Tiredness from diabetes. [Archive]

LauRa Lu

06-03-2006, 07:44 AM

Cinnabon

06-03-2006, 07:59 AM

People like that should make you very tired and fatigued!!! LOL
I get a lil tired from time to time and I really dont think that its my Diabetes. Thats like saying, we are all are here on this forum, because we ate too much SUgar!! Yea.. OK.
Diabetes can be managed real goof, but not ignorance!! LOL

SugaryOne

06-03-2006, 08:09 AM

Well, my experience with this is, that if my sister-in-law wants to walk around the mall for 6 hours and shop I get tired and cranky.
You're always on your feet during those 6 hours, but no one else seems to be fatigued by this. Perhaps because I'm sitting in a desk listening to people for 6 hours a day, I'm not used to being up and running around.

I definitely think that diabetic people in general are a bit more fatigued.

liz32

06-03-2006, 08:18 AM

Maybe they are refering to undiagnosed t2's? Before I was diagnosed I was always exhausted. I couldn't do half of what I normally would do. There were days when I was on the couch for 8 hours completely unable to do anything....it was quite sad. This being said, now that my sugars are under control, I have tons of energy and can do all the things that I used to do and sometimes more. This is of course just my 2 cents worth.
Liz

Brenda A

06-03-2006, 08:21 AM

I spoke with someone the other day and her impression on diabetes was that people who have it are ‘always’ tired, I was a little annoyed but I think a lot of people seem to think like that.

But I went away thinking about it, and I think I am actually often just kinda tired. I’ve never noticed it before, but I’ve been a lot more busy lately and find my self needing a little sit down if I’m busy all day, whilst my friends don’t seem to. It just seems to be when I’m on the go like all day long, I get super fatigued if I don’t take a moment to stop now and then.

Just wondering if anyone else gets like this and if it annoys you or the people around you?

Well I am exausted after very little compaired to before I had diabetes. I come from a long line of diabetics, most of my family are diabetics. Tiredness was a huge complaint. They all said they were unable to do what they use to do without a thought of getting tired. My sister use to say she could not believe I was already tired, now she has diabetes and she gets tied.

Penny

06-03-2006, 08:28 AM

I find that I am tired more often. But like a nurse told me, I have diabetes, cancer and heart disease,(and she should have added I am getting old) and I should be tired. But I also find a lot of it is in my head. I can't take the 6 hour mall trips anymore, but if I have to do it, I insist on a sitdown every hour. For one thing, just walking can cause me to go low in a short time. I find that if I have things to do that I really don't want to, I always feel tired. Other times I am so involved in doing something I like, that I don't stop until I am exhausted.

kgm0612

06-03-2006, 09:59 AM

I am usually more tired when my blood sugars are running high.

clee

06-03-2006, 10:13 AM

I spoke with someone the other day and her impression on diabetes was that people who have it are ‘always’ tired, I was a little annoyed but I think a lot of people seem to think like that.

But I went away thinking about it, and I think I am actually often just kinda tired. I’ve never noticed it before, but I’ve been a lot more busy lately and find my self needing a little sit down if I’m busy all day, whilst my friends don’t seem to. It just seems to be when I’m on the go like all day long, I get super fatigued if I don’t take a moment to stop now and then.

Just wondering if anyone else gets like this and if it annoys you or the people around you?

I found that once I was placed on insulin, I have not been as tired as I used to be. I'm 52 years old and I must say, if there is something I don't want to contend with, I will usually be (or say I'm tired) tired. However, once I get going I'm okay. For me, it's getting ready (dressed) to do the activity. hahhaha!!! I'm not sure if this is the case in that I'm diabetic, but I find that if you work full-time and/or have a very busy life, you WILL be tired. It's okay though. I'm learning to listen to my body. I also find that exercise helps me deal with my fatigue. I try to do things in the summer just as the sun is going down since heat has a tendency to drain/sap all of my energy. Staying hydrated with WATER helps :top: !!!

Clee

poodlebone

06-03-2006, 10:43 AM

I am often very tired but I think that has to due more with lack of sleep than diabetes. When I've had at least 5 hours of sleep I feel much better. A lot of diabetics (at least Type 1s) also seem to have thyroid issues, which can make you feel very tired if not diagnosed.

Pitzi

06-03-2006, 12:39 PM

Same here. Was a very active person before diabetes. after diabetes, I'm always tired. My sport performance went down to a level that I gave it up altogether, because I had no stamina left.

klpants

06-03-2006, 03:53 PM

I find that just the constant monitoring and attention my diabetes takes from me leaves me feeling drained, more emotionally than physically, and sometimes can't concentrate. Nothing to do with the physiological effects of diabetes (although my thryroid issues are leaving me more physically tired than before I had underactive thyroid) just a feeling of "diabetes burnout".......................wouldn't it be nice to have just one day off!!! :biggrin:

am1977

06-03-2006, 04:55 PM

Yeah, I feel tired more than I would like... but usually it's due to my sugars being off :(.

As a side note, I know sometimes people say that they have felt better since being dianosed... that they have really changed their life for the better by making healthier choices, etc. Unfortunately, since finding out that I have this disease has only made my life more difficult and has caused me to deal with the symptoms of highs and lows... which of course aren't the most pleasant. It depresses me to think about it, so I try not to, but I'm not going to try and deny that these feelings exist.

When I think about how I felt prior to my dx and prior to any symptoms...I still don't think I felt great. A lot of times I felt zapped of energy and lethargic and I sometimes wonder about how this illness could have been lurking there under the surface...

Sorry to be such a downer, guess it's the mood I'm in :(.

Will

06-03-2006, 05:13 PM

I spoke with someone the other day and her impression on diabetes was that people who have it are ‘always’ tired, I was a little annoyed but I think a lot of people seem to think like that.

But I went away thinking about it, and I think I am actually often just kinda tired. I’ve never noticed it before, but I’ve been a lot more busy lately and find my self needing a little sit down if I’m busy all day, whilst my friends don’t seem to. It just seems to be when I’m on the go like all day long, I get super fatigued if I don’t take a moment to stop now and then.

Just wondering if anyone else gets like this and if it annoys you or the people around you?

I have to sleep a minimum of 9 hours a night to feel rested, I normally sleep at least 9-10, many times 11-12 hours. When I am tired from a lot of activity I need a good 12-15 hours of rest to feel up to par again. My controll is pretty good, and I have always been like this, but I have had diebetes since I was 7 years old.

jen_slc

06-03-2006, 05:33 PM

As a side note, I know sometimes people say that they have felt better since being dianosed... that they have really changed their life for the better by making healthier choices, etc.I would be one of those people. Sorry you feel so crummy at the moment, Andrea!

I am definitely less fatigued now than I was before diagnosis... it doesn't mean I don't get tired, I still do. But it's not a chronic tiredness, it's usually just lack of sleep. Generally, I have more energy and can go longer than the non-diabetics around me. I think it's my exercise. The more I do, the less fatigued I am. The less I do, the more tired and lazier I become.

VanDamage

06-04-2006, 07:29 PM

i defenitly am more tired than i was before i was dxd.but im still new and my sugars arent as consistent as they should be.but i think even if someones sugar was a constant 80-120 by not having your pancreas working in your body still takes its toll on our bodies just like any other disease.it's not 100% and never will be.

sydneya

06-05-2006, 11:15 AM

:( I'm definately more tired when my sugars are high. :elefant: But if I am in control, I can usually do about anything within reason. I do find that I feel tired when I need to shampoo the carpets. That may be the old age thing Penny was talking about. My husband has never done the carpets. Think I'll use the diabetic tired reasoning with him since he's older than me. (LOL)

jrcskb

06-05-2006, 12:40 PM

I think that there might be something to that feeling of fatigue, and have experienced the same. However, I believe that those times, if glucose related, are attributable to being elevated at that time, but not necessarily just for having the disease. Make sense?

Nejeda

06-05-2006, 06:28 PM

I find I'm more tired when I sugars are normal...

And of course when I'm stressed and they are all about the place, it tires me quiet quickly. But I notice I don't have the endurance of my friends... it's a bit depressing really... and I think it may be due to, in part, the diabetes.

Gangrel

06-06-2006, 08:20 AM

I feel more tired now, but I've always just attributed it to age. I seemed to be more "awake" all the time when I was 22, but then again, I also slept 10 hours or more every weekend day, so that might have had something to do with it.

Who knows what it is? As long as I don't have to take afternoon naps for another 20 years, I'm happy. ;)

kidvid

06-06-2006, 09:55 AM

I'm glad to see I'm not alone - I'm not as tired as prior to dx, but still not back at 100%. I work hard to get 7.5 hrs of sleep (asleep by 8:30 PM, out of bed by 4:00 AM) - I see my CDE today about a low testosterone level. One effect is supposed to be more energy - I'd love it if it does that!

Joe

HollyB

06-06-2006, 12:06 PM

[Off topic but]: my hats off to anyone who can feel good on 5 hours of sleep! I'd be a basket case.

Dreika

06-16-2006, 12:46 PM

I am Type 1 and I guess not I think about it I do feel fatigued often; but not sure if it is more so than the averge non-diabetic person. I never really discussed chronic tiredness with a non-diabetic to make a comparisson.
I do however think in general society feels tired a lot of the time. It seems I am always hearing reports of "Americans complain to be tired often" or something along those lones.
In my opinion it isn't uncommon for the average person, diabetic or not, to lack in adequete sleep. It seems to be a cultural thing; burn off maybe six hours at the most through the work week. Especially in the United States.
I know I often do not allot myself eight hours a night for rest. I wouldn't blame that on diabetes, I just am not resting enough.
With that in mind I do not have an opinion either way if not allowing myself to sleep as I should and being diabetic makes the fatigure worse or vice versa; I have to say though that before I was diagnoised with diabetes in high school I felt about as tired as I do now when I do not sleep for eight hours or more.

I have to agree though with similar sentiments I read above that people have the misconeption that if you are diabetic you are tird more often or need more hours of sleep than the average person. Which neither is always true.

duck

06-16-2006, 01:08 PM

"Fatigue" is the number 1 complaint that doctors deal with..."Energy drinks" and "energy boosters" are enjoying record sales these days. Inasmuch as diabetes does wear your "body" down, chances are if you did not have this disease, you'd still think you were 'tired'.

Simon

06-19-2006, 06:47 AM

I do wonder if the fact that exercise needs to be planned for as a diabetic might mean I do less of it and therefore are less fit. At a subtle level I might just put off a job until I can plan for it rather than push myself like I used to. Having said that I still manage to do things I enjoy which have me exercising for hours, it's just things I don't enjoy that have me too tired.:whistling

ticklebug

07-01-2006, 03:13 PM

I spoke with someone the other day and her impression on diabetes was that people who have it are ‘always’ tired, I was a little annoyed but I think a lot of people seem to think like that.

But I went away thinking about it, and I think I am actually often just kinda tired. I’ve never noticed it before, but I’ve been a lot more busy lately and find my self needing a little sit down if I’m busy all day, whilst my friends don’t seem to. It just seems to be when I’m on the go like all day long, I get super fatigued if I don’t take a moment to stop now and then.

Just wondering if anyone else gets like this and if it annoys you or the people around you?

Yep. I do annoy and frustrate the heck out of those people who are more active than I am. It's too bad. I just wish they wouldn't take it so darn personally.

I am in charge and responsible for my own life, and with that said, I'm doing the best I can with what I have.

If people are worrying, that's all fine and dandy. But there's no excuse for lashing out or trying to change others who cannot get up and go as easily.

Will

07-01-2006, 03:17 PM

Yep. I do annoy and frustrate the heck out of those people who are more active than I am. It's too bad. I just wish they wouldn't take it so darn personally.

I am in charge and responsible for my own life, and with that said, I'm doing the best I can with what I have.

If people are worrying, that's all fine and dandy. But there's no excuse for lashing out or trying to change others who cannot get up and go as easily.

I agree 100%.

People without diabetes dont understand when I say, I am giving this all I have, and I dont have what you have. They just think im Lazy.

ticklebug

07-01-2006, 03:22 PM

I agree 100%.

People without diabetes dont understand when I say, I am giving this all I have, and I dont have what you have. They just think im Lazy.

LOL. Or how about, "Go straighten out your own problems first, and then get back to me." ? :D

Penny

07-01-2006, 03:22 PM

For a long time, my husband had no sympathy for me when I said how tired I was. Being who I am, I felt bad about not being able to do what I used to. I pushed myself all the time, and it just made things worse. Then my husband got sick with Thyroid disease. When he realized he was talking about "overwhelming tiredness" just like I did, he started understanding. Now he reads as much as he can about diabetes, and tries to find ways to help me. It's so much better to have the people you live with, who understand.

ticklebug

07-01-2006, 03:29 PM

I consider myself to be very fortunate re: my husband. I couldn't find anyone to be more understanding than him. Penny, I'm so glad to hear that you are in this together now with your husband. It's unfortunate that he's been dx'd with Thyroid disease, but at the same time, a bit of a blessing in disguise, huh.

grace girl

07-01-2006, 08:49 PM

My sugars ran really high for the past two years due to poor treatment, and I was tired all the time. I'm under the care of a new dr now, on different insulin, my sugars are very close to where they need to be, and I find that I have a lot more energy than I did before. I still get tired from time to time, but I think that as more time passes, and that the longer I have this thing under control, the tiredness with pretty much disapear.
But there are so many other things in life that can contribute to tiredness besides diabetes. I guess everyone's experience is different.

Eri's mom

07-01-2006, 09:04 PM

With Eri, she can keep up with everyone, but I do see her tire. She has ALWAYS been one heck of a sleeper though!!! From a few weeks old, she was sleeping from 6pm-9am straight through, so, she's always loved her sleep!!! Me, w/o being diabetic, I seem to always be tired, but, I blame that on only getting between 2-6 hours of sleep a night.

mg_2204

07-02-2006, 12:47 AM

I spoke with someone the other day and her impression on diabetes was that people who have it are ‘always’ tired, I was a little annoyed but I think a lot of people seem to think like that.Just wondering if anyone else gets like this and if it annoys you or the people around you?

At work I had more energy and stamina than most. And I was older than most! :dancing2: And when I got home there was laundry, supper to cook, kids, hubby...

When I started to be tired all the time it worried me. It was unrelated to diabetes. Hysterectomy took care of my probs + anemia. It's good to see beyond diabetes, just in case there is some other reasons for tiredness and fatigue.

My husband is always tired. :sleep: He is over worked, over stressed. This plays a major role in his chronic tiredness I think. Many people I know (non diabetics) are always tired. They are also suffering from bad stress, just like my husband.

With that said, blood glucose levels do affect me. Would they be high (9 mmolL - 162 mgdL and up) I would feel sluggish and very tired.

KickStart101

07-02-2006, 06:04 AM

Every Human gets tired. When I was a child, I was running and had
the occasional nap plus sleep at night, of course. When I was pre-teen
I still had the energy but I noticed in about Grade 6 for some reason I
turned from a day person into a night person. I did all my best work at
night. Maybe I was never a day person. During my teenager yrs. I was
into everythig from Track to Gymnastics to Canoe Rowing to School Choir
and traveling, only normal tiredness.
It wasn't 'til I got the Severe Rheumatoid at about age 25 that I knew
what extreme fatique was about and I hated it. When my Arthritis is flaring
for months, I still feel that extreme exhaustion.

Linn

07-02-2006, 04:24 PM

Hi guys and gals.
I have noticed that I grow more tired in the hot summertime than at any other. Seems like all the strength just goes out of me. I am almost 40 though and maybe, just maybe it's due to the fact that i aint 18 anymore :)
I feel drained if I go out for even a second in the heat.

baby*red

07-04-2006, 10:45 PM

I am usually more tired when my blood sugars are running high.At times I feel like I may be more tired than others- especially with high b.g. I'm anemic also, so between diabetes, anemia, and a baby I'm bound to be tired from something!

mg_2204

07-05-2006, 01:00 AM

I'm anemic also,

Went to see my doc because I was unusually tired. I was anemic. I knew there was something wrong, and it didn't feel like high bg. It was taken care of and now I am back to normal thank goodness. Are you taking anything for anemia?

MJM

07-08-2006, 10:50 AM