Early am, while getting ready for work, he suddely fainted, and was out of it for a couple of minutes. Afterwards he was weak and had a shortness of breath. Should he see a doctor, or is this something that will pass? My friend has diabetes (meds and diet only, no insulin) but is healthy other wise.
2006-12-05 06:20:39 · 14 answers · asked by Mandi 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
a loss of conscience that lasts for a couple of minutes is something serious.
If it was hypoglycemia (caused by the diabetes medication) he wouldn't have regained consciousness unless he was given glucose.
Another thing is that hypoglicaemia rarely leads to conscience loss without any prior symptoms (dizziness, trembling, sweating, hunger, headaches, etc), unless he had many hypoglycaemias in the past and developped hypoglycaemia unawareness.
So I doubt it was hypo.
I'm thinking of a transient cerebrovascular accident, a syncopal episode caused by a cardiac problem, anyways, he should NOT wait and go see a doctor as soon as possible.
2006-12-05 06:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by oanaveres 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had 4 different fainting episodes over the past 8 months and I will admit that I drink daily but I pass out only for a few seconds then I recover quickly after that I just wrecked my car on a college campus and luckily there were no students walking at that time and I also ride a motorcycle and I'm beginning to be concerned that there is something really wrong with me could you please tell me what might be wrong and what can be corrected to stop these episodes from happening! And if it makes a difference I have been treated for Congestive Heart Failure Thx Larry
2014-02-26 11:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by Larry Coleman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most everyone faints at some time in their life and any diabetic with reasonable control will have an episode of hypoglycemia. The episode that you describe however does not sound like it is either of these circumstances. Disturbances in heart rhythm are the most serious of reasons for a person to faint. The shortness of breath is certainly suggestive of that. As a rhythm disturbance is a leading cause of 'sudden death' it is wiser to err on the side of safety and to consult a physician.
2006-12-05 07:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It amazes me how a question like this can be asked without a trip to the emergency room for an evaluation,
Lets see the signs so far.
1 passed out
2 weakness
3 shortness of breath
This covers so many things that you are not going to get a proper diagnosis on yahoo answers.
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2006-12-05 10:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he should see a Dr. There is a rare disorder that when someone drinks a cold beverage it triggers a nerve in the back of the throat that makes the body think it's got hypothermia. LOL But this doesn't sound like that.
I would be scared (*&^less if I passed out and when I woke up I couldn't breathe. What if this happens while he's driving - oh my God, what a terrible thought.
2006-12-05 06:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by Shesha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His blood sugar was more than likely low b/c it was early in the morning he hadn't had anything to eat or drink. The doctor should know what is going on.Good Luck
2006-12-05 16:24:14 · answer #6 · answered by dreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people mention low blood sugar, which is good, but a heart condition could also cause syncope. He should have an EKG to rule out heart conditions.
2006-12-05 08:43:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-08 23:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor should definitely know what had occurred. I would think this would be common sense. Oxygen could be low or sugar too low
2006-12-05 06:23:33 · answer #9 · answered by shizzlechit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there !
He would have had...
" Hypoglycemia" which occurs very commonly in recently diagnosed "diabetics" !
They tend to starve and also take the tablets... This biphasic effect leads to hypoglycemia...In these situations, give them some oral sugar./ or glucose / or some sweet...
otheswise it can even be fatal...understood ?
best wishes..
2006-12-05 06:29:03 · answer #10 · answered by suresh k 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋