extremely tired, WHY!? please help!

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  • momburntdinner
    momburntdinner Posts: 44 Member
    Even if you are no longer diabetic, you could still be borderline diabetic and should probably stick tot he way you were eating when you were "oficially" diabetic.

    I have type 2 diabetes, and coupled with that came sleep apnea. Do you snore? Wake up wtih dry mouth? Grind your teeth at night/wake up with a sore jaw? Even though I was getting 8-10 hours of sleep a night, having apnea decreased beneficial sleep to 2 hours. And apnea doesn't just happen to overweight individuals... it can also happen to people with large breasts, so keep that in mind ;D
  • janiepumphrey
    janiepumphrey Posts: 59
    I agree a doctor is your best bet.
    It sounds like how I felt when I was eating gluten daily. But it could be anything.
  • Collinsky
    Collinsky Posts: 593 Member
    You will want to do some independent research -- you need to know exactly what you want your dr to test you for before you go in to the office. There are six (I think?) different things you can test for for thyroid, not just the one regular test they rely on. Anemia is a pretty straightforward test, but other things might require you to tell your dr what test you'd like done.
  • ashleymariec89
    ashleymariec89 Posts: 135 Member
    I do grind my teeth, but that has been going on since I was a VERY small child.
  • honu18
    honu18 Posts: 294 Member
    Also--could you be sick with something like mono? That could do it as well.
  • Ghlt4
    Ghlt4 Posts: 241 Member
    I hope you don't mind, I just had a quick look
    at your diary. If each day is complete you are barely
    eating 600-800 calories a day with all your exercise.
    Some days are less than that as your calorie burn
    Is so great. (great job on the calorie burn btw)If your
    weight loss has stopped I would try and eat back at
    least half your exercise calories.

    This could account for being so tired. Your body
    is starving.
  • Collinsky
    Collinsky Posts: 593 Member
    I hope you don't mind, I just had a quick look
    at your diary. If each day is complete you are barely
    eating 600-800 calories a day with all your exercise.
    Some days are less than that as your calorie burn
    Is so great. (great job on the calorie burn btw)If your
    weight loss has stopped I would try and eat back at
    least half your exercise calories.

    This could account for being so tired. Your body
    is starving.

    If this is accurate, you definitely should increase your calories - I'd say double them, at least for a while until your system regulates again. If you're on a dr-managed VLCD, talk to him/her about how you're feeling and let him know it's not working well for you.
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