Hello, I'm newly diagnosed and struggling.

[PurpleRain]

Hi , I have only just been diagnosed as type 2. I'm still awaiting assessment as to treatment, but I'm getting very bad symptoms , I'm not sure if they are hypos? Can anyone advise on what they feel like, as my legs go shaky, my head throbs badly, and then I get very tearful... I have an idea I should then have a sweet or two to calm my self, but as I'm only just diagnosed I really have no idea....

 

[Docb]

Hi @PurpleRain and welcome. Whatever is going on it will not be due to a hypo. Hypo, which means your blood glucose is dangerously low, can only happen if you are on medication that reduces your blood glucose and if you have just been diagnosed then you will not have been given that.

How did you come to be diagnosed and have you been told anything by your GP?

 

[PurpleRain]

No I've not been told anything by my gp. I am only going by what I have found out myself, and I am not sure if it is all related to hormone imbalance. All I know is that I feel very shaky, close to collapse, hot , and thumping head... when I eat a sweet or two and have a cry on someone's shoulder , I start to feel a bit better... I have the lucozade energy sweets.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @PurpleRain

As @Docb says it is very unlikely to be hypoglycaemia (unless reactive hypoglycaemia which is rare). However rapidly changing BG levels can provide some unsettling physical sensations.

In the early stages of diabetes diagosis BG levels are likely to be elevated, and hypoglycaemia is low blood glucose.

If you have a BG meter for checking your levels at home (this will be very handy for optimising your diet in the future) then you could check and see what your BG was at the time?

If you would like to know more about the signs of symptoms of hypos you can find that here:

What is a hypo (hypoglycaemia)?

A hypo is when your blood sugar level, also called blood glucose level, drops too low. This is usually below 4mmol/l. A hypo, also called hypoglycaemia, can happen quickly. So it’s important to always have hypo treatments with you. It's also important to know what the signs are and how to treat...

www.diabetes.org.uk

 

[PurpleRain]

I think I have most of those symptoms listed, so maybe I have been having hypos, I think I really need to speak with my own gp, and await my assessment- I just thought I might find some useful things on here on how to manage etc... thanks

 

[PurpleRain]

I'm sorry if that sounded a bit mean, but i really have been suffering symptoms a long time. I've only just been retested recently due to two trips to a and e, as I got close to collapse. When asked at hosp if I was diabetic I had said no, but obvs now I see that this might've been my problems all along. If I could some info on how to deal with emotions etc. I would be very greatful.

 

[Docb]

Absolutely right to talk to your GP, he/shes is the person with all the information needed to work out what is going on. When you have done that come back to the forum with any questions you have about T2 and the practicalities of getting your blood glucose under control.

In the mean time read around the forum and check out the learning zone. Diabetes is a serious condition but with a little care can be managed to the point where the risk of getting the complications you read about is reduced to next to nothing.

Edit
Just seen your latest post. There is of course the possibility that you are HYPER not HYPO, that is your blood glucose is higher than it should be. That can make you feel a bit rough. Again a chat to your gp should resolve that.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I think I have most of those symptoms listed, so maybe I have been having hypos, I think I really need to speak with my own gp, and await my assessment- I just thought I might find some useful things on here on how to manage etc... thanks

Sorry to hear about the troubling symptoms you have been experiencing.

The only way you would know would be to confirm with a fingerstick BG. The most affordable meters members here have found are the SD Gluco Navii or the Spirit Tee2 which both have test strips at around £8 for 50.

It would be helpful to confirm it I think, partly to inform your treatment going forward if it is unusual experience of hypo on no hypoglycaemic medication - but also because if it isn’t hypoglycaemia, and you are treating with rapid-acting carbs you may be making things worse not better?