Does chronic pain cause fatigue?

As someone managing diabetes, I often get nerve pain in my feet, and it completely drains my energy by evening. The constant struggle of dealing with discomfort makes the body work twice as hard. I have to be very careful with my diet and blood sugar levels because high sugar only makes the nerve pain and fatigue worse.

I have been experiencing constant shoulder pain for a month and I feel so tired all the time now. I didn't know these two could be connected. Is there any gentle way to improve sleep when you are in pain?

I recently went through a long phase of chronic neck pain due to a disc issue, and the mental and physical exhaustion was unreal. Once my physical therapy started showing results and the pain reduced, my energy levels automatically jumped back up. The fatigue is just your nervous system being overloaded by the pain.

I totally feel you on this. Dealing with chronic pain is so exhausting because your brain never gets a break. Sometimes just doing very light stretching or taking a warm bath before bed can help soothe the body enough to get some restful sleep and beat that heavy fatigue.