Have a health issue-possibly diabetes

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Hi Mayberry,

I had/have a recent health issue come up, and would just like to share, get feedback, and hear others experience. To summarize:

I was at work about a week ago. I gradually became dizzy, disoriented, had the chills, and noticed my heart rate was elevated. I left work 30min early and my gf drove me to the ER. I was there for a few hours, and they basically said my blood work was fine. So I chalked it up to severe dehydration.

Since that time however, I have had consistently blurry vision. The disorientation, chills, etc have been recurring, always in the afternoon. I had a follow-up visit, where they ran some additional blood work. Again, there was nothing alarmingly abnormal.

However, the symptoms persist. I've been checking my blood glucose, and the likely culprit IMO is that my blood sugar is crashing in the afternoons to dangerous levels. I'm about 99.99% sure it's physiological, and not psychological. It's getting to the point where's effecting my ability to do my job, and I am going to have miss days getting adequately diagnosed. I'm genuinely worried about this, but it has given me a new appreciation of life, especially my family.

Any feedback appreciated...experiences, advise, light-hearted humor, etc. Particularly anyone who's had similar issues. Thanks.


TLDR:
Felt like was to pass out at work
Went to ER-was released
Symptoms persist
Went to hospital again
Symptoms persist
Thoughts?
 
Not the best place to ask in my opinion. You need a specialist . A proper diagnosis to check your a1c levels over the last 6 months.
 
TribalDrumz said:
Not the best place to ask in my opinion. You need a specialist . A proper diagnosis to check your a1c levels over the last 6 months.
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Had my A1C levels checked. They were fine. I think that's why they ruled it out. But IMHO that doesn't tell the whole story. Hypoglycemia can be caused by different causes. Prior to the onset, I was doing two-a-day cardio session plus lifting 3x/week. IMO it stands to reason that if my insulin senitivity increased from training, then the afternoon insulin release my crash my sugar levels to unsafe levels. I'm not a medical expert, but I'd wager that's what's happening. My plan is to confirm if this indeed the likely, and then come up with a plan to adapt so it doesn't ruin my life.
 
NoGoodNamesLeft said:
drink a soda at like 3 pm, see if u feel better
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Yeah, I didn't realize until today. I'm going to start steadily consuming sugar in the afternoon. Hopefully it will get it to at least manageable.
 
That dude you met on Grindr broke the condom and gave you the AIDS
 
gspieler said:
Had my A1C levels checked. They were fine. I think that's why they ruled it out. But IMHO that doesn't tell the whole story. Hypoglycemia can be caused by different causes. Prior to the onset, I was doing two-a-day cardio session plus lifting 3x/week. IMO it stands to reason that if my insulin senitivity increased from training, then the afternoon insulin release my crash my sugar levels to unsafe levels. I'm not a medical expert, but I'd wager that's what's happening. My plan is to confirm if this indeed the likely, and then come up with a plan to adapt so it doesn't ruin my life.
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Are you checking your blood sugar levels at various times of day?
 
ralphc1 said:
Are you checking your blood sugar levels at various times of day?
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I just started checking them the last couple of days. Part of my conclusion is based on a reading I got today. When I got home from work, my reading was 83mg/DL at 5:30, about an hour after the symptoms were at their worst. Mind you, I ate breakfast of oatmeal at 7, lunch about 12:30, had two granola bars at about 2pm, and drank a grape juice at about 4pm. That seems like a pretty low reading given all the carbs I ate, with next to no physical activity.
 
Is it really that hard for a doctor to diagnose diabetus? I thought it was pretty easy since like 1/2 of america has it.
 
Do you eat bad food? If so, stop eating bad food for a while and see if you feel better. Maybe take an occasional walk.
 
headkicktoleg said:
Is it really that hard for a doctor to diagnose diabetus? I thought it was pretty easy since like 1/2 of america has it.
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It's not, if someone is chronically hyperglycemic. If someone has relatively normal levels on average, and gets hypoglycemic for other reasons, I'd imagine it's a tougher diagnosis. Just IMO.
 
Jkillah said:
Do you eat bad food? If so, stop eating bad food for a while and see if you feel better. Maybe take an occasional walk.
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I was running/incline walking 60-80 minutes/day leading up to it. I also lift. My diet is varied, but overall ok. Some junk; mostly nutrient dense stuff. This came out of left field.
 
gspieler said:
I was running/incline walking 60-80 minutes/day leading up to it. I also lift. My diet is varied, but overall ok. Some junk; mostly nutrient dense stuff. This came out of left field.
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What is your height/weight?
 
Since we're all doctors on Sherdog... go to a doctor.

Serious comment - it sounds like anxiety.
 
Might be anxiety.

Or debilitating retardation.
 
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