Hi. I've been going through a lot in the past year trying to get my blood sugar under control. I finally got it under control with a combo of metformin, glyburide and insulin. When I started the insulin, I began to get depressed. I am not prone to depression, well I was when I was younger but not for many years now. I also started having periods again and I've been in complete menopause for two years now. The higher my dose ( lantus solo star ) the more depressed and lethargic I became. Now, I can barely get out of bed. I am exhausted all of the time.
On top of this I have severe fibromyalgia, arthritis, and possible MS.
I was doing much better when my blood sugar was high before the insulin. I told my doctor about this and they mentioned switching my Insulin but my insurance won't cover it. I ca t keep going on like this. I am at the point of stopping the insulin and just eating greens n turkey in small amounts the rest of my life. Is that an option ? How do I safely get off the insulin ? I also thought it might be depleting my iron so I tried a high iron diet with a vitamin c supplement for absorption but it had no effect. I am out of ideas. This is the kind of exhaustion you would feel after climbing a mountain in the rain all week. But it's every day. 24/7 . I was absolutely fine before the insulin.