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Q: underweight and Type 2?
I have been suffering with Diabetes for 5 months now and can not get any relief, I’m hoping someone may have gone through what I am dealing with now and can point me in the right direction. I was diagnosed with Type 2, I am 5′5, 36 years old, weigh 125lbs, I consider myself a healthy eater and a moderately active person. I have moderately high blood sugars ranging from 100-200. I am a human blood glucose machine. As soon as I start to go up (over 140) I know it right away and become ridiculously miserable. I start to get a weird feeling in my mouth that resembles the coating you get after eating one of those cheap microwave butter popcorn bags, which starts me on the constant fluid intake and restroom breaks. If it stays high I start to feel like I will literally turn to dust, my skin and scalp become itchy (so itchy I swore I had lice once even though no one could find anything and even treated my self for lice). I get weak where even getting up to go to the restroom is an effort. I just have an overall lousy feeling. When my blood sugars get in the 150-160 range it starts to affect my emotions and I will burst into tears almost instantly, which can be quite embarrassing in a public place. I am constantly tired. I honestly cannot take it anymore! It’s affecting my work and my home life (I am a single mom with 3 teenagers, and high stress.)
I am currently taking the tried and true, Metformin 1000 mgs in the morning and another 1000 mgs in the evening. To be perfectly honest it helps a little bit by taking the edge off my symptoms, my blood sugar is still a roller coaster. I have tried other meds, such as Actos, but that did nothing for me. It can be fine one moment and then in an instant I can feel like I’m dieing.
My a1c is always perfect (5.5), but I am VERY anemic, and that can cause lower a1c. I have fought with kidney infections all my life. My doctor thinks I am hypochondriac and has even giggled at my symptoms when I tell him. I am in a rural community and there are no specialists in this field here, as well as the fact that I am not currently insured at the moment. Almost all the information I have on this horrible disease is from the internet and books as my doctor, told me nothing.
I am wondering if it is possible that I may have been misdiagnosed…… Perhaps a type 1? I feel like I am losing my sanity along with my health and I need help. Any advise on how to handle my situation???
A: Gosh… I’m so sorry you are going through this! I’m not a doctor, but it sure seems to me you need to take a trip to the nearest reasonable city to see a high quality endocrinologist. You need to share with this doctor your experiences with your hometown doc. so maybe you can work with the endocrinologist through long distance communication and periodic trips to the city.
Figure out a way to get temporary help with your kids while you get whatever is going on under control.. so you can be there for them in the end.
BTW- I’m average weight and seemingly type 2 (took the OGTT Friday and am waiting to hear from the doc). Anyway, I believe it is possible to be lean and still have type 2… but in your case, maybe there are other things going on too? Definitely stress may be playing a big role. It can do crazy things to your hormones.
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