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01-23-2008, 01:15 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Akron, OHIO
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| | | Is this possible?
Is it possible to have like a lack of concentration && and stuff like that with high blood sugar?? Its like weird things happen to me all the time.
Like yesterday I was at work and the right side of my face went numb for a few seconds, and not to mention my feet go numb sometimes too. I also get extremely bad headaches all the time. I don't know. I think this diabetes has gotten me pretty depressed.
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diagnosed: January 24, 1999 at age 10.
With amazing people in your life anythings possible, all you have to do is take it one day at a time and keep on pushing!!
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01-23-2008, 01:29 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| | | I'm T2, but before diagnosis I do remember having a lot of difficulty concentrating...I jokingly referred to it as my "40-fog." Amazing how that cleared when my numbers normalized. I also had rapid heart rate, sweating and just a general feeling of anxiety that went away as I became healthier, started eating better and got better control of my blood sugars.
Never had the face going numb though...have you mentioned these symptoms to your doctor?
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Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
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01-23-2008, 01:35 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kingston, NY
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| | Nicole, here is an old DF thread that might answer your question. Whats happening during hypo?
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01-23-2008, 03:13 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Akron, OHIO
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| | | I have mentioned my feet going numb, but it happened to my face just yesterday. I go to the endo tomorrow.
__________________ niicollee
diagnosed: January 24, 1999 at age 10.
With amazing people in your life anythings possible, all you have to do is take it one day at a time and keep on pushing!!
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01-23-2008, 03:41 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vermont
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Originally Posted by nicole  Is it possible to have like a lack of concentration && and stuff like that with high blood sugar?? Its like weird things happen to me all the time.
Like yesterday I was at work and the right side of my face went numb for a few seconds, and not to mention my feet go numb sometimes too. I also get extremely bad headaches all the time. I don't know. I think this diabetes has gotten me pretty depressed. | The one side of the face problem reminds me of Bell's Palsy (one of my siblings has that) but of course there are a number of other possibilities. I sure hope it's not even a minor stroke but if so you'll want that looked at right away! I hope things turn around for you quickly whatever the problem is.
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01-23-2008, 03:46 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Akron, OHIO
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| | | It was weird that was the first time that has ever happened, and it scared me. Whats worse is I was @ work when that happened.
__________________ niicollee
diagnosed: January 24, 1999 at age 10.
With amazing people in your life anythings possible, all you have to do is take it one day at a time and keep on pushing!!
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01-24-2008, 12:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Federal Way, Wa
Posts: 1,104
| | | Before I was DX'd, I had severe problems maintaining focus and concentrating. My numbers were in the 500's when you feel this way you should test to see where you are at. Remember to chart everything. And yes the depression is there. I had it too, but when I got control of the situation, I started to feel so much better. Happier, and more in control of my life. Its a struggle, but it can be done, and the payoff is well worth it.
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11/07 = 5.6
05/08 = 5.9
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01-24-2008, 02:45 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Shire
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| | | I can barely do **** all when my blood glucose levels are high. I even find breathing in and out extremely difficult. Also my limbs hurt like
**** and I find walking difficult. It can differ from time time. Something simple like tying shoe lace can seem like a mammoth task and
often lead to frustration and anger. Its often difficult to do anything at all. I have spent days in bed when suffing from colds which have
resulted in high BG's. I do tend to lose my temper very easily when high too. For me its the worst part of diabetes when it happens.
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01-24-2008, 05:20 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK
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| | | I was having a meeting with a tutor; towards the end of the meeting my brain stopped working: couldn't spell couldn’t type and started to get hot. Somehow I remained calm did a bg check 9.1mmol/L and gave myself a correction shot. I partly recovered almost immediately but symptoms went away as the insulin began to kick in. I’ve not experienced this before, but I imagine that what you described is possible. My feet go numb when I am high it’s usually a good sign, I really don’t like it and usually I am quick to correct it if I can. |
01-24-2008, 06:01 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the irish sea!
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Originally Posted by princesslinda I'm T2, but before diagnosis I do remember having a lot of difficulty concentrating...I jokingly referred to it as my "40-fog." Amazing how that cleared when my numbers normalized. I also had rapid heart rate, sweating and just a general feeling of anxiety that went away as I became healthier, started eating better and got better control of my blood sugars.
Never had the face going numb though...have you mentioned these symptoms to your doctor? | :  except i'm type 1 
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01-24-2008, 11:10 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas, US
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| | Sorry to hear about the rough time. Yes, the high sugar can cause the "fog"... in retrospect, I don't know how I put up with that for several years. Once you've had a sample of "feeling good" again, feeling half-bad seems worse than the out-of-control D used to.
Numb face? I've never had that. But a hypo sometimes brings tingly, falling-asleep arms along for the ride.
Best of luck at the endo today. And ask for some advice! If you wanted aimless nagging (reference to other thread), you could burn a CD and put it on loop for _much_ cheaper!
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DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = NPH and Levemir, ~35U daily (I really should start a thread)
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
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01-24-2008, 12:45 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Akron, OHIO
Posts: 235
| | | Ha ha, true.
I guess I'm as ready for this appointment as I'm going to be =O
Ahh, forget her. She doesn't know what its like to walk in our shoes everyday. Its a little more stressful than she thinks. All she knows is what she was taught in school, lol =)
Thanks so much to ALL of you for the support and understanding. I'm glad I found this website. It feels good to have people I can relate to.
__________________ niicollee
diagnosed: January 24, 1999 at age 10.
With amazing people in your life anythings possible, all you have to do is take it one day at a time and keep on pushing!!
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01-24-2008, 01:44 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas, US
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Originally Posted by nicole She doesn't know what its like to walk in our shoes everyday. [...] All she knows is what she was taught in school, lol =) | There's much truth in that. A well-meaning nurse friend freaked out when I told her how I'd been changing my types and timing. (Not drastically, mind you... but tweaking over time.)
What's taught in school? Distilled generalizations of empirical observations of a widely-varying population. A decent starting point, but not much more.
Medical pros have their place. However, I believe that my thousands of measurements (fasting, pre-prandial, various postprandial, spot-checking, when I feel bad, bedtime, etc.) are worth _something_.
All IMHO, of course.
Hang in there...
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Eddy
DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = NPH and Levemir, ~35U daily (I really should start a thread)
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/11/03
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01-24-2008, 02:29 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 37
| | | When my sugars are high, it also spikes my blood pressure so i feel like i am in outer space, dizzy, nauseous (sp) the works.
When i go lo, i get deep pains in the muscles in my legs and can barely walk. I have tingly feet pretty much all the time now and have noticed that my hands "fall asleep" way more easily since i started on insulin a month ago.
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01-24-2008, 04:44 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas, US
Posts: 1,097
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Originally Posted by DISCODIABETIC When my sugars are high, it also spikes my blood pressure | Thank you! I _thought_ I'd observed that in the ICU, but the doctors and nurses told me that BG and BP were decoupled. And I was certain that I'd noticed a BG/BP correlation after hospital... but unable to find much anything to confirm or refute what I believed.
Well, such is why I'm here: I have limited faith in what "experts" say; I put more faith in firsthand observation.
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Eddy
DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = NPH and Levemir, ~35U daily (I really should start a thread)
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/11/03
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