Type 2 Diabetes and B12 injections

[No_fixed_abode]

Hi

After some strange incidents of perceived low blood sugar over the weekend I wonder if anyone on here has had any issues with their type 2 diabetes while injecting/supplementing their B12?

Thanks

Bob

[clivealive Forum Support]

Hi No_fixed_abode as one who has had P.A. with monthly injections for over 46 years and type 2 Diabetes on Metformin I can't say I've experienced any "strange incidents of perceived low blood sugar" but then I don't test BS.

Could it be sheer coincidence - over exercise - missed "snacks" or medication?

Are you on insulin injections?

Perhaps a call to your surgery would be a good idea.

I am not a medically trained person and wish you well.

[No_fixed_abode in reply to clivealive]

Hi Clive

It probably is coincidence, the reason I posed the question in a very vague fashion to see what came back! The real problem is differentiating what is B12 head fug and diabetic head fug. This is just something that I have noticed recently happening at the weekends and is probably diet related. I am not really worried about it, as I know my BS was not actually low, and I am playing around a bit with my metformin right now. Just yesterday it was very pronounced.

Thanks

Bob

[clivealive Forum Support in reply to No_fixed_abode]

I agree - it's a job to know which "condition" to blame sometimes.

Personally I find that keeping to a "routine" is really important and I'm still "clivealive" at the age of 77.

[Gambit62 Administrator]

B12 is involved in the Krebbs cycle - which is the process that cells use to release energy. If this cycle goes wrong then you can get keto-acidosis - which is a consequence of cells burning fats rather than sugars to produce energy. Some people do report sweetness on the breath as being an indicator that their B12 is low - a symptom that is also typical of insulin levels being low in diabetes.

[No_fixed_abode in reply to Gambit62]

Hmm, thanks Gambit that is very interesting... In addition to weird hypoglycemic feelings after eating (BS is in the 7.5 - 8.0 region), I often get very cold. Sometimes I just feel cold, other times I can measure low temperature, sometimes as low as 35.5, but usually about 0.5C below normal. Being cold I am equating to cells not producing enough energy. I have always assumed that this would be thyroid related, it is very difficult to find anything else that lowers body temperature.

In addition I am deliberately on a low carb diet as this is the best way I have found to lower my blood sugar and lose more weight. In the past I have tried through fasting to push my body into a keto state, but it really does not work for me, very fuzzy thinking and lethargic. No sweet breath though. But, at the time I was doing this I was also likely B12d.

Thanks again, I will investigate the Krebbs Cycle and see if it makes sense in my context.

[topazrat]

I have type 2 and P.A. I have noticed no difference in sugar levels since starting B12 jabs.

[No_fixed_abode in reply to topazrat]

Thanks