SC - hypoglycaemia
KallipygosRed at aol.com
KallipygosRed at aol.com
Wed Jun 28 09:46:46 PDT 2000
In a message dated 6/28/00 8:37:18 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
WyteRayven at aol.com writes:
<< I found myself having the worst blackout period that I have ever had. I
went completely blind, lost all sense of time and hearing. I found myself
racked with something that must be similar to a small siezure. All (sniped)>>
Sounds it. You probably had just enough "power" in your system to run it
somewhat while immobile. Standing up putting greater demand on your body
regulations and you dipped too low. Did you have a headache earlier, and
problems focusing? Did you feel hot, or sleepy? If you did, then you ignored
the symptoms. If not, then you have a very fine line between them. As well as
the low blood sugar, having low blood pressure could also do this if it dips
lower than even normal for you. My mom used to say she had to remember to get
up s-l-o-w-l-y or all the blood would pool in her shoes and so would she.
So, you can see how dangerous this is. Also, another factor that people seem
to forget is there is a point when you go past the symptoms and they subside
because you have ignored them. They don't go away, you just don't feel
lightheaded or anything anymore. Many times, at this point, it is dangerous
as the person no longer feels hungry, or thirsty....just tired. They may tend
to go to sleep or take a nap. If they don't eat though, first, they can
continue to spiral down while sleeping.
Basically, we have to learn to pay attention to what our bodies are trying to
tell us; even if inconvenient.
Lars
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