5. Chronic fatigue
On this topic, there is a lot that has been researched, because it has many factors involved. If we consider fatigue as physical or mental exhaustion, we can find it as a symptom of the disease, or the consequence of undergoing different complications related to it. So, to wrap all the elements up, it has been given the name of Diabetes Fatigue Syndrome (DFS).
Considering DFS as an individual part of diabetes itself, there is a bidirectional relationship found that, at the same time, feeds the disease and gets worsened by it. Doctors call this a vicious cycle. Let us consider some examples. A patient may feel fatigued due to a poor diet, and this can be linked to a natural complication of diabetes as heart failure, which also leads to chronic fatigue. Additionally, these patients have ongoing energy problems, and even if they feed appropriately, their insulin level does not allow glucose inside the cells, and this contribute to feel tired with low energy levels.
