WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2003: Re: *Doctors - I too have questions about hormones and hypoglycemia???*

Re: Doctors - I too have questions about hormones and hypoglycemia???

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:37:17 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 22 Jan 2003, anonymous wrote: >
>JME posted:
>"For months, my doctor has tried to find the right combo of hormones for
>me (hyster and ovaries removed). My daughter has been diagnosed with
>Hypoglycemia. The more I learn about this, the more I believe that I
>may be suffering from it also. Does anyone have any ideas? I have the
>symptoms of dizziness, nausea, waking during the night and being unable
>to go back to sleep, fatigue, headaches, aniety, heart palpataions, etc.
>Of course, I don't have all these are once, but one or two a least once
>a day. At times, the symptoms lessen or go away upon eating. Would it
>be in my best interest to have a glutose tollerance test like my
>daughter? Could hypoglycemia be the problem and not hormones? THANKS
>ahead for any advice/opinions given!!"
>
>I also have wondered about this. I too have a child diagnosed with it
>and have similar symptoms to JME. But my problem is that I have Celiac
>Disease also (gluten intollerance - gluten is found in wheat, rye,
>barley, and oats). Do I need to be tested for hypoglycemia? I have
>found a few Celiac sites that say there can be a realtionship of the
>two. I'm on a strict gluten-free diet and adhere to it religiously
>(celiac tests currently showing negative which proves I'm adhering to
>the diet). I too have had a hysterectomy with ovaries taken out. My
>hormones have been changed numberous times and I still have the same
>problems (headaches, fatigue, faintness, dizziness, etc). Also,
>insulin-dependent diabetes runs in my family. Thanks ahead for any
>advice given!

If you are getting enough estrogen to suppress your FSH level(Simple blood test), then your symptoms aren't due to hormone lack and are due to something else.

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R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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