Have you ever had your blood sugar suddenly

I was just wondering, because I think that's what happened to me today just as I was finishing up with getting a little exercise this afternoon.  Usually a piece of meat or cheese and I'm completely normal again, but this time it's much slower to go away.   Just as I was about to call it a day anyway, I suddenly got very weak-feeling and slightly nauseous, & a little light-headed.  Sat down until it passed, then skipped going to the market afterward, like I'd planned, and came home.  While driving home I was sweating so much that in about 10 minutes I was soaked.  I came inside, had some cheese and some slices of chicken, then lay down, using a big bath towel as a blanket since that's what was handy.  Soon that was soaked, too.  Felt better about 30 minutes later, took a hot shower and had some dinner.  Now I'm almost back at baseline.  I've had similar spells very occasionally in the past, but they always cleared up within minutes of having either some protein or a banana.   Does that sound like a hypoglycemic episode to you?  I'm not diabetic, in fairly good shape, not overweight, and do tend to eat a lot of sweets.

This little smiley shows how quickly it comes on, and how it feels! 

• Have you ever had your blood sugar suddenly - take a dive, and if so, what did it feel like? (s
  • What you're describing... - A hypoglycemic diabetic
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All their peculiarities remain constant (and they have logical explanations for them when asked).  Nobody has developed new or different problems over a short course of time.

If they do something especially wierd, its usually just because they got bored, stressed, or were having a private internal joke.  This may be the case with the throat clearing or hair cutting; either way he should be able to explain if this is why.  Its usually best to ask right when they do it if something is wrong or why they just did that (otherwise they may not realize they were doing it at all).

Example 1 - John, who watches TV sitting crosslegged, habitually rocks and rubs his knees.  When I met John in 1985, he did not do this.  Gradually he started doing it more and more often, until it became the "norm" whenever he's watching TV.  Now an established habit (and pretty much an unconscious one), if you mention while out having lunch that he does it, he denies it.  But if you catch him doing it and point it out, he will laugh and realize he does it, ponder why, and tell you it has a calming soothing effect on him.  John may make jokes about doing it but seems unable to stop.  Occasionally if a visitor tells him to hold still, he will realize with a guilty start he's been doing it again and hold off for maybe 5 minutes, then he will start back up again without even noticing.  John also sometimes laughs loudly at nothing or starts talking to himself in half sentences, because his internal life sometimes breaks through to his external life.  If asked at the moment he does it, he will say he thought of something funny or was thinking really hard.  If you ask him a couple hours later, he'd deny it happened.

Example 2 - Tim, who is easily upset and stressed when his routine is interrupted.  He will pace the floor, rearrange the furniture, possibly cut his hair, maybe shout to release his anxiety, maybe retreat to bed in tears.  Tomorrow, if the routine goes as usual, he'll be fine.

Example 3 - Paula has issues with fluorescent lighting buzzing.  She goes to an unfamiliar grocery store, halfway through her shopping she starts to stress out from the buzzing.  If her wait in line takes too long, she will likely flee the store and leave her groceries behind.  When she is calmer she will go to a more familiar store and complete her shopping.

Does any of that sound familiar?  From the sounds of what you posted, I think there's got to be a different issue going on with him.

no sugar made me feel 20 years younger.  sounds strange but it is true. 

if you are presently on sugar, it will be hard for a few days, but really worth it.  i personally cannot do a gradual weaning off sugar but need to go cold turkey.  same with white foods - white bread, white flour, white crackers, white whatever.  i eat protein, protein, protein when getting off sugar.  fish, skinless boneless chicken, every 1/2 hour if you are hungry. after a day or two, you will not want sugar or white foods.  you will be satisfied with lean protein - the less beef the better - and vegetables.  and no milk or milk products.  sounds strange, i know, but i would be willing to bet my next paycheck that you would feel 150% better.  eat like that for awhile and then start adding back in the foods you cut out.  one at a time.  gradually.  maybe one food every 2 weeks.  and notice how you feel.  your body will tell you what it does not like.  yogurt was the first food i added back in and right away my nose started running, clear drainage, knew that i could not handle yogurt.

that is just what i have done and what works for me.  not medical advice at all.  just my experience.

When my mother was dx as being diabetic, I started using sweetener substitutes, thinking that would be better than real sugar.  Dr. Gott, a physician who responds to letters much like Dear Abby in our local newspaper, had a patient write in that when she went on vacation and no longer used the sweeteners during that time, her leg pain went away. When she got back from vacation and started drinking her diet sodas and artificial sweeteners, her pain came back.  She was able to determine that she has an "allergy" to the stuff.  I only drank one diet soda a day and one cup of tea with artificial sweetener a day, but I thought I'd try this with my leg pain/issues.  Hard to believe, but it's made a world of difference.  I've been 3 weeks without the stuff and can't believe the difference.

Dr. Gott is a supporter of the no flour, no sugar diet. If it contains flour or sugar, to not eat it.  A lot of people have wrote to him with success with being on the diet. I did it for a while, did great, but like all diets I didn't make it a lifelong commitment. 

Is anyone out there a good baker?  Looking for a good recipe for the B I G sugar cookies, not those small ones you can buy, slice and bake at the store.   I think some also call them sour cream cookies . . . not sure.  They are about 3 inches round and maybe 1/2 inch high.  You can top them with icing or sprinkles or colored sugars.  Thanks in advance.

I love sugar free stuff (soda, kool-aid, etc), but i've heard that phenylkeroturic (not sure if i spelled it right) wasn't good for you.  have any of you heard this or know of a place to find out more info?  i'm going to try google.  my kids like the sugar free kool-aid and i don't want to give it to them if it's not good. 

thanks

Typed in a report today:  His blood pressure is 160/100, however, he attributes this to his wife's driving.  

Typical male remark, LOL. 

Hey, folks.  Need your opinions if you don't mind.  How high should bp be before one becomes alarmed, and what is a reasonable expectation of your doctor's response when you visit him/her with an elevated bp?  Should we be concerned if bp is above:

A. 120/80

B. 130/90

C. 140/95

This isn't a quiz, not really.  I am just wondering for myself personally.  Also, let's throw in that the pt had been under a significant amount of stress over the last few months which is now lessened pretty much to 'normal', and that the patient also has had a couple of migraines in the last couple of weeks prior to the bp shooting up - with no hx of migraines. 

Appreciate the opinions. 

Sincerely,

A paranoid hypochondriac HC