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feeling light headed in the morning
| Thu, 04-22-2004 - 8:22am |
Since I'm new here I'll give a bit of history first. I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia as a teen (about 20 years ago). Then about 5 years ago, PCOS, since I stopped having menstral cycles. I took metformin for about 6 months, my cycles returned and I was able to get pregnant. Things have been pretty okay. Sporatic checking shows my fasting numbers around 110 and my 2h numbers around 140.
So here's my problem. I started weight watchers about 4 weeks ago. Up until this week I've felt fine, but lately I've been shaky and lightheaded when I get up. My fasting yesterday was 98. I had a bagel with cream cheese and checked again at 1h. It was 165 and I was feeling better. I checked at 2h and I was 140. The numbers seemed fine to me and I was fine for the rest of the day. This morning same thing. Fasting was 108. Drank some OJ and checked 1h later and it was 88. So what's up? Those numbers seem fine to me. Could it be blood pressure?
Any insight would be great.
TIA
Krista

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~~~Fasting was 108. Drank some OJ and checked 1h later and it was 88. So what's up?
there is you're answer. OJ has sugar in it. It raises you're level up then crashes fast.
the other numbers seem fine. did you feel different after drinking the OJ? different that day than the day before?
This weekend we are going to seaworld with the kids and in really wondering how its going to go, with all the walking i wonder if im going to burn my food quick and get low.Im going to take stuff to eat on and off!
How long have you been like this? I've been hypo for about 5 years. It use to be more like reactive hypoglycemia...where I would crash if I waited too long to eat. NOW, I've had crashes WHILE eating. Or right after eating. It sucks. Have you gained weight because of this? I have packed on way too many pounds since this got out of control. In December when things started getting really bad..I was storing chocolate bars and pop in my car. Candy and chocolate in my purse. I remember discovering that cheesecake worked real well. So I started making sure there was always a cheesecake in the fridge. I was buying like 3 a week. I just kept getting fatter and fatter. My dr thought I was depressed. Who wouldn't be...I would fall apart if there was no cheesecake in my fridge! I hate this.
Julie,
Your hand shaking and headache are part of an autonomic response cause by your body secreting epinepherine. Your body is making epinepherine trying to get your blood sugar back up into a normal range. This is a perfectly normal response and it is good that you are learning to recognize it.
Since you are so thin, it is also good that you are gaining some weight. Unfortunately most of us are grossly overweight and that is part of the cause of our type 2 diabetes. If I remember correctly, you weigh less than 100 pounds and you are 5'4". Is that correct? If it is your weight should be between 106 and 136. Now I am sure you don't want to be on the high side but the low side means that you have gained 10 pounds and that is fine. How have you managed to keep your weight so low, what with three pregnancies?
I am really glad that you are starting to do better. you really had us all worried.
Have a Happy Earth Day!
Mary Frances
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Co-Cl Diabetes Board
Everyone kept telling me too..that I was eating too much crap and that's why my numbers were high. My point was that never before in my life had I eaten this way..I was doing it now cause I HAD to. My numbers as it turns out were going from the 140's to the 60's in the matter of about 15 mins. ALL THE TIME. It took this monitor to finally prove I wasn't enjoying eating garbage all day. There was something wrong with me. Now I know I have sugar swings.
Are you just managing this with diet alone? What kind of tests have you done?
I think yesterday i started to have a crash while i was at sea world i started to have the light head feeling and also like i was going to pass out/I know it was hot "sunny southern california" but i gets water in me and had a hat on.I had a glucose tab ASAP and i think that helped a little.I started the fast headbeat as well, i dont understand why.I packed a lunch so that i could stick to my diet i had water and a turkney sandwich with cheese, Also for breakfast i had egg on wheat toast.Im surprised how quick my sugar can go from 120 to 180 than down to 70's within 5 mins.
After the glucose tab how soon did
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