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Does anyone get slow pulse when sugar level drops?

My heart rate slows by 10-20 bpm. Does this happen to any one with low blood sugar?

Pulse 40-50 bpm
Pressure is stable at 120/70
Adult male 5'9" 140 lbs.
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One doctor said it could be Bradycardia. But I'm thinking it could be sugar levels. Since it happens when I get weak. Or then again I could be getting weak from slow beat. The only thing is after I eat my pulse comes back up. Not right away but with in 30 minutes. I'm just taking guesses. Most of the time it is normal but sometimes it just drops quickly. I thought it was allergic anaphylaxis beginning but my pressure doesn't drop until my pulse goes below 45 bpm. Then my pressure drops but not that much. Maybe to 105/60. So still thinking its sugar maybe? I am going to take a thyroid blood panel test soon. Someone suggest that could be it too. I just waned opinions. Thanks.
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The 38bpm was not tonight that was another time. Tonight the lowest was about 48 bpm.
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I ate some sugar about 40 min ago and my pulse is slowly coming back up. It is now up to 65 bpm. I am not dizzy anymore and not feeling like I am going to pass out. It's dropped as low as 38bpm before. Don't know how much lower it can go because that the break point were I can't stay away even laying down. The pulse seems to be directly related to food. When I eat it gets more normal. If I don't eat it drops.

Is this normal? Today I ate 4 pieces of boiled chicken, 12 oz of pasta, 6 pork ribs, 3 bread rolls, 5 egg whites, multi vitamin, 2 more bread rolls with natural fruit jelly, some more pasta. That was all I ate today. Should be enough food for a 140 lb man right? Not much exercise today. Could that cause this to happen. Eating the cereal (frosted flakes) brought back up my pulse. So it's a blood sugar thing right? Maybe or heart pulse should not be affected?
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