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Originally posted by winneythepooh7
OK so I went to my doctor tonight for a routine physical/bloodwork. Everything was fine until I got up to leave. I felt really dizzy and passed out for about 5 minutes. I came to, and had no clue where I was/what was going on. The bizarro thing was my doctor told me I was having what appeared to be a seizure while I was passed out. A year ago, when I went for a physical she told me that my blood sugar level was low, but nothing to worry about. I just did a quick search online and saw that the seizure could be a result of low blood sugar. I am going back in two days to see her but I am slightly nervous cuz nothing like this has ever happened to me before. There is a history of diabetes in my family as well so I am kind of nervous about that. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before? By the way, I did eat two meals today as well, so I wasn't totally "fasting" all day.......
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Yepper... In 2003... Passed out in front of a bunch of Cardiologists--5 of them--one being my boss...
It took the entire Neurology TEAM to tell me that they could not figure out what happened to me... My MRI did not show anything although the CATSCAN did (slightly, broken machine)--MRI is a better measurement of seizure brain damage assessment...
What made the MD say it was a "seizure"? Where you shaking or choking on your tongue--like your tongue was "patent"? Did your face contort?
You could not have had a heart attack because you would have not been out as long as you were and still be alive... A heart attack is detectable by the heartbeats "sounds"--that's what the cardiologists get trained for... And that is what they told me...
Are you taking any medicines that could have exacerbated your situation? Either over the counters, vitamin supplements or prescriptions? You don't have to tell me, just remember exactly what you did and tell your provider.
And have you EVER been caught by a healthcare provider with high blood pressure--but they discounted it because you were too young to have it?
Here are my thoughts, but I am not an MD so this is not a diagnosis. But I am a Ph.D. research scientist--researching diabetes, obesity and heart disease so I can tell you what I know from my studies:
Low blood sugar with stress and hypertension causes a "heart syncope", which can cause you to pass out--if you were not shaking (like Grand Mal style--epilepsy).
When your heart rate flies off the handle, it makes your head hurt with a "spin". A predisposed person to diabetes may be unable to regulate blood sugar levels or the other hormones that regulate levels--insulin, leptin, etc. So, you get a "bum rush" to the brain. Your brain freaks. And then you just pass out. And none of this gets detected in an MRI--yet... So basically, you had like some bizarro "pre-mini-undetectable-stroke"--but not enough to cause brain damage...
How do you protect yourself...
Cut the salt... Like NO MORE!!! PERIOD!!!
More cardio and weight training exercise--unless you are 2 lbs or extremely tiny--then you need discuss your issues with an MD...
Hella more water at all times...
Breathe--like get some O2 every now and then...
And some of this MIGHT be a thyroid issue alone... But I paid well over $2000 for that info and I got a bunch of whoo haaa. So, make sure your verify with a bonafide endocrinologist...
PM me if you want more info... We can compare notes...
Type 2 diabetes runs in my family too...