Just another thought or 2 about low energy @A DiabetesTeam Member.
We are traveling leisurely in Europe. On travel days, we look for places 3-4 hours drive as our next stop. Of course 3 hours generally turns into 5. And in the mountains, the 1 lane roads with 2 way traffic adds a lot of time.

It is on these travel days that I tend to get a bit dehydrated, because I tend to cut back a bit on the water I sip.

If I don't do my usual amount of water, 3-5 litres of water daily is recommended for best hydration, I get tired. If I let it go too far, it hurts to not sleep.

So what I am saying is poor hydration can add to the low energy.

Another source of low energy is depleating the glucose stored in your muscles. Since being in the wheelchair, I depleat all the glucose in my arms and my legs, multiple times a day.

I am using both my arms and my feet to propel me up the steep hills that seems to be most of Europe so far.

I get so wiped out that I have to lock my wheels and rest every few minutes once I deplete the glucose in my muscles. I feel like I need to sleep.

Of course the are the usual sources of low energy, like lack of sleep, or interrupted sleep, lack of fuel, and low activity levels.

I just wanted to mention 2 that very few people mention, because very few people ever notice them.

Good luck.

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I've never felt tired all the time but when I do feel tired I give in and have a nap in my chair

Too many carbs.

When I eat the wrong food I just want to sleep and I feel very tired.

Fatigue is a symptom/complication (whatever you want to call it) of Type 2 Diabetes

Because we "resist insulin" at our cell level that means that the sugar we need for energy doesn't get used properly

So kinda like having a full tank of gas in the car but the engine is running like crap - just no power

Anything you can do to help (heal) regulate/improve your metabolism helps - could be as simple as getting enough sleep, not skipping meals etc and all the other "lifestyle changes" recommended will reduce insulin resistance and restore a bit of the lost energy

But mostly it becomes more of an energy management exercise - try and get things to become routine and then pace yourself with whatever level of Energy you have

I eat 4 meals a day (no snacks) instead of 3 so that I get some "fuel" into the system more often - that helped "ME" gain more consistent (but not more overall) energy and while it's not like it was before diagnosis, I'm also 8 years older as well, so have to expect to "slow down a bit"

Bottom line for me is, I can say there is nothing that I "can't do today" that I used to back before I got my "membership card" 😁