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M.E and diabetes

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I was diagnosed with diabetes about 5 weeks ago. I was wondering if anyone on here has M.E as well? My sugars are a lot lower than they were but not what my doctor would like them to be and they are still a bit erratic. When my sugars do come out at around 7 I really dont feel well, spaced out, can’t focus properly, when I mentioned this to my doctor she said it was because my body is used to my sugars being a lot higher, she told me to space my medication (gliclazide) out, and to eat something sugary, I’ve been doing this for over a week now and I still don’t feel much better, now I’m wondering if I’m having a flare up with my M.E and wondered if anyone else has any advice for me?
 
You might need to get used to having lower levels of blood glucose as at that level they are sometimes called false hypos - not because they are not real but they are not for the usual reasons - as you Dr says, you are used to having higher levels, and you brain is having a bit of a paddy at losing its nice sugary bath. A warm drink and a sit down was what sorted mine out - though it did take a few days.
The advice to eat sugary things to counter the tablets is rather illogical - and if you don't feel well because of the tablets - well - maybe you should go back to the Dr to see if she can come up with something else.
Hopefully it is not a flare up.
 
Drummer said:
You might need to get used to having lower levels of blood glucose as at that level they are sometimes called false hypos - not because they are not real but they are not for the usual reasons - as you Dr says, you are used to having higher levels, and you brain is having a bit of a paddy at losing its nice sugary bath. A warm drink and a sit down was what sorted mine out - though it did take a few days.
The advice to eat sugary things to counter the tablets is rather illogical - and if you don't feel well because of the tablets - well - maybe you should go back to the Dr to see if she can come up with something else.
Hopefully it is not a flare up.
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Yeah, that makes sense, and I did think the idea of having sugar when I’m not feeling well was illogical myself, Think I do need to go back to my doctor like you say. Thank for your reply
 
Is ME one of the things @Pumper_Sue has in addition to her T1 etc? Apologies if not Sue, memory ain't what it used to be.
 
trophywench said:
Is ME one of the things @Pumper_Sue has in addition to her T1 etc? Apologies if not Sue, memory ain't what it used to be.
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I was diagnosed with it many years ago mainly because the Drs couldn't be bothered to look any further. So I had undiagnosed MS until I really kicked off about the problems I was having.
 
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