigated by a doctor, since
there are many illnesses and health conditions in which
fatique is a symptom. Never presume it is caused by diabetes
unless all other options are eliminated.
Annette
John38
Sun, Oct-17-04, 05:17
In article <p2n0n0hg21r8cib3nfj665ul4lr2jiqeh0@4ax.com>,
Richard Evans <infodex@mindspring.com> writes
I've read in any number of places that diabetes can cause
fatigue, but I can't find anything specific. I know there can
be many causes for chronic fatigue, so how does one identify
(T2 adult) diabetic fatigue? Does it fluctuate immediately
with BG levels or is it tied over a much longer cycle to
HgA1c? Does it fluctuate at all, or is it pretty much
constant?
Dick Evans
Running high sugars generally makes you tired, it is one of
the symptoms of undiagnosed diabetes. I've had days where I've
not been able to do my 2hr PP after the main meal of the day
because I've been sound asleep. GF tested me once in that
state and bg was >10mmol/l.
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John38 : LADA, so it seems : last Hb1Ac = 6.9% Note the
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