Re: ok now i'm scared
From: Claire (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 08:11:42 -0600 (CST)
Carol,
I found out that I have PCOS about two weeks ago. I have also been
having trouble with my insulin and starting taking met. 12 days ago. My
Dr. has me on a high carb diet to keep my sugar levels up, they were
dipping. I did have the GTT and was told that my numbers were within
reason. He said something about reactive Hypoglycimic.
My dizziness accured at about 2:30 in the afternoon I had lunch at
12:00. I can't remember exactally what I had that day but I am sure it
was okay I have been really careful since I found out about the PCOS. (I
think I had a salad, a pork chop, and a piece of bread, glass of water).
I have an appointment with my Dr. on the 14th and am going to tell her
about this episode.
Thanks,
Claire
At Sat, 3 Feb 2001, carol wrote:
>
>To Claire:
>
>Has your doctor given you a glucose tolerance test(GTT test) or a GITT
>(glucose/insulin tolerance test)? It sounds like your blood sugar levels
>dipped too low. Had you eaten anything that day? If you have too much
>insulin in your bloodstream or if you have a blood sugar imbalance, this
>could be the reason you feel like you are going to faint. This used to
>happen to me, and it still happens to other members of my family, some
>of whom went on to become diabetic because they didn't get it attended
>to.
>
>Can you give any more information surrounding when this happened? My
>daughter has a blood sugar imbalance, too, and we are doing various
>things to try to help it.
>I know there is some physiologic connection between unbalanced hormones
>and blood sugar imbalance, but at this point I don't quite understand
>what it is. Have you been diagnosed with PCOS?
> At Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Claire wrote:
>>
>>I was at work today walking down the hall and got so dizzy I thought I
>>was going to pass out. It felt like there was no floor at all
>>underneath me and I had to sit down before I ended up on the floor
>>anyway, this was a problem because I had along hall to walk down before
>>I could get to a chair and I thought for sure I wasn't going to make it,
>>this caused me to panic. I did make it but everytime this happens its
>>gets worse and one day I am afraid I am not going to make it (to the
>>chair that is)
>>
>>I should be ovulating today. I wonder if there is a connection.
>>
>>Please has this happened to anyone else. This about my 5th that I've
>>noticed.
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