[jen18]

I was just wondering if my tiredness during the day even after a good nights sleep is due to my diabetes or if I'm just lazy like my brother says...

[duck]

I always feel like I could use another hour's sleep. Lately, I wonder if I have sleep apnea, that can wear you out literally.

[jen18]

hmm thats interesting, yeah I always feel like I could use an extra hours sleep even if its 12:00 in the afternoon! lol

[lgvincent]

I've been having problems recently but I thought it was due to my depression. Maybe not.

[Willow]

I always feel tired, which the doctor advised is because of my iron deficiency. He once told me my levels were so low he was surprised I could get out of a chair. I'm on iron tablets but they are hard to tolerate (!) & I haven't taken them for a while but I started them again this week so hopefully I should have a bit more energy for Xmas. Plus Nov, Dec & Jan is my busiest time at work.

If you haven't already perhaps you should get yourself checked over by the doctor?

[mike9876]

I am go through spells of feeling tired and tire easily. I often feel like I can't get of bed or in the day time I could go to bed and have a nap. Its like I get this feels I have sleep and I struggle to keep my eye's open. One day they will understand diabetes better and how it affects us apart from the complications you can develop. They don't understand how the chemical change that diabetes causes in the body affects our day to day lives. Every so often some doc comes up with another affect diabetes has on us. I would say its yours diabetes that makes you feel tired. Even if you are well controlled you body still doesn't work the same as a non diabetic.

[jen18]

thankyou for your replies, I am glad I am not the only one! I read something about the couch potato syndrome from using humalog which is what I am using in my pump, so I am going to talk to my doctor and see if that could be it, and if it is I will switch to Novolog... has anyone else heard about this?

[JasonJayhawk]

Jen,

Have you considered having your TSH or T3 levels tested for hypothyroidism?

[jen18]

actually I do have an overactive thyroid and I am already on medication for it, sometimes I wonder if the dosage is not right or something but the doc's say my thyroid is fine...

[jen18]

I just hate that I'm tired cause my boyfriend or someone will say oh lets go do ... (something active) and I really want to but I never have enough energy!

[KLD]

I don't think diabetes in itself makes us tired, but high blood sugars certainly can. One thing I noticed after getting my blood sugar under tight control was how much more energy I have, and how I no longer have to fight falling asleep after a meal.

Karen

[jen18]

I myself have pretty good control, this is why I do not understand it, certainly if I had various highs or lows I would understand but I usually rumn at about 115-130...

[KLD]

I run quite a bit lower than that, Jen - in Canadian terms between low 4s (4.2 = 76) up to mid fives (5.5 = 99) two hours after a meal. I would feel sleepy at anything over 6.5 (117), but maybe that's because my body has become accustomed to the lower levels. I know that lots of people would feel hypo at my levels for that reason, so maybe it works the same way in reverse when it comes to the sleepiness problem.

Karen

[jen18]

yeah, see I have only had diabetes for a year so my doctors don't want me to be any lower then that, your from canada huh? Thats where I am from to I have lived here for 4 years, although I spent this summer back in Ontario.

[rzrbks]

jen18,

That is pretty good control.

I know that if I'm not eating on a fairly regular schedule, I get feeling very tired and run down and am forced to eat whatever is handy rather than carefully planning out what to eat.