This might be a little long and I will apologize in advanced but the whole situation needs to be layed out.
I turned 25 in November of this year and I was diagnosed with Diabetes in January of 2007. I had been told that from my A1C levels that I had been diabetic since I was 20 (I believe the A1C reading was 12 at that time). I was prescribed with Actos Plus Metformin. My doctor was supposed to have been a diabetic specialist but offered very little information. In fact, I had to pry a lot of information out of him.
For a while I had drastically changed my diet from what it was. Less sweets, diet soda, no more white bread, more vegetables. I took my medicine every day and I tried to do more active things. My blood sugar was still regularly in the high 100s and low 200s.
Recent events have hindered my financial situation severely. My wife gave birth to my son in June of this year. He came a little early (he was three and a half months premature and born at 1 pound 11 ounces). He's doing excellent if you're curious and he's now over 12 pounds at 5 months (2 months gestationally). We also lost our house to forclosure. Here's where my problem just starts to snowball.
I've been trying to find a job for a while but my qualifications are very limited due to me being in school for many years and just doing odd and end jobs. The jobs haven't been coming and I've been at home watching my son while my wife is making the money. And here is where my diabetes problem snowballs.
We buy cheap and man do I mean cheap. What is cheap? Pastas, breads, all-around prossesed foods. I rarely take my medicine anymore (Which is just metformin now because my Actos Plus Metformin was way too much to buy without insurance. It was $36 with insurance.) because it makes me feel sick. I just feel awful after taking it. I try as much as possible to just force it down but sometimes I can't stomach it. I sleep most of the time anymore. I have absolutely no energy to do ANYTHING. It's not uncommon for me to sleep 12 - 14 hours a day and I hate it. Now my right foot does this magic trick where it turns blue and purple. My legs feel sore most of the time as well. The only way to describe this is that it feels like my bones are aching from below my knee down. It isn't uncommon for my blood sugar to be in the 300s (although I've never seen it in the 400s). I notice my eye sight going blurry more often. My wife is worrying about me to no end. She spends a lot of time crying when she sees my foot turn blue/pruple or my blood sugar real high (which is why I take it in private now).
I'm scared for my son's sake. I know I might get a "you need to go the doctor" replies and I know this. The thing is that I don't have the money to see a doctor. I barely have enough for diapers. I was on Medicaid but before I could use it they dropped me for an unknown reason and I can't get back on it. I can't eat healthy because it takes money to eat healthy. I tried getting food stamps but because my house has not been foreclosed on yet, food stamps says my house is a resource (yeah right) and that makes me ineligible.
I know I should be exercising but it's hard when you have absolutely no energy. Just to get out of bed takes everything out of me. I'm not super heavy either. I'm 5' 11'' at 180lbs. I should not be exhausted for doing the things that I do. It's also hard to do things active because I have this side pain that I've had. I actually got diagnosed with the diabetes because I went in for the side pain. I've had 2 CAT scans, a gull bladder scan, an ultra sound, and something else. I've seen surgeons, gastrologists, and other doctors and have no idea what my side pain is.
I'm stuck and afraid. I'm not sure what I expect by posting this but I'm desperate and need advice, reassurance, or something. Thank you for reading and I appreciate any suggestions, comments and/or replies.
I turned 25 in November of this year and I was diagnosed with Diabetes in January of 2007. I had been told that from my A1C levels that I had been diabetic since I was 20 (I believe the A1C reading was 12 at that time). I was prescribed with Actos Plus Metformin. My doctor was supposed to have been a diabetic specialist but offered very little information. In fact, I had to pry a lot of information out of him.
For a while I had drastically changed my diet from what it was. Less sweets, diet soda, no more white bread, more vegetables. I took my medicine every day and I tried to do more active things. My blood sugar was still regularly in the high 100s and low 200s.
Recent events have hindered my financial situation severely. My wife gave birth to my son in June of this year. He came a little early (he was three and a half months premature and born at 1 pound 11 ounces). He's doing excellent if you're curious and he's now over 12 pounds at 5 months (2 months gestationally). We also lost our house to forclosure. Here's where my problem just starts to snowball.
I've been trying to find a job for a while but my qualifications are very limited due to me being in school for many years and just doing odd and end jobs. The jobs haven't been coming and I've been at home watching my son while my wife is making the money. And here is where my diabetes problem snowballs.
We buy cheap and man do I mean cheap. What is cheap? Pastas, breads, all-around prossesed foods. I rarely take my medicine anymore (Which is just metformin now because my Actos Plus Metformin was way too much to buy without insurance. It was $36 with insurance.) because it makes me feel sick. I just feel awful after taking it. I try as much as possible to just force it down but sometimes I can't stomach it. I sleep most of the time anymore. I have absolutely no energy to do ANYTHING. It's not uncommon for me to sleep 12 - 14 hours a day and I hate it. Now my right foot does this magic trick where it turns blue and purple. My legs feel sore most of the time as well. The only way to describe this is that it feels like my bones are aching from below my knee down. It isn't uncommon for my blood sugar to be in the 300s (although I've never seen it in the 400s). I notice my eye sight going blurry more often. My wife is worrying about me to no end. She spends a lot of time crying when she sees my foot turn blue/pruple or my blood sugar real high (which is why I take it in private now).
I'm scared for my son's sake. I know I might get a "you need to go the doctor" replies and I know this. The thing is that I don't have the money to see a doctor. I barely have enough for diapers. I was on Medicaid but before I could use it they dropped me for an unknown reason and I can't get back on it. I can't eat healthy because it takes money to eat healthy. I tried getting food stamps but because my house has not been foreclosed on yet, food stamps says my house is a resource (yeah right) and that makes me ineligible.
I know I should be exercising but it's hard when you have absolutely no energy. Just to get out of bed takes everything out of me. I'm not super heavy either. I'm 5' 11'' at 180lbs. I should not be exhausted for doing the things that I do. It's also hard to do things active because I have this side pain that I've had. I actually got diagnosed with the diabetes because I went in for the side pain. I've had 2 CAT scans, a gull bladder scan, an ultra sound, and something else. I've seen surgeons, gastrologists, and other doctors and have no idea what my side pain is.
I'm stuck and afraid. I'm not sure what I expect by posting this but I'm desperate and need advice, reassurance, or something. Thank you for reading and I appreciate any suggestions, comments and/or replies.
, Welcome to DF and I think that you need help and I should think of seeing a endocrinologist as they know better than a doctor. The symptoms that you describe is a diabetic Type 1 and I would see that you get help fast. I was like you as you have no energy and sleeping for too long, You are thin and hapless. You need insulin.
