Low blood sugar???

Question

Hi,
I recently been told to get checked for low blood pressure by my school nurse...I think I may have low blood pressure too but I wanted to know if anyone else thinks this could be the answer.

Today in school I suddenly felt sick....I got dizzy,started to sweat some,shook, felt weak,felt nausea pretty bad, turned pale white,felt numb,and felt like I was about to faint. After I got to the nurse and had peanutbutter crackers I felt somewhat better...I have got feeling like this before just in a slighter feeling....One other time in school I felt real bad like that and passed out in the middle of class.
Do you think this is because low blood sugar???
What else could cause all this??? Thank you for any help.

low blood sugar I meant not low blood pressure, sorry.

Answer 1

hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is different from Diabetes and doesn't mean you will get it. If you feel this way, those are some of the classic symptoms. The only way to know for sure is to get your sugar checked when you feel this way. Try having a fasting blood sugar reading taken around noon (yes that means no breakfast) at your doctors office, and always be sure to carry some non-fat candy (like mike n' ikes or sunkist fruit gems) around with you in either case.

Wisihng you well.

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Answer 4

Hi, One problem with super high blood sugar levels is that you get sleepy. So you might have un-diagnosed diabetes, and drinking the milkshake can cause a problem. If you have a family history of diabetes, then ask someone with a meter to check your blood sugar sometime. Some pharmacies will give a free blood sugar level test - you just need to ask. If you have a level over 300, it indicates a need to see a doctor. Even levels over 150 indicate the need to see a doctor if it is taken after not eating for a few hours. But just after eating a milkshake, or something really sweet, the blood sugar can spike fairly high. You will do yourself a favor if you start to read a book about the glycemic index, and start to eat more foods that are lower on the glycemic index, these are foods that will turn into blood sugars at a slower rate. Good Luck!

Answer 5

There are several things it could be. I passed out in gym class in 1959, and the symptoms were just as you descibe. I now know I suffer from post-prandial (latin for after-eating) hypoglycemia.

There are two types of post-prandial hypoglycemia. Early means about two or three hours after eating, which usually implies carbs because it is carbs that really mess up your blood sugar, your blood sugar has gone up from eating the carbs, then your insulin cuts in way too hard, and BOOM! Your blood sugar goes way down, almost to zero.

Late means even more time after eating has passed before it hits.

Not knowing what you ate, nor how much time passed, it is hard to say if that is your problem.

There are things you can do. One is to cut back on refined carbs, though sometimes in school it may be hard to control your diet. In my case, around 19 years ago, I completely stopped eating refined sugar of any kind. That reduced the problem a lot.

Now, I am on the Atkins Diet, at zero carbs because of my hypoglycemia, and the problem is non-existent.

What a lot of hypoglycemics have traditionally done is carry a packet of raisins with them. This doesn't eliminate hypoglycemia, but it does fix such incidents when you have them.

After while, you can feel it coming on before it gets bad.

When I passed out that time in 1959, I had eaten for lunch mostly a Babe Ruth candy bar. It was a gigantic candy bar, memory says a quarter pounder. Full of nuts, and chocolate. It tasted great, it's still a great memory, but not good for hypoglycemics.

I am adding a note after reading the other answers. Yeah, with luck it would be a good idea to get a doctor. My experience is they aren't much good at this sort of thing, sure didn't help me, had to read and figure it out by myself. I even had a doctor tell me a few weeks ago I didn't have p-p-hypoglycemia, that hypoglycemicsa are always sickly people. I thought, come on, Doc, I would be sickly if I didn't figure it out and stop eating carbs.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You refer to low blood PRESSURE, then later to low blood SUGAR. The symptoms you describe are classic signs of low blood sugar, but not low blood pressure. Except for the fact that peanut butter cracker made you feel better, you could also be describing a heart attack (all attacks are not accompanied by pain), or an anxiety attack. Either way, these are serious conditions (even an anxiety attack that severe can result in serious injury) and I strongly urge you to go to your doctor for professional advise instead of relying on Yahoo answers..no matter how good the answer is. Best wishes to your finding and controlling the problem.

Answer 8

First of all low blood sugar is NOT a sign of diabetes. Diabetics do indeed get low blood sugar but that is a result of insulin/sugar ratios in their diet. True hypoglycemia is really very rare, more often it is a self induced illness. People who fail to eat properly skip meals or diet excessively to loose weight come into this category. First you need to examine your regular dietary habits carefully, try eating regular, balanced meals and see what happens. If it continues you should probably make a trip to the doctor's office.

Answer 9

"Hypoglycemia, also called low blood sugar, occurs when your blood glucose (blood sugar) level drops too low to provide enough energy for your body's activities. In adults or children older than 10 years, hypoglycemia is uncommon except as a side effect of diabetes treatment, but it can result from other medications or diseases, hormone or enzyme deficiencies, or tumors.

Symptoms

Symptoms of hypoglycemia include

* hunger
* nervousness and shakiness
* perspiration
* dizziness or light-headedness
* sleepiness
* confusion
* difficulty speaking
* feeling anxious or weak

Hypoglycemia can also happen while you are sleeping. You might

* cry out or have nightmares
* find that your pajamas or sheets are damp from perspiration
* feel tired, irritable, or confused when you wake up". http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hypoglycemia/

Answer 10

If you feel like that after you've gone a while without eating, that's definetly the problem. The solution? Eat regularly. You don't have to eat a lot in one sitting, and snacking will help keep your sugar level.