SC - hypoglycaemia

[pat fee]

  Kaiser is wonderful for many things, but for informing patients of the 
dangers of, or explaining "minor"(their word) conditions they are sadly 
lacking.  At best they hand you a brochure and point you to a self help 
class.  At worst they sort of pat you on the head, ignore your condition and 
if pressed give you a prescription for "stress" meds.

  Ldy Katherine McGuire (former Kaiser Plan member)

>From: WyteRayven at aol.com
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: SC - hypoglycaemia
>Date: Wed Jun 28 11:28:09 2000
>
>I have had an incident here at work that I believe was due to 
>hypoglycaemia.
>
>I have somewhat low blood pressure, and have always had trouble with nearly 
>fainting when I stand up. One morning a few months ago I was at work and 
>stood up quickly to go to the printer. 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 the muscles in my body were contracting 
>and then letting go repeatedly. I retained my feet, but just barely. I 
>remember that my mind was still working....but I had no control and my 
>concentration was trying to not to fall down. When I could see and hear 
>again I noticed that I must have staggered around a bit, because all the 
>papers that I had tacked to the walls of my cube were torn down. I was very 
>disoriented, and had no idea how long I had been "out".
>
>I dont think that I have ever been that frightened in my life. It was all I 
>could do to keep the tears at a controllable level. I just wanted to bawl.
>
>I have Kaiser, and asked a doctor there about it when I went in for an 
>appointment ( I did not go to the doctor that day, I was too frightened to 
>go) and she said I was probably hypoglycaemic. She didn't make it sound 
>like much of a problem, and in fact just brushed off the incident. Hearing 
>about the possible things that can happen with hypoglycaemia, I am now a 
>little more worried and a little unsure of what to do if that happens 
>again. I dont remember having much, if any, warning. I was dieting, but not 
>as hard as I have in the past.
>
>Ilia
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