Advice and Support needed!...Nighttime problems...

On 22 Mar 2004 16:48:25 -0800, [email hidden] (Turkey Lurkey)

Quoted message said:

Hi all... first message in this group.

For the past 3 months, I've been battling with an unknown
ailment that has caused severe anxiety, trembling, severe
insomnia, numbness, dizziness, headaches, and fuzzy
eyesight. It's been a struggle for survival every day.
Today I did some research and realized that I think my
blood sugar is low. I've compounded the problem the past
months by not eating much, as the terror of the symptoms
made me quite nauseated. I now notice that in retrospect,
there were times I felt absolutely terrible, but forced
myself to eat something, and I felt quite a bit better
afterwards.

So, I'm going for a 3 hour glucose test tomorrow. While i
wait for the results, I was hoping for advice in how best
to handle low blood sugar at night. For the past 3 weeks I
haven't gotten more than 3 or 4 hours sleep, as my body
always wakes itself at 3am with trembling and anxiety (I
have no trouble falling asleep it seems). I then can't get
back to sleep.

Can anyone give me some advice on what to do, what to
eat, how much etc when i wake up, assuming it is low
blood sugar?

thanks. Any other help or support would be greatly
appreciated!!

Cliff

See the doctor first. Guessing will not help. If you are a
diabetic we have a lot of good people with information. A
doctor is the one to diagnose you.. Guy

First get tested and discuss the results with your doctor!

The healthiest meal plan for most people is a combination of
meals and snacks that combine protein, a bit of fat, and
carbohydrates (preferably higher fiber types). Exercise is
equally important.

Cindy Wells (exact diet programs should be discussed with a
"good" registered dietician and your doctor - "good" in this
case means one willing to look at your current eating habits
and calorie needs and help you modify from there instead of
handing you a list and giving you a whole new diet that
won't let you fit a few treats and favorite foods into your
new lifestyle)

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Quoted message said:

Hi all... first message in this group.

For the past 3 months, I've been battling with an unknown
ailment that has caused severe anxiety, trembling, severe
insomnia, numbness, dizziness, headaches, and fuzzy
eyesight. It's been a struggle for survival every day.
Today I did some research and realized that I think my
blood sugar is low. I've compounded the problem the past
months by not eating much, as the terror of the symptoms
made me quite nauseated. I now notice that in retrospect,
there were times I felt absolutely terrible, but forced
myself to eat something, and I felt quite a bit better
afterwards.

So, I'm going for a 3 hour glucose test tomorrow. While i
wait for the results, I was hoping for advice in how best
to handle low blood sugar at night. For the past 3 weeks I
haven't gotten more than 3 or 4 hours sleep, as my body
always wakes itself at 3am with trembling and anxiety (I
have no trouble falling asleep it seems). I then can't get
back to sleep.

Can anyone give me some advice on what to do, what to
eat, how much etc when i wake up, assuming it is low
blood sugar?

thanks. Any other help or support would be greatly
appreciated!!

The problem is, we don't know what is causing these
feelings. Unfortunately, diabetes and the high BG (blood
glucose) that can come about because of it can also cause
the same symptoms as a hypo (low blood glucose). Thyroid
problems can cause similar symptoms. So can Cushing's
syndrome and probably some other things I don't know about.
You should get the results of your 3 hour GTT right away. If
you don't, and are left hanging for a few days, the best I
can tell you to do is to eat whatever you've been eating to
alleviate the symptoms.

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