I am a 51 year old woman and I believe I m in the middle of Menopause. I haven t had a Period since 2009. I ve consistently been experiencing Hot Flashes and have noticed my waistline becoming thicker-to a point, in these last several years I ve grown more and more tired. I m a hairstylist and have been for almost 30 years.I m not taking any type of hormone supplements because I have always been very sensitive to all types of meds. I m vigilant about the amount of water I drink everyday, which seems to be a lot! My brother was a Type 1 Diabetic and the men in my family have had Type2 later in there lives. Why am I so incredibly tired all the time???