Re: active Hypoglycemia and Insulin Resistance (Long)-and shots in the neck???
From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 02:05:28 -0500 (CDT)
Good read CW,
I will write you later regarding the questions you asked,but I will
briefly tell you about my terrible day.
It was terrible and I am now without a doctor.
He insisted I take the shots in my neck.The clinic was full..he triple
books appointments....every fifteen minutes he sees three patients.I had
a four and a half hour wait and then he got my file confused with
someone else's.Second time this happened.I counted...he seen 44 patients
in that time...my mom as my witness.I had a whole SIX minute appointment
with an "I want to see you next week".....**&*^%&%.I just assumed he was
a very good thorough doctor that explained why he was so busy all of the
time.His main interest seems to be cortisol,as I seen people walking out
asking why they had to come in three times for the blood tests.I was
brave and asked a few what their problems were.All are
endocrine,..but??????I do see the same faces there weekly.HMMM
I refused the needle and he refused to treat me///I am calling the
College of Physicians and Surgeons today to report this ba****d.Those
needles have been making me feel worse...I got a nystygmus reaction (my
eyes rolled back)the last time,then I got extremely dizzy and my whole
head felt as if I had been to the dentist for a freezing.I wonder what
is really in those needles.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.He said that is a common reaction and I
haven't seen a reaction like that.
First he gives me a two hour appointment(my first visit when I was so
happy with this guy)...sends me for tests for all sorts of things....now
he forgets my diagnosis and sent me off with some dicetel for my
irritable bowel.Oh...before we argued about the needle.
I think his plan of action is "MONEY"....he wanted me in weekly to test
cortisol levels and give me needles in my neck......I spoke to a few
people at the clinic who think that he experiments with ketoconazole and
these needles.He says the needles relieve stress in trigger points
...therefore release the pain.He is a total quack.
It's darn steroids.I asked him about my Ir and he said that would come
later...first things first/that was it...I totally lost it.
The plot thickens though.I know that he does trials and since I opted
out of one..he is against helping me.He wouldn't refer me to a
neurologist/we need referrals here.I am having my file sent back to my
primary doctor.
I came home totally frustrated.Once again....someone rained on my
parade.
Where is the hope?The only thing that I believe is that I have chronic
orthostatic intolerance which was diagnosed at the hospital via tilt
table tests.Apparantly treatment outweight benefits.I tried to tell him
that I read it was or could be related to IR....he wouldn't hear me
out.He has a mind of his own and is overly confident.
I should be on Ripley's Believe it or Not.
>I was recently diagnosed with Neuropathy. I am currently reading a
>fantastic book on Fibromyalgia (FMS) and Chronic Myofacial Pain Syndrome
>(CMP). Even if many of you don't have these disorders, there is a page
>in this book with information that I thought would interest a lot of
>you.
>
>Reactive Hypoglycemia (RHG) and Insulin Resistance (IR)
>
>"There are a lot of references in this section, because far too many
>care providers refuse to believe that these conditions exist, in spite
>of all the research to the contrary. RHG is not the same as fasting
>hypoglycemia, which is the low blood sugar that occurs when you don't
>eat. RHG is not always picked up on routine medical tests. It usually
>occurs 2 to 3 hours after a high carbohydrate meal, overstimulating the
>release of insulin, which triggers a compensatory adrenaline response.
>Hypoglycemia also appears to induce abnormalities in decision-making
>processes and can contribute to fibrofog.
>
>Some symptoms of RHG are tremulousness, palpitations, anxiety, sweating,
>hunger, and paresthesias which are due to physiologic changes caused by
>the response of the autonomic nervous system. Other symptoms such as
>confusion, sensation of warmth, weakness or fatigue, severe cognitive
>failure, seizure, and coma are the results of glucose deprivation in the
>brain. Coexisting RHG makes treatment of FMS and CMP extremely
>difficult. MYOFACIAL TRIGGER POINT ACTIVITY IS SO AGGRAVATED BY IT THAT
>IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO TREAT SPECIFIC TRIGGER POINTS UNLESS THE RHG OR
>IR IS ALSO TREATED.
>
>When your body no longer responds appropritately to the insulin that you
>produce, you have developed IR. IR can have serious consequences. The
>hypothalamus becomes hypersensitive, keeping the pituitary and adrenal
>glands and the sympathetic nervous system on alert. This leads to
>endocrine dysfunction, IR, and other symptoms.
>
>Normal blood sugar levels that coexist with high insulin levels,
>obesity, or dysfunction in fat metabolism is a pre-hypoglycemic state
>that may be an early form of diabetes. Abdominal obesity, indicated by
>the fat pad over the belly, is a clinical marker of insulin resistance,
>and is common in FMS....
>
>...One inexpensive over-the-counter supplement that may help normalize
>the sensitivity of your body to insulin is the amino acid, taurine....
>
>Dr. R. Paul St. Amand found that there is a large subset of
>fibromyalgia patients with RHG. The symptoms he lists are: headaches,
>dizziness, irritability, chronic fatigue, depression, nervousness,
>difficulty with memory and concentration, nasal congestion, palpitations
>or heart pounding, tremor of hands, day or night sweats, anxiety, leg
>cramps, numbness and tingling in hands and/or feet, flushing, and
>cravings for carbs and sweets. Most of these symptoms diminish five or
>ten minutes after eating sugar. ... When patients with FMS are put on
>a limited carb diet, they often feel a marked improvement.... Caffeine
>must be avoided on this diet. Generally, the more fiber, protein, or
>fat in a food, the lower its glycemic index. Highly processed foods or
>foods high in refined sugars or flours typically have a high glycemic
>index.
>
>Changing your eating habits: 1) Eat moderate amounts of fat to decrease
>the flow of carbs into the bloodstream and decrease carb cravings. 2)
>Cut down on the amount of carbs. 3) Eat protein as part of every meal
>and snack to help use up the fat stored in yoru body. 4) Exercise
>regularly to decrease the amount of insulin in your blood.
>
>Note that the balancing benefits of exercise can be wiped out if you
>drink a high-carb "sports energy" beverage to "recover" after
>exercising.
>
>Phew! That's enough typing! :)
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Sincerely,
Barb C.
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