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Questions about my Diabetes symptoms

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Hi, I'm brand new here. I was diagnosed about 4 months ago, and I'm still not taking medication, trying to handle it with diet and exercise, and I guess I don't fully believe I have Diabetes. Anyways...I've been a very bad patient, eating chocolate and not exercising since Christmas time. Stopped my diet and exercise program to look after my father just before Christmas, and haven't been able to get myself back on track.

Tonight I was feeling very light headed and dizzy. Then I had a couple sips of my son's slurpy and I felt better. But I have type 2, and I'm not sure why this would happen. I ate chocolate in the early afternoon, and I had just had a good supper and went for a walk after. The dizziness started while I was on my walk.

I've been sleeping a whole lot lately, and I know that's a typical symptom, but I don't get the dizziness part of it?

Anyone have any thoughts?
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Tonight I was feeling very light headed and dizzy. Then I had a couple sips of my son's slurpy and I felt better. But I have type 2, and I'm not sure why this would happen.
Hello Christina :), A lovely name. :D and welcome to DF.
What you have experianced is a diabetic low as Type 1's get when they have a insulin reaction. I am not saying that you are a Type 1 as I think that your pancrease is overeating to the food that you have in the body.
I ate chocolate in the early afternoon, and I had just had a good supper and went for a walk after. The dizziness started while I was on my walk.
Yes this will also bring on the insulin that the pancrease produces as your mussels go and do it's work will accept to what ever you just had so it would be good if you take some Orange Juice or a sluerpie will prop you back up when you go walking again. ;)

In regards to the dizziness, perhaps you got more exercise than you realized. Type 2's do have Insulin working, as you know.
Yes Terrie, Type 2's have a working pancrease but the trobble is the in the mussel where the insulin get's not accepted in the mussel but when you go walking then the mussel sees the energy and you are left with too much insulin hence the low dizzy spells that you are experiancing.
Christina, I would see a doctor and say what you have siad here also see an endocrinologist as your doctor can reconmend one.
better still just see an endocrinologist anyway. :);)

I've been sleeping a whole lot lately, and I know that's a typical symptom, but I don't get the dizziness part of it?
Yes that also a symptom too. Good luck Christina. :D
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