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Dizziness. Increased Levels Of Blood Sugar. Am I Starting To Exhibit Signs Of Diabetes?
Dr. Grief:
I am a 72 year old female who started having periods of dizziness about 1 week ago. I am not a known diabetic,
but decided to check my blood sugar this morning. It was 56 and rose to 80 after I ate a peanutbutter sandwich.
Am I starting to exhibit signs of diabetes?
Thank you!
I am a 72 year old female who started having periods of dizziness about 1 week ago. I am not a known diabetic,
but decided to check my blood sugar this morning. It was 56 and rose to 80 after I ate a peanutbutter sandwich.
Am I starting to exhibit signs of diabetes?
Thank you!
posted on
Mon, 26 Aug 2013
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Mon, 26 Aug 2013
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hi
thank you for the query
madam I have gone through your query and understood your concerns ...after going through your query I want to assure that you are not exhibiting the signs of diabetes...periods of dizziness and blood glucose level of 56 and rising to 80 after you ate a sandwich...I call these triad as whipple's triad classically seen in hypoglycemia..and hypoglycemia has nt numerous reasons one of them will be your age
infections
adrenal disorders
drugs like alcohol
skipped over night meals
so I think none of these could be the cause of your low blood sugar levels
consult your GP and get complete blood work up done
wish you good health
hope I have answered your query
regards
DR Alekhya
thank you for the query
madam I have gone through your query and understood your concerns ...after going through your query I want to assure that you are not exhibiting the signs of diabetes...periods of dizziness and blood glucose level of 56 and rising to 80 after you ate a sandwich...I call these triad as whipple's triad classically seen in hypoglycemia..and hypoglycemia has nt numerous reasons one of them will be your age
infections
adrenal disorders
drugs like alcohol
skipped over night meals
so I think none of these could be the cause of your low blood sugar levels
consult your GP and get complete blood work up done
wish you good health
hope I have answered your query
regards
DR Alekhya
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