Cherrywhite
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I seem to have a head ache first thing in the morning
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Have you checked your sugar levels, I get a headache if I go below 4
Cherrywhite
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I don't have to check my levels as I have only recently been diagnosed, my reading was 48 just in the type2 zone
trophywench
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Do you think there's a connection between the headache and your diagnosis, as Freddie was just asking in an effort to see whether anyone here thinks there could be a connection - cos it isn't a common symptom of just being diagnosed.
Freddie has given you an example of what causes him/her a headache, in case it might be the same for you. Many Type 2s - and people with 'pre-diabetes' - who have adopted a lower carbohydrate/more exercise method of treating their own diabetes, test their blood glucose with a meter (which they frequently fund themselves if the NHS don't provide one - to assess how what they eat and the exercise they take, affects their blood glucose in an effort to help themselves.
You need to do these tests in a structured way though if they are to be of any use in reducing that HbA1c test.
Incidentally - we ALL have to help ourselves (whatever is medically wrong with our body cos when the GP prescribes anything, it's entirely up to us to actually administer that treatment to ourselves) and the treatment triad for all Types of diabetes comprises Diet/Exercise/Drugs if necessary.
The forum can point you to a manufacturer where you can obtain a meter for which the test strips are a good sight cheaper than many others - approx £8 for a pot of 50 strips compared with double that or more for other makes of meter.
What has your GP surgery asked/advised you to do?
Freddie has given you an example of what causes him/her a headache, in case it might be the same for you. Many Type 2s - and people with 'pre-diabetes' - who have adopted a lower carbohydrate/more exercise method of treating their own diabetes, test their blood glucose with a meter (which they frequently fund themselves if the NHS don't provide one - to assess how what they eat and the exercise they take, affects their blood glucose in an effort to help themselves.
You need to do these tests in a structured way though if they are to be of any use in reducing that HbA1c test.
Incidentally - we ALL have to help ourselves (whatever is medically wrong with our body cos when the GP prescribes anything, it's entirely up to us to actually administer that treatment to ourselves) and the treatment triad for all Types of diabetes comprises Diet/Exercise/Drugs if necessary.
The forum can point you to a manufacturer where you can obtain a meter for which the test strips are a good sight cheaper than many others - approx £8 for a pot of 50 strips compared with double that or more for other makes of meter.
What has your GP surgery asked/advised you to do?
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How often is this happening do you think @Cherrywhite?
As @Freddie1966 suggests, hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) can leave folks with a ‘hypo hangover’.
Additionally, high blood glucose can lead to excess urination, dehydration, and by extension... the possibility of headaches.
However your diabetes seems quite well managed at the moment, so it may be something completely unrelated! Probably a good idea to get in touch with your GP and see what they think?
Particularly if you are getting these headaches frequently.
As @Freddie1966 suggests, hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) can leave folks with a ‘hypo hangover’.
Additionally, high blood glucose can lead to excess urination, dehydration, and by extension... the possibility of headaches.
However your diabetes seems quite well managed at the moment, so it may be something completely unrelated! Probably a good idea to get in touch with your GP and see what they think?
Particularly if you are getting these headaches frequently.
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