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What Causes Severe Fatigue While Suffering From Diabetes And Hypertension?

I have a 69 year old brother who has had serious addiction issue most of his adult life Recently , along with his high blood pressure , diabetes he has been loosing weight unintentionally and has recent been found to have blood in his urine . He complaints of severe exhaustion . He saw a urologist recently and was told that they see nothing obvious
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Hi,
Thanks for the query.
I undrstand your concern.
Type 2 diabetes is inability to utilize sugar from food...
Hypertension causes narrowing of blood vessels.. causing less oxygenation of blood in heart &less oxygen circulated in body/muscles/organs.
Sugar &oxygen being two main things for energy production..in case like yours .. there is no sufficient energy for carrying out daily duties... &one feels fatigued&weak.
Diabetes is known to affect urinary system too....A detailed investigations for diabetic profile&kidney profiles would find the cause for blood in urine/also protein exhaustion by testing protein excreated in urine -which causes weakness.
Necessary specific medication both for good control of diabetes &high blood pressure... along with that for diabetic nephropathy as per need would help you.
Supplimentation for Bcomplex,vit. D iron &othrr needul nutrients also are important.
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What Causes Severe Fatigue While Suffering From Diabetes And Hypertension?

Hi, Thanks for the query. I undrstand your concern. Type 2 diabetes is inability to utilize sugar from food... Hypertension causes narrowing of blood vessels.. causing less oxygenation of blood in heart &less oxygen circulated in body/muscles/organs. Sugar &oxygen being two main things for energy production..in case like yours .. there is no sufficient energy for carrying out daily duties... &one feels fatigued&weak. Diabetes is known to affect urinary system too....A detailed investigations for diabetic profile&kidney profiles would find the cause for blood in urine/also protein exhaustion by testing protein excreated in urine -which causes weakness. Necessary specific medication both for good control of diabetes &high blood pressure... along with that for diabetic nephropathy as per need would help you. Supplimentation for Bcomplex,vit. D iron &othrr needul nutrients also are important. Thanks.