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Re: Dizziness/Headache After Eating
From: Sydney (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 06:24:02 -0600 (CST)
Thanks for your input. Has Glucophage worked well for you? What does it
treat? My ob/gyn has never prescribed any medication for my PCOS other
than provera when I get periods that won't quit (very rare) and drugs to
cut cramp pain. My husband can't have kids so trying to get pregnant
hasn't been an issue. How would I find out what carbs are low glycemic?
Thanks.
At Tue, 10 Dec 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>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:
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>>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.
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>>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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