Hypoglycemia and quality of life
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hypoglycemia
This is ruining every aspect of my life. The main reason is because of how isolating and all consuming dealing with something of this caliber is. The problem is that, for myself personally, pain is a trigger for the depressive nature of my mind. I've read books on happiness and they generally say that people, despite great accident, will return to the mindset they experienced before the event.
I am made to over-rely on my girlfriend and she and her family resent me. My quality of life is hovering near zero. I have been through therapy both pre-surgery and post-, and found it lacking value. I consider myself very thoughtful and the issues that are present don't seem to have any answers.
Can a professional with experience dealing with patients in debilitating chronic pain offer advice? Please note that I do not have family, friends, or money.
The most common comorbidities in people with MS -- hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and chronic lung disease -- are associated with delays in the MS diagnosis, delays in starting treatment with a disease-modifying therapy, a higher number of hospitalizations, more rapid disease progression and a reduced quality of life.
Ohio State does a 5 box mini maze and you can get info on this if you google the term on this message board or on the internet. Quality of life does suffer and as one ages, afib tends to get worse. The vitamin D question is interesting. I have actually increased my Vitamin D to 1000 mg. per day, increased my potassium, decreased my Atenolol and I am feeling much better with fewer irregular beats. My advice is to get all the info you can. Email Dr.
I cannot go for more than about 90 minutes without feelings of ravenous hunger and symptoms of hypoglycemia. I have tested for hypoglycemia, but symptoms occur in the mid-60s, well before the standard blood glucose level identified as hypoglycemic. I have had my thyroid tested (normal) and two blood panels: standard metabolic (CO2 level slightly high at 34, otherwise normal) and standard blood test (normal). I have seen a counselor.
hypoglycemia really is ruining my life. i've always had to deal with it since i was younger but i was for the most part able to control it by eating protein throughout the day. i occasionally would have bad episodes every so often but they always were a result of eating something with too much sugar or going too long without eating. My more predominant symptoms have always been irritability, mood swings, and a feeling of depression. I also get anxiety and feel like my head is foggy as well.
You may not know that a dry mouth which can feel like thirst is one of the symptoms of hypoglycemia as well as diabetes. And logic tells us that if your mouth is dry and you are drinking lots of fluids, you will urinate often. I am a tightly-controlled type 1 diabetic, and the dry mouth feeling that I get when my glucose is low is almost identical to the sensation of having high blood sugar.
Medtronic 512 and 712 - works with a blood glucose meter that sends results directly to the pump by radio frequency
Deltec Cozmo - works with a blood glucose meter attached to it
Animas - has several great features
With an insulin pump you need to monitor blood glucose more frequently and be connected to the pump 24/7 but quality of life much improved over injections. Also, better blood sugar results and A1cs possible.
Hi and welcome to our chiari forum and our little chiari family.
I am so happy u found us and r willing to share ur experiences with us, and I am so sorry that u r yet one more affected by this condition.
I agree too, the surgery helps this from progressing, but we may have to deal with symptoms we had b4....I was told to expect to continue to have chiari symptoms as I still have chiari.....
hbv has no symptoms even at the stage of cirrhosis and liver cancer, so no effect on quality of life at all.
17 yrs of living with and trying to be a productive person in society, after aortic valve replacement, my quality of life is such that I can no longer consider myself employable. With attendance issues being the foremost reason for this conclusion, Is it too far out of the question for me to be eligible for disability. I have applied in the past, and have always been denied.
Rarely is it caused by insulin secreting tumors called insulinomas. These can secrete huge amounts of insulin after food and a person can suffer from hypoglycemia despite eating.
The other is severe acidity. A gastric ulcer causing acidity is a periodic thing where the symptoms often subside as they come and then resurface.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please discuss this with your doctor.
Hope this helps. Take care!
My 12 year old son recently lost 5 pounds and was tired and complained of headaches and fatigue. His pediatrician tested his urine which was fine and he said diabetes would show in the urine test.
Over the last two months, he has gained back three pounds and has less headaches and fatigue but now has intense sugar cravings. It was so bad that his teacher called me from school because she found out he was pouring sugar into his water bottles and bringing them to school to drink during the day.
When you start to grow a little, you start to reflect on things that are fleeting and pass you by, showing you the impermanent and quickness of living and consciousness as we know it.
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