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Bertha Venation (20,623 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:22 AMI am so, so tiredLong ago I took this complaint to my doctor, who ordered a sleep study. CPAP was prescribed and for a couple of years it seemed to work well. For the last several months, I have awakened tired, driven to work drowsy, sometimes nodding off,* and have nodded off at my desk. Daily. On the weekends, I take naps. In fact, I'll get up and enjoy my ritual -- have coffee and sit in my chair or outside in good weather and read. Well, I don't read anymore, although I try. I fall asleep. I had another sleep study a couple of weeks ago. Since my doc is on vacation, I don't have the results yet. Perhaps the CPAP is set at the wrong pressure, or I need a different mask; the sleep study tech made these suggestions. My wife [sic] wonders if I might be anemic. I am so very tired of being tired. I hate dragging myself through the mornings. I can't concentrate. I make notes on tasks throughout the day; sometimes I can't read my writing, and have to go back to the boss to find out what the task was. This is embarrassing. I am SO very tired of being tired. Until I see my doc -- any practical suggestions? Not looking for medical advice. * I have found a way to keep from nodding off while driving to work. I eat celery.
KC (1,739 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2013, 12:21 AM3. Have you had your blood sugar tested?
Bertha Venation (20,623 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2013, 09:06 AM6. Hi, KCI am diabetic. Someone on another board reminded me of diabetes, and it was a huge "duh" moment for me. I haven't checked my sugar in years. I start again, in about 40 minutes, to test my postprandial sugar.
I suspect it's the diabetes. Probably needs insulin and better diet control.
Probably a tumor.
-- any practical suggestions?
Dumbass.
Why do DUmbasses see more doctors in a week then I have in my entire life?
Because WE pay for it.