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Hi I have just joined. I have type 2, for over two years, anyone suffer from fatigue and painful hands.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum.

I don't suffer from fatigue/painful hands but I know it is pretty common. I'm sure you'll find other responses more helpful.
If you have any other questions ask away.
 
Welcome @Franklin 🙂 When you say your hands are painful, in what way are they painful eg aching, stiff, tingling, burning?

How is your diabetes control? Are you on any medication for it?
 
My fingers and thumb are painful joints stiff and suffer from general fatigue. My DN reduced my daily insulin injections daily blood test are now around the twenties morning afternoon and eve. I have e mailed the diabetic team last week had no reply yet.
 
That sounds unpleasant @Franklin Is it some kind of rheumatoid condition (excuse my ignorance)? Is it connected to the diabetes in some way? Why was your insulin reduced? You must be feeling rough being in the 20s.
 
Inka said:
That sounds unpleasant @Franklin Is it some kind of rheumatoid condition (excuse my ignorance)? Is it connected to the diabetes in some way? Why was your insulin reduced? You must be feeling rough being in the 20s.
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I am not sure, I have had blood test no results yet, they reduced it due to me feeling fatigued, by over half 30 units to 14, but that has not helped and yes I am feeling rough now. Thinking of phoning but these days it’s near impossible to speak to anyone.
 
They assumed the fatigue was caused by low blood sugar - was it? Even if you were going too low, it sounds like your insulin was reduced by too much. Please do phone them tomorrow. It’s their job to help you. It definitely sounds like your insulin needs increasing and they can guide you in the best way to do that.

Regarding your hand/joint pain, if it turns out not to be anything rheumatoid or arthritis, some people do react to some insulin types. Fatigue and joint pain are some of the reactions people can get. That’s just something to keep in your mind in case other causes can’t be found.
 
Inka said:
They assumed the fatigue was caused by low blood sugar - was it? Even if you were going too low, it sounds like your insulin was reduced by too much. Please do phone them tomorrow. It’s their job to help you. It definitely sounds like your insulin needs increasing and they can guide you in the best way to do that.

Regarding your hand/joint pain, if it turns out not to be anything rheumatoid or arthritis, some people do react to some insulin types. Fatigue and joint pain are some of the reactions people can get. That’s just something to keep in your mind in case other causes can’t be found.
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Thanks I will try phoning tomorrow,
 
High and welcome

Not surprised you feel rough if your BG levels are in the 20s a lot of the time!. That needs to be addressed pronto!
I can't understand the logic of reducing your insulin if you were feeling fatigued. That is a symptom of high blood glucose. What were your levels like before they reduced your dose?

With levels that high you would be well advised to drink plenty of water to help flush it out of your system and reduce the amount of carbohydrates you are eating, whilst keeping a close eye on your levels. So reducing the amount of bread, pasta, rice, potatoes/chips and breakfast cereals you consume as well as cakes, biscuits and sweets etc.
Hope that helps and you eel better soon but keep trying to get an appointment because you need better support with levels that high.
 
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High and welcome

Not surprised you feel rough if your BG levels are in the 20s a lot of the time!. That needs to be addressed pronto!
I can't understand the logic of reducing your insulin if you were feeling fatigued. That is a symptom of high blood glucose. What were your levels like before they reduced your dose?

With levels that high you would be well advised to drink plenty of water to help flush it out of your system and reduce the amount of carbohydrates you are eating, whilst keeping a close eye on your levels. So reducing the amount of bread, pasta, rice, potatoes/chips and breakfast cereals you consume as well as cakes, biscuits and sweets etc.
Hope that helps and you eel better soon but keep trying to get an appointment because you need better support with levels that high.
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My BG were around 12 average most days. Quarterly blood test were 57. They said that was an improvement and reduced my insulin. I have reduced my carb intake and try to drink plenty not always possible.
 
If you have reduced your carb intake and your levels are that high despite using insulin then I wonder if you are misdiagnosed and may in fact be Type 1. I would urge you to get back in touch either with your GP surgery or the Diabetes helpline at your local clinic. If you don't know the number the hospital switchboard should be able to put you through. Alternatively, does your GP surgery have an online referral system. It is called "ask my GP" at my surgery but there are other systems in place in different surgeries. This system enables you to fill in an email format questionaire regarding your health concerns and bypasses the telephone switch board which we all know can be impossible to navigate to get a GP appointment. At my GP surgery, you get a reply the next day either giving advice, changing medication/dose or making an appointment for you to see someone for more tests or discussion. It might be worth looking to see if your surgery operate such a system.
 
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