You wrote:
"List of other diseases, conditions, or
injuries and their treatment: Several
fainting spells in childhood and
adolesence that were called 'slight
seizures' by doctors Informal diagnosis of
hypoglycemia and anxiety at age of 13,
told to watch my sugar intake. First
bladder infection at age of 21, frequent
occurance since then (about 6 - 8 times
per year) Have taken lots of antibiotics
for UTIS Diagnosis of pneumonia - during
time of high stress, my move to NY at age
of 24 Frequent upper respiratory
infections since then I've always had a
lot of yeast infections, about once a
month or every other month. Right now I
have symptoms of a yeast infection and am
fighting off another upper respiratory
infection. Ahh! Why can't I get rid of
it?!
Current medical status: Urinating very
frequently (which is not too unusual but
even more than normal lately) A lot of
white vaginal discharge before my period
came earlier this week. Very fatigued.
Even more sensitive to sugar / caffeine
than usual. I have always had to be
careful about eating too much sugar /
caffeine / alcohol because it makes me
feel ill.. dizzy, lightheaded, faint.
Current medical treatment: I've been
feeling really frustrated about getting so
many yeast infections and bladder
infections and had a feeling it might be
related to my blood sugar issues. (I have
had two doctors tell me that if avoiding
sugar helps control feelings of dizziness
or lightheadedness then I should do that -
when a fasting blood glucose test was
first suggested, the Dr. told me it was
probably not necessary to go through such
an uncomfortable test if I have already
made dietary modifications. (This was
after I had a seizure at the dr's office
when she took my blood!) I keep a pretty
close eye on my diet but I thought that it
would be a good idea to buy a blood
glucose monitor since my grandmother was
recently diagnosed as borderline
diabetic."
Blood glucose levels after meals are
always higher than the levels read before
the meal. A normal range of glucose
concentration in the blood when hungry is
between 60-115 mg/dL. According to your
glucose tolerance test results, you
neither have diabetes nor borderline
diabetes.
It's not clear whether or not the
“seizures” you are experiencing are
due to some blood sugar issues. If so,
blood laboratory examinations would reveal
pathologic blood glucose levels compounded
by EEG-abnormalities. According to your
medical history, the “seizures” could
be due to anxiety (hysteria). Hysteric
“seizures” are usually provoked by
some stressed situation like taking blood,
for example.
Women with diabetes mellitus are
susceptible to developing chronic vaginal
yeast infections but in your case diabetes
is not proven. The same stands for chronic
urinary infections, too. You can consult a
gynecologist and a nephrologist to
investigate why you are experiencing these
infections so often. A microbiological
examination can be also requested.
Further, frequent upper respiratory
infections can be due to a chronic sinus
inflammation (sinusitis) or chronic tonsil
inflammation (tonsillitis). You can
consult an ENT-specialist for advice and
to follow up.
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