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What could be wrong with me?
This all really started Friday. I had a short period of time where my hands were very shaky. Then Saturday I woke up and was very sick to my stomach. I never threw up but felt like I would. Yesterday I woke up feeling a little sick to my stomach again but it went away within an hour. By 1pm I started feeling extremely tired like I might pass out if I didn't go to sleep. By 3 I was running a low grade fever that lasted a couple of hours. I also had some low back pain last night almost like sciatia(sorry if spelt wrong). Then today I didn't feel sick to my stomach at all but started running the fever again around 1pm and got dizzy. No idea what this could be and would love some ideas.
That is good information. I don't feel like I am hypoglycemic but that suggestion has come up on several occasions. May just suck it up and take a trip to the ER
Hypoglycemia is generally considered to be blood glucose levels of below 50 mg/dL. Read the following list of symptoms; if this sounds like you, you may have this condition
/1.Do you have a “food allergy” or frequent stomach upsets but you can’t pinpoint the cause?
One of the first signs that your blood sugar is dropping can be feeling sick to your stomach. But a drop in blood sugar isn’t visible. Perhaps it’s lactose intolerance, you think. So you avoid pizza and lasagna. Or it’s a sensitivity to gluten, so you stop eating bread. But you still get ill, and blame food poisoning, or “bad food” or “stress”. Whatever food is making you feel “ill,” you’ve been unable to adjust your diet to feel better.
2/.Do your hands shake after meals? Two hours after meals? Three hours after meals?
Trembling, shaking, cold hands/feet, and a cold nose can all be signs of low blood sugar. My hands and feet would tremble 2 1/2 hours after high carb meals, like I was naked in Antarctica. I had no idea that a glass of apple juice and a piece of toast would stop the shakes in ten minutes.
3/.Do you seem unusually clumsy when compared to everyone else?
Your clumsiness or “butterfingers” may be more than you’re just uncoordinated: people with reactive hypoglycemia are also often clumsy. There’s a whole article I wrote about clumsiness and reactive hypoglycemia, and you can find it here. My son, Leo, went to the emergency room sixteen times for various falls, broken bones, and even a fall with a seizure before he was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia.
4.
Do you often feel faint and have to sit down?
Feeling dizzy or faint, especially if you feel better after drinking juice, is a sign of low blood sugar. I used to get dizzy in grocery stores, and I would drink juice to feel better. My son complained of feeling like he would pass out frequently (and often did). I have passed out on many occassions: getting my blood drawn, out at a dance club…before realizing that the “fainting” occured hours after a meal.
5.Do you crave sugary foods like chocolate cake, candy, cookies, or sodas?
Most people like a slice of cake, but craving sweet foods might be a sign you have reactive hypoglycemia. Before my diagnosis, I used to crave sugar-loaded foods like chocolate cake from my local coffee shop, smothered with sugary frosting. I would swear that the cake would lift my mood. And the truth was…it did. It elevated my blood sugar levels and made me feel better. The trouble is with cake and refined sugar, is that mood elevation was only temporary, and soon I would be on a “down” and craving sweets again.
6.
Do you suffer from sweaty hands?
Sure, there are many reasons for sweaty hands, but that could also the first sign of blood sugar levels dropping for me. My husband always knows it’s time for me to have a snack when he holds my hand and it’s cold and clammy.
7.Have you had panic attacks, or have you been diagnosed with a panic disorder?
Those panic attacks might not be due to stress at work. I have suffered from panic attacks for years, and so has my brother. We thought it was a family disorder. I even went on medication (Buspar) for a year. But I never could shake the feeling of feeling frequently nervous and shaky. I’d have heart palpitations and stomach churning and trouble breathing…all symptoms of a low blood sugar crash. If you have had panic attacks and are an anxious person, think about when these attacks happen. If they tend to occur after meals (1-3 hours after), and you feel that perhaps the diagnosis doesn’t quite “fit”, you may have this disorder.
8.
Do you get hungry to the point of feeling ill?
Does your hunger consume you? If you often get a feeling of starvation, that is, you have to eat now or you’re going to die…this could be a sign of a blood sugar problem, especially if you find yourself craving carbs.
9.
Do you often have trouble thinking straight?
Mental confusion often occurs with low blood sugar. In fact, the lower blood sugar gets, the more the brain struggles to operate. My family has always called me “scatterbrained” and “forgetful.” I forgot birthdays. I forgot where I put my car keys. I forgot names. As I reached my forties, I would joke it was “early Alzheimers.” Once I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia and began to treat my disorder, my “confused” symptoms diminished.
10.
Do you have unexplained mood swings?
Mood swings go hand in hand with uncontrolled reactive hypoglycemia. Do you have mood swings that cannot be explained by pre-menstrual syndrome, bipolar disorder, or other ailment? Does your stress level not seem to be commensurate with your ability to throw dishes, slam doors, and burst into tears?
You may not be hypoglycemic it is just a possability
xxx
/1.Do you have a “food allergy” or frequent stomach upsets but you can’t pinpoint the cause?
One of the first signs that your blood sugar is dropping can be feeling sick to your stomach. But a drop in blood sugar isn’t visible. Perhaps it’s lactose intolerance, you think. So you avoid pizza and lasagna. Or it’s a sensitivity to gluten, so you stop eating bread. But you still get ill, and blame food poisoning, or “bad food” or “stress”. Whatever food is making you feel “ill,” you’ve been unable to adjust your diet to feel better.
2/.Do your hands shake after meals? Two hours after meals? Three hours after meals?
Trembling, shaking, cold hands/feet, and a cold nose can all be signs of low blood sugar. My hands and feet would tremble 2 1/2 hours after high carb meals, like I was naked in Antarctica. I had no idea that a glass of apple juice and a piece of toast would stop the shakes in ten minutes.
3/.Do you seem unusually clumsy when compared to everyone else?
Your clumsiness or “butterfingers” may be more than you’re just uncoordinated: people with reactive hypoglycemia are also often clumsy. There’s a whole article I wrote about clumsiness and reactive hypoglycemia, and you can find it here. My son, Leo, went to the emergency room sixteen times for various falls, broken bones, and even a fall with a seizure before he was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia.
4.
Do you often feel faint and have to sit down?
Feeling dizzy or faint, especially if you feel better after drinking juice, is a sign of low blood sugar. I used to get dizzy in grocery stores, and I would drink juice to feel better. My son complained of feeling like he would pass out frequently (and often did). I have passed out on many occassions: getting my blood drawn, out at a dance club…before realizing that the “fainting” occured hours after a meal.
5.Do you crave sugary foods like chocolate cake, candy, cookies, or sodas?
Most people like a slice of cake, but craving sweet foods might be a sign you have reactive hypoglycemia. Before my diagnosis, I used to crave sugar-loaded foods like chocolate cake from my local coffee shop, smothered with sugary frosting. I would swear that the cake would lift my mood. And the truth was…it did. It elevated my blood sugar levels and made me feel better. The trouble is with cake and refined sugar, is that mood elevation was only temporary, and soon I would be on a “down” and craving sweets again.
6.
Do you suffer from sweaty hands?
Sure, there are many reasons for sweaty hands, but that could also the first sign of blood sugar levels dropping for me. My husband always knows it’s time for me to have a snack when he holds my hand and it’s cold and clammy.
7.Have you had panic attacks, or have you been diagnosed with a panic disorder?
Those panic attacks might not be due to stress at work. I have suffered from panic attacks for years, and so has my brother. We thought it was a family disorder. I even went on medication (Buspar) for a year. But I never could shake the feeling of feeling frequently nervous and shaky. I’d have heart palpitations and stomach churning and trouble breathing…all symptoms of a low blood sugar crash. If you have had panic attacks and are an anxious person, think about when these attacks happen. If they tend to occur after meals (1-3 hours after), and you feel that perhaps the diagnosis doesn’t quite “fit”, you may have this disorder.
8.
Do you get hungry to the point of feeling ill?
Does your hunger consume you? If you often get a feeling of starvation, that is, you have to eat now or you’re going to die…this could be a sign of a blood sugar problem, especially if you find yourself craving carbs.
9.
Do you often have trouble thinking straight?
Mental confusion often occurs with low blood sugar. In fact, the lower blood sugar gets, the more the brain struggles to operate. My family has always called me “scatterbrained” and “forgetful.” I forgot birthdays. I forgot where I put my car keys. I forgot names. As I reached my forties, I would joke it was “early Alzheimers.” Once I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia and began to treat my disorder, my “confused” symptoms diminished.
10.
Do you have unexplained mood swings?
Mood swings go hand in hand with uncontrolled reactive hypoglycemia. Do you have mood swings that cannot be explained by pre-menstrual syndrome, bipolar disorder, or other ailment? Does your stress level not seem to be commensurate with your ability to throw dishes, slam doors, and burst into tears?
You may not be hypoglycemic it is just a possability
xxx
Don't think I am pregnant. Had a TL 11 years ago. I have not had my normal PMS symptoms this month though. AF is due tomorrow. Worried about ectopic but who knows
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