a real mess for Type-2-Diabetes

Hello and thank you for allowing me to be here; you might change your mind once you read this - IF you even find the time and interest to even FINISH reading this. (lol??)

I am diabetic, having been diagnosed for several years, but just began insulin a few weeks ago; I am having a terrible time with the procedure of the insulin pen, etc.

I was told by doctor to ONLY use my tummy area after having made BUBBLES in my legs from the injections. HOWEVER, I have terrible time with tummy, too.

I cannot get the pen to work right, having arthritis and raynauds and carpul tunnel....the pen will not move evenly; it jerks and that hurts; it always leaves bruises and bubbles and it burns all the time. I am now 'anxious" at insulin time. I am afraid of breaking the silly needle because I cannot inject evenly.

is this a problem for any of you? I have to keep increasing the units and am up to 29. I was cheating at first because I am afraid of getting too much insulin, but trip to doctor and a mild scolding has me doing it correctly... .

I have 13 specialists for my scleroderma, raynauds, Osteo arthritis, M.S. M.E. fibromyalgia, trigeminal nervosa, psoriasis, psoriataic arthritis , Atrial fib; i have esophageal dysmotility from the sclero as well as hiatal sliding hernia, GERD, hypothyroidism, mitral valve prolapse, lichen sclerosis which has caused cancer twice; I have ulging discs, radiculopath, Duodendum probnlems, and have had TB.

I mention all of the illnesses (forgetting some, I am sure) because the SYMPTOMS in some of them match those of diabetes.

I will be "BLIND" in the mornings - I can see blurred colors but no shapes. this is from the scleroderma, but CAN it be from diabetes as well? also, BLURRY vision...I will have it in ONE eye and then the OTHER; I will be reading and suddenly the page will be so blurry I cannot even decipher a word. I will get sudden zig-zag lines throughout the pages.

IS THIS ALSO diabetes?
HOWEVER, the PAIN from the M.S. and the fibro and the M.E. can also mimic the PAIN from the nerve damage of diabetes...and I am told the pain IS from nerve damage...then WHY the normal conduction tests? I have fatigue and I have neuropathic pain..am told I have damaged and dead nerves.....but I have had the Nerve Conduction testing...and it is nearly normal.

I have COLD COLD feet and hands and it is NOT from a circulation problem. I will be freezing and yet my feet are warm to the touch. my toes feel as though they will break off from cold....and they are PAINFUL...yet conduction tests show nothing.

so what do I do for that?

HOW mnuch of the numbness in my fingers alla the time is carpul tunnel and how much from others? I have appointment with hand surgeon today. i am desperate. but what happens when I have surgery and I still have the symptoms

my thumbs are VERY painful..base of thumbs have ganglion cysts and fluid...and it is horrbly painful.

as a matter of fact, i can use my hands very litle.i can type - painful, but can do so. swollen fingers will cause errors...but I cannot pick up a pillow...the pain is great. I cannot wash dishes..picking UP things is nearly impossible.YET I CAN TYPE!!! and I can use a pen "ok".

a LOT of issues are secondary fromthe scleroderma (CREST version) and from the M.E. - but I am told that my thyroid problem stems from the diabetes (or visa versa) and that all the glandular problems are 'related" to the diabetes.

I have been told that it is NOT diabetes...that it is RESISTANCE tot he insulin....and that all of this is from the M.E. M.E. causes a LOT of secondary illnesses... including diabetes.

but is not diabetes all by itself ?

I know there are a lot of questions here. BUT I am getting mroe and mroe desperate.

I wake up with NO FEELINGS in my legs or arms or hands...and I KNOW this can be the M.S.

BUT I amtold there is NO EVIDENCE inthe nerves of th is....that the M.S. is shown on the MRI and my myalen sheathe is being desstroyed from it.YET it does NOT show up on NERVE CONDUCTION testing.

I am a wreck. the symptoms actually cause me to panic sometimes. I have lung problems and will stop breathing in the middle of the night (CPAP does not help me...cannot even WEAR the mask due to horrible HORRIBLE claustrophobia caused by the M.E.)