Restless Legs, Constant Trembling & Fatigue

[LHodgson]

I was diagnosed with LADA just before xmas and my HBA1C has gone from 164 to 75 in that time. I'm really suffering with Restless legs, constant trembling and fatigue. Doctors believe this is my body adjusting to change in blood glucose but are unable to tell me how long it will last and if indeed it will go at all. If anyone else has experienced this, please could you tell me (and give me hope) whether it has subsided or what you've done to alleviate the symptoms? I'm feeling quite desperate. Thank you.

 

[Thebearcametoo]

Have they checked things like your magnesium levels in amongst everything else? Sometimes when you have a chronic condition they attribute all symptoms to that condition instead of checking for other causes. My restless legs (not diabetes related) are a lot better when I use a magnesium spray but that’s just my experience and not based in science.

 

[LHodgson]

Thank you. They haven't tested this but I have started taking a magnesium supplement in case it helps.

 

[Drummer]

That is a tremendous change - if you reported going on as though nothing had happened I'd be more surprised. I can only suggest giving yourself time, and the best and kindest treatment, a varied diet, gentle exercise and rests if or when you feel most weary. In a few months you could well feel like a new person, once your metabolism manages to restore itself to something more like normal.

 

[rebrascora]

Hi and welcome

I assume they have started you on insulin to effect such a dramatic change. What are your current BG levels like?

I was diagnosed a year ago and I still struggle with fatigue and a tremble or fluttery feeling every now and then, particularly when my levels are around 10. Oddly, above that I don't feel too bad and below that, as long as I am above 5, I feel OK but the 9-11 range makes me feel really shaky and shattered. I used to struggle to keep my arms up to wash my hair because of muscle fatigue and I am an otherwise fit healthy outdoor person, but I notice that less and less these days. Sometimes I find it quite difficult to differentiate between that feeling and a hypo, but thankfully it is less often that I get it as my control gets better.
Hopefully it will be the same for you and once you get your levels down more consistently into range, it will fade to just occasional episodes which correspond to your BG being a bit too high.

 

[LHodgson]

Thanks for your responses. My BG levels range between 4.8 to 12.5. The trembling is worse in the morning. Thanks Rebrascora, it gives me hope that my symptoms may fade over time.

 

[trophywench]

Sadly no-one can tell you how long such things will take for the simple reason that everyone is different - you aren't me and I'm not you - it really is as simple as that. No two human bodies will react the same to anything! Yeah there'll be some similarities often, that's all.

They should fade in time - if they haven't started to fade in a month's time, then see your doctor.

Is your GP looking after your diabetes or were you referred to a hospital diabetes clinic? If the latter, their Specialist Nurses (they need an extra University degree course for that and one of the qualifications is that you work in that speciality all day every day, hence not available for nurses that have to know and deal with other conditions and diseases and work in GP surgeries) If hospital clinic - ring the nurse you see there up and ask her/him - the 3 at mine are my best (diabetes) mates! LOL

 

[Wirrallass]

So far as restless legs syndrome (RLS) is concerned, I suffer with this at night. My legs have a mind of their own and no matter how many times I change my position in bed they continue to wrestle with themselves to the point that I have to get out of bed and walk around.

However, I recently bought a knee pillow to use in bed for my right knee and femur to alleviate the pain I have at night. Thus, I've found that my RLS has almost disappeared🙂

Purchased from Amazon for less than a £tenner.
WL