To determine if the symptoms are blood sugar related, you can test your sugar before and after meals. There should be no random blood sugar above 200 - or else diabetes would be a concern. With your sugar reading of 85, this would be a less likely possibility.
Other considerations would be GERD, ulcers, gastroparesis, pancreatic or gall bladder disease. Test to evaluate these disorders would be an upper GI series/upper endoscopy, abdominal ultrasound or tests for the pancreas, including pancreatic enzymes.
Gastroparesis can be evaluated with a gastric emtpying scan. A 24-hr pH study can also be considered if the diagnosis of GERD is in question. These tests can be discussed with your personal physician.
Depending on what and how many vitamins you are taking, it is possible that they may be causing your symptoms.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.
One more piece of information, My blood sugar when tested last year was 85. Thanks.
I will mention everything to my doctor when I see him. I also worry about hypoglycemia because I seem to fit the symptoms of someone who is reactive hypoglycemic since I get the weakness an hour or so after eating and feel anxious and shaky most of the time. When I was a child, I remember fainting in the yard and I was suspected for being hypoglycemic back then. Perhaps my recent low carb/lower calorie diet has aggravated the condition.
Any advice or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.