Type 2 and anxiety
Hi everyone hope everyone is well my first time here. Well I've been on 850 metformin twice a day and my doctor lower it to 850 once a day and my blood sugar is been pretty high when I wake up in the mornings it's been like180 I called my doctor if I could go back to twice a day again. Has anybody experience this o and my anxiety is been all over the place .
, thank you for your question. I hope others will chime in to share their experiences. Did you get a hold of your doctor yet? You and your doctor may also want to explore the dawn phenomenon if your blood sugars are high in the mornings: https://type2diabetes.com/video/dawn-phenomenon. Some find it helpful to have a nighttime snack to help with the morning high: https://type2diabetes.com/nutrition/nighttime-snack-blood-sugar-must, but it'd be a good idea to speak with your doctor first. Changing treatment plans can definitely be worrisome. I hope you'll get some more answers from your doctor. Please keep us updated on how you're doing if you feel comfortable. Best, Minel (Team Member) 
I have a question, that you might be able to answer, what exactly is Diabetes Distress? I’ve been reading about this on other diabetes websites, and what I got from it, was it’s a type of anxiety people get with diabetes, so when people say they have anxiety with diabetes it really is diabetes distress? what is your take on this, and anyone else that would like to chime in. , thanks for your question. I hope others will also chime in to share their experiences. Meryl explains briefly in this article, https://type2diabetes.com/living/where-stress-coming-from – "Chronic diabetes-stress is also referred to as: diabetes-related distress which is “the emotional stress associated with the ongoing worries, burdens, and concerns that individuals feel living with diabetes.” This study (https://pmj.bmj.com/content/91/1075/278) also talks about it and compares it to depression (rather than anxiety), "Distinct from depression, it is conceptually rooted in the demands of diabetes management and is a product of emotional adjustment." I think mental health can be tricky to explain and label, so if you are able to speak with a therapist (and haven't already) to better explain how they differ, they'd be a more qualified resource. However, I could see how some people who say they have anxiety with diabetes, may actually have diabetes distress. They could also potentially not be mutually exclusive. I hope this may help or others may chime in. Best, Minel (Team Member)
thank you so much for the info I had no idea about the night time phenomenon. I'll try that . And I still haven't Heard from my doctor. , I hope you hear back soon. Please update us on how everything goes if you feel comfortable doing so. Best, Minel (Team Member)
