Hello
I am a 48 yr old lady, I have one month
ago started on new thyroid hormones
because I was so ill on the old ones. The
new ones as I try to raise them seem to be
unmasking problems that did exist before
because I had the odd symptoms then too
but get them more now.
I know my cortisol is low as I did a
saliva test before going on the Armour
thyroid.
I seem overly sensitive to sugars as I can
eat something and turn into a maniac like
I giggle and sometimes laugh madly as I
eat them
I am now getting the old anxiety and wierd
(possibly psychotic ) thoughts which I
hate and I certainly don't do them of
myself. I used to get breathless all the
time on my thyroxine, since I am on lower
thyroid at the moment my breathlessness is
slightly less but if I have not eaten
recently I feel the very pit of my stomach
empty and the adrenalin can kick in and I
can panic. Sometimes it is a slow decline
of mental functioning and total
indecisivenes even to the point of whether
i want to eat or not, sometimes I have to
force myself. My hubby used to think it
was funny my eating a cake and going all
giggly but now he sees I have a problem
and when I start to panic or get anxious
or confused (I was admitted to hospital
with confusion 6 weeks ago they though I
was having a stroke when I woke up,
talking gibberish, cold sweat, low
temperature, vomited, dizzy felt as though
my head was toplign off, unresponsive to
doctor) by the time they got me there my
hubby had given me a snack of cheese and
crackers and I was ok. They found nothing
wrong with me even though they gave me a
CT brain scan. My glucose was ok in the A
and E by finger prick about 2 hours after
eating the snack. Am I insane or can
someone explain to me what is happening?
How can I help myself, my doctor poo pood
the idea when I mentioned I might be
hypoglycemic.
lotsa luv
Dawnx
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whitbywitchuk
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Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 05-11-08 15:18pm
oh forgot to mention, for the past 2 years
I have been waking up in the middle of the
night craving either a sandwich or cereal
x
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Stan
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Posted: 05-12-08 11:15am
Yeah, that's a definite sugar or metabolic
problem. Have you ever checked your sugar
while feeling bad? That's critical.
First thing you should do is get the GTT
done. Ask your doctor to do it, if they
won't, remind them you're paying for
whatever they do so it's their obligation
to do what you want. If not, find another
doctor. Need to see what those results
are before we can continue.
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whitbywitchuk
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Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 05-12-08 14:24pm
thanks so much Stan it feels better to see
that someone recognises it and I am not
going mad No I have no
idea how to check my sugar. I don't have
one of those dooberies from the chemist
that they use at the doctors but I could
buy one if it might help.
When I sign off I shall write a letter to
the doctor who is always on holiday
lately, and hopefully I will not suffer
too much before he comes back.
lotsa luv
Dawnx
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Stan
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Posted: 05-12-08 15:48pm
You can pretty much test yourself. It
won't be as accurate per se, but you can
still get a good reading. Let me know if
you can get one for fairly cheap, they're
not THAT much, but you can actually get
them for free, only provided your doctor
determines it necessary, and it usually
needs to be from an endocrinologist.
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VictoriaGB
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Posted: 05-19-08 18:18pm
I'm guessing this is the NHS you're
dealing with. Unless a doctor has a blood
sugar reading of 2.4 or under then you
won't get diagnosed for hypoglycemia. You
may also have trouble finding a doctor who
recognises hypoglycemia in non diabetics.
This could be any number of conditions so
you should persevere with your doctor,
possibly find a new one if you're not
getting anywhere.
If you're sure it could be hypoglycemia
and you want to check for yourself, then
pick up a blood glucose monitor. The blood
machines you can buy from a chemist, and
they don't cost too much these days. The
blood strips can be expensive so don't
waste the ones that come with the machine.
You could try the following test:
After an over night fast, take a blood
sugar reading. This is your fasting blood
sugar and should be around 4 to 6mmol. If
it's less than 4mmol or more than 8mmol,
don't start the test.
Then drink (within a few minutes if
possible) about a bottle and a quarter of
Lucozade. (normal bottles, not the giant
1ltrs!). This is approximately 75g of
sugar.
Now, starting from 30 minutes after your
first reading, record your blood sugar
levels every 30 minutes for about 4 hours.
Be careful around the 2 hour mark as your
sugars may start to drop. Don't eat or
drink anything until the test is over.
After the first hour you'll also notice a
significant rise in your blood sugars, up
to 9 or 10mmol, so don't be alarmed.
Make sure there's someone in the house
with you who is aware of what you are
doing, and don't go out, just go about
your normal activities at home.
If you start to feel symptoms, check your
blood sugar again regardless of the time.
If you get a reading of less than 3mmol at
any point then stop the test and get
something to eat, you should have
something to hand ready.
Do this test at your own risk. I've never
had a problem in the times that I've done
this but everyone is different, so make
sure there is someone with you. If you
have hypoglycemia (reactive) then it'll
show up in your results with a blood sugar
lower than 3mmol when feeling symptoms.
Also bare in mind that occasionally a
perfectly healthy person can have similar
readings when doing this test.
If your blood sugar doesn't drop within 6
hours then it's likely that it's a
different condition.
But first and foremost, persevere with
your doctors
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whitbywitchuk
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Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 05-20-08 18:29pm
Thanks so much you two, really useful
answers.
I am seeing the doctor on Friday, if I get
nowhere I will definately do it myself, in
fact doing it myself might be more
comfortable because sitting up at the
doctors for 4 hours could be very
uncomfortable (I have fm and cfs) and
boring lol.
That is all really useful I found a
glucose meter online so I am armed and
ready to order if I decide to do it that
way.
No I have no
idea how to check my sugar. I don't have
one of those dooberies from the chemist
that they use at the doctors but I could
buy one if it might help.
