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hypoglycemic?

Sometimes my body will feel as if its on fire internally, I can feel the heat coursing through my body and if I touch my head I feel as if im burning up, but when others touch me they think I am cold.  I also feel as if I am not really here as if I am having and outer body experience.  Lastly, I believe I am shaking but my hands don't seem to be moving I can feel it inside.  Could I be hypoglycemic? I normally try to avoid sugar because unless I eat it along side a heavy non sugar meal I get this reaction..even in the smallest quantities. Example yesterday I had 4 candy corn and 1/2 a serving of mini wheat's and my body began to freak out a couple hours latter.
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No I haven't unfortunately due to the new health care laws and my fathers illness I no longer have insurance. So, I haven't been able to talk with my doctor. I meant to say hyperglycemia.  My problem tends to happen if I eat sugar or a combination of cares and sugar.  I am not entirely sure.  
At the end of 2008 I was told I was anemic and had very low iron, when I went back my iron was restored. However I wonder if this could still be an issue
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Have you had a glucose tolerance test (GTT) done?  Hypoglycemia can cause you to feel and/or be shaky,  This would typically happen if you went too long without eating.  There is a condition known as hyperinsulinemia that can cause hypoglycemia.  Basically, you eat something containing carbs, your body overreacts with the amount of insulin it sends, and when your body finally starts using the insulin properly, you have too much of it there and you end up with low blood sugar levels.

There are other conditions that can cause your symptoms.  This could be related to MS.

Talk to your doctor about what is going on.  See about having a GTT done.  If they are looking for hyperinsulinemia, they may do a five hour rather than a three hour and they might check your sugar levels every half hour instead of every hour.  That is what they did with me.  If you are having other symptoms of MS, you may want to see a neurologist about this to rule out MS.
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