Possible Hypogycemia or something else?

[KennedyCaroline]

Ever since I was 10 I've hd these spells and have been diagnosed for hypoglycemia but they are always befor or ater I eat. It come on so quickly and stong and they have been getting worse. I get real dizzy, my hands and feet g numb I shake all over feel hot but am cold, sweat, can't think stright, get nautious, m speech is slured,my hat rate sky rockets, I feel I'm going to pass out, I have once, andI always throw up, my vision goes my hearing goes, my head feels hot and like stinging needels, I'm always hungry and thirsty afterwards ad get really sleepy, but am afraid if I panic or fall asleep I will pass out and maybe something worse. I am a vegetarion and haven't been all my life but I don't eat any protein, peanut butter but alot of sugars and starches, I think it is hypoglycemia but have no been diagnosed, thedocto I went to was rude and just thought it was anemia but I've been checked for that before and have come up ok plus it's been for most of my life. I am 19 now and have had this since I was 10. I don't drink alot at all but the lasr tim I had a spell that was all I had a Mike's Hard Lemonade. I'm scared somthing bad will happen because I live alone and don't know what this is or what to do to prevent it. Please help me. They have become worse and the las 2 spells I had were in a 2 week period, I haven't had one since and it's been since mid August. I'm trying to go to the Air Force Base hospital in Clovis Ne exico but I work 2 jibsand t's a long drive. If there is any information you can give me in the meantime I would greatly appreciate it til I can go there.

[mari-joan]

Can migraine headaches be a symtom of hypogycemia with bouts of hunger and trouble sleeping?

[mari-joan]

Can migraine headaches with bouts of extreme hunger be a signs of hypogycemia?

[JDRF-Team-jhg]

Caroline,  I am not a medical professional and cannot offer you medical advice.  I would strongly suggest you see a doctor because your symptoms sound like those of severe hypoglycemia.  You need to know for sure if that's the case and learn how to treat your condition.  You can find information on hypoglycemia and its effects at the JDRF website (I've provided the link, though you may have to copy and paste it into your browser)

http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=EC327415-2A5E-7B6E-108A43FF1CBEB305

I will see if I can come up with additional information, but the best advice I can offer you right now is to have a doctor diagnose your condition and then learn as much as you can about it.
Please let us know how you're doing!

[JDRF-Team-LRS]

Caroline,
What you describe does sound like a hypoglycemic reaction, and I urge you to talk to a doc right away. It sounds as tho' you & your current doc don't work well together, so you may need to find another.  In time, you may benefit from working with a nutritionist who specializes in whatever condition it turns out you have.

In the short term, please avoid alcohol.  Given your experiences, adding alcohol to the mix sounds deadly to me.  That likely won't have to be a lifelong avoidance, but alcohol will certainly worsen any lows you get, and they sound very bad already.

I am not a physician, but from what I've learned about hypoglycemia, it is very important to include protein (tho' that protein can surely come from plants) in your diet.  It is also very important to avoid highly processed sweets & fast acting carbohydrates.

Finally, find a book store or library close to you and visit the health/diet section, so you can begin to benefit from what docs & nutritionists & other patients ahve learned about foods & hypoglycemia.  

It sounds as tho' you've been dealing with this problem off & on for many years.  It also sounds like you're ready now, as a young adult to begin to take good care of "whatever it is" and that's great.  I think you'll always be happy about making this decision to take care of you.

While we focus on diabetes, here, pls do check back to let us know what you find out and how you are doing.