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Re: Dizziness/Headache After Eating
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 22:17:34 -0600 (CST)
It sounds like the type of insulin resistance and reactive hypoglycemia
that occurs after eating, and not at the fasting level. I had this. The
fasting insulin/glucose test just doesn't show it, yet it is quite
common in women with pcos. The medication Glucophage, which so many of
us with pcos take, along with a higher protein and low glycemic carb
diet, may work wonders. It did for me. No more dizziness or headaches
or shakes within 24 hours of beginning the medication. Ahhh. Discuss
this serious issue with your doctor or find a new doctor that is more
knowledgable.
And by the way, I don't believe that glucose levels should ever go below
75, from what I have been told by my own endocrinologist. 50? Yikes!
At Tue, 10 Dec 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
>I've been diagnosed with PCOS for 7 yrs. In the past 6 mths (getting
>progressively more consistent/worse), whenever I eat carbs/fruit/goodies
>I get dizzy spells that last seconds to minutes, about 30-60 minutes
>after eating (depending on what I eat). I am ok with meats,dairy, and
>veggies. The doctor took an insulin test - both free and total insulin
>levels below 5. Also had an oral glucose test, 90 pre-test and 105 2
>hrs after. During the glucose test, I got real shaky/twitchy,
>dizziness, and nausea and it eventually passed after the first hour. I
>also started monitoring my own blood sugar and I don't see anything
>unusual; I can drop as low as 50 between meals and I never go higher
>than 125 1 hr after meals. During this time, I also skipped my period
>twice in a row.
>
>If I abuse food (talking like two cans of soda, a couple cookies, not
>like a whole plethora of junk food in a day), I will get a headache
>within 1 hr of eating and a hangover like feeling the following day.
>
>My doctor wants to wait another month and see if the symptoms go away on
>their own. Hah hah. Anyone experience similiar symptoms and if so,
>what was their diagnosis? Thanks for any info you can provide; I'm
>pretty much at wits end.
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