Feel gidiness while driving

[Jegha]

Each time, I'm driving at least 80 kilometre per hour .  It's always in the morning.  And it starts with my feeling a little dizzy, then my vision starts narrowing, my hands start feeling cold and clammy, and I start feeling extremely disoriented.  Each and every time, I've managed to get my car off the road, fortunately, and it takes me several minutes to clear my head enough to drive again.  I'm 42 years old and taking diabetes medicine -glucovance 5mg one in morning and another in evening.  I've also been getting dizzy spells when I'm standing and talking to someone, usually when I'm trying to focus on their face while they're talking.  When these "spells" occur, it feels like my brain is a snow globe that's just been shaken.  Did my blood test - everything seems alright except for glucose was 10.9 and cholestrol was 5.7 instead of 5.2. While my average pressure is around 90/130. Really need help to overcome this problem.

[Jegha]

Thanks Dr.Kokil - I went to see ENT specialist and confirmed that I had severe sleep apnea problem - therefore he request me to buy CPAP Machine and guarantee ...after using this machine I can drive my car more than 600km.....

Now I'm waiting for the said machine - hopefully it can resolve my issues also had enroll to gym ....which giving me much better health

[Jegha]

Thank you very much for the reply. I had printed your reply and will seek my doctor here for the further test . Will keep you update.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
Since you are on blood pressure medications, one possibility is that you develop very low blood glucose levels. Since the dizziness comes while driving and while prolonged standing, it can also be due to some problems with the balance organs of the ear. Postural hypotension is another possibility where blood pressure drops on prolonged standing or changing position from sitting to standing etc. A tilt table test, holter monitor, echocardiogram, ECHO, stress test  etc are done for confirmed diagnosis. Do discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.