So weary - lifeless

[James 974]

I know a few people with diabetes but none seem to have problems with tiredness. I'm not like this everyday but every few days I am so weary I can hardly move. This does not seem to relate to high or low sugar levels.

Doc doesn't seem to appreciate how serious this is in life.

Anyone else like this or know why etc

 

[jocat]

I appreciate exactly what you're experiencing but I'm looking for the cause myself. I just looked so weary in the kitchen that mum asked if I was hypo because when hypo difficult to put one foot in front of other but looking for an answer for other times.sorry can't b more help but you are certainly not alone. Take care
Jo

 

[Northerner]

I know a few people with diabetes but none seem to have problems with tiredness. I'm not like this everyday but every few days I am so weary I can hardly move. This does not seem to relate to high or low sugar levels.

Doc doesn't seem to appreciate how serious this is in life.

Anyone else like this or know why etc

Hi James, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about this How long have you been diagnosed? Is the tiredness a recent problem? Are you on any medication for your diabetes? Tiredness is, as you suggest, usually associated with high blood sugar levels in diabetes, but there can, of course, be other causes. Have you had your thyroid function checked? Are you on metformin? If so, this can cause vitamin B12 deficiency in some people, so worth getting that checked out.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

I know a few people with diabetes but none seem to have problems with tiredness. I'm not like this everyday but every few days I am so weary I can hardly move. This does not seem to relate to high or low sugar levels.

Doc doesn't seem to appreciate how serious this is in life.

Anyone else like this or know why etc

Are you on a statin by any chance?

 

[James 974]

Thanks for answers so far. I've been diabetic for around 3 years. I'm on Metformin, Glicclazide and Linaglipin as well as blood pressure stuff but blood pressure is fine. I've had this fatigue for a year or more but it's unpredictable and does not seem to relate to particularly high sugar levels. However my meds are not working very well in that my levels are normally in double figures even first thing in the morning.