SC - hypoglycaemia
WyteRayven at aol.com
WyteRayven at aol.com
Thu Jun 29 16:58:00 PDT 2000
Ok.....I have recieved enough replies to realize that I should see a doctor now, even at date.
I will be making an appointment.
Thanks all,
Ilia
In a message dated Thu, 29 Jun 2000 1:24:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "pat fee" <lcatherinemc at hotmail.com> writes:
<< No... You need to make that appointment NOW. What caused your problem
has not gone away. There things that hypoglycaemia are a system of. You
need to run not walk to the Doctor, and keep asking until they give you
answers.
Ldy Katherine McGuire (LVN in mundane life)
>From: WyteRayven at aol.com
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: SC - hypoglycaemia
>Date: Thu Jun 29 10:49:21 2000
>
>In a message dated Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:48:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>KallipygosRed at aol.com writes:
>
>
>
> >Did you have a headache earlier, and
> >problems focusing? Did you feel hot, or sleepy? If you >did, then you
>ignored
> >the symptoms.
>
>I dont remember having these symptoms...it was pretty early in the morning
>6 or 6:30 so being a little sleepy is normal. And I was hungry, but I was
>dieting, and that is one of the normal signs of being on a diet. :-/
>I didnt have a headache, and definately wasnt hot. I am almost always cold.
>Something I have attributed to the low blood pressure. I tend to wear a
>jacket even in the summer.
>
> > 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.
>
>This is my view most of the time. I try to get up slowly and to pause for a
>couple of seconds to make sure everythings ok. But sometimes I forget and
>jump up and go running off to do something, and ususally get hit about six
>strides away. Very annoying. This is something that has happened since I
>was a child.
>
>
> >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.
>
>This is very probable in my case....I do tend to ignore some of the
>symptoms described, many times due to dieting, or just not having something
>conveniently handy, or being really busy. You know, the I'll get something
>to snack on in a minute, but it never happens. I don't diet as hard as I
>used to, and I have found that a multi vitimin seems to have helped the the
>"stand up, fall down" symptom quite a bit. I still get light headed, and
>sometimes my vision and hearing is affected a bit, but not to the degree it
>has happened to before.
>
> >Many times, at this point, it is dangerous
> >as the person no longer feels hungry, or >thirsty....just tired.
>
>I can see this. I have had that happen to me...Its always been a part of
>the willpower game. If I can get beyond a certain point it goes away. I see
>now that this is a dangerous thing to do. I hadnt really thought about like
>this before.
>
>
> >Basically, we have to learn to pay attention to what >our bodies are
>trying to
> >tell us; even if inconvenient.
>
>Very good point. I have started taking better care since the incident
>occured.
>
>Thank you all for the input. I know that I should go see a doctor about the
>incident, but at this point, I dont think it would do much good, becuase of
>the amount of time that has passed. But if it happens again, or anything
>similar happens, I will make an appointment to have it checked out.
>
>Thanks all!
>
>Ilia
>
>
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