[Greginnashua]

Hi Everyone, Im new in the room and finally accepting the fact that I have type 2.
I have been having a lot of severe muscle pain in the calf of one leg and the upper thigh of the other. Is this something any of you have experienced?

[ghostb]

can't say i had. any other symptoms?

[dbf]

Started Levemir injections about four weeks ago: belly has swollen up very drastically. For a while the blood sugar had better control, but the effects tappered off, while the blood sugar is back to pre-Levemir levels. Is this the start of metabolic syndrome? Should the injections stop?
The doctor has added Metformin. Feeling weak rather faint on this med.

[Bethany]

Well, I have been sick with bad "heart problems" for three years. They took a turn for the worst this last month. My doctor did a glucose test with bad results. I was only told however; that I'm hypoglycemic. I found out something new tonight from my grandma that diabetes runs strong in both sides of my family. I never knew this since I lost my mom a long time ago and my dad has never really been in the picture( although I love him dearly). Would the glucose test have shown if I had diabetes? Or is another test needed for that?

[Harold]

The glucose test would have shown if you had diabetes. A hypoglycemic friend told me his doctor told him it was common for hypoglycemics to develop diabetes. The excess insulin promotes resistance as well as wearing out the pancreas.