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Does Lack Of Food Causes Temporary Blindness, Sweating And Headache?
hello, at some point today i was standing for a long period of time and was very hungry. And i was unable to sit down and experienced temporary blindness for about a minute, sweats, light headed, nausea, and a headache... was it just due to lack of food?
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Yes, you can definitely have the mentioned symptoms.If you have low blood sugar, you are likely to feel dizzy.But even if you're not diabetic, if you have been overworking or overexerting, and several hours have passed without you taking food or drink, you could be experiencing hypoglycemia and a dizzy spell.
Kindly check your blood sugar and blood pressure incase the symptoms persist.
Hope that was helpful.Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards
Dr.Saranya Ramadoss
General and Family Health Physician
Yes, you can definitely have the mentioned symptoms.If you have low blood sugar, you are likely to feel dizzy.But even if you're not diabetic, if you have been overworking or overexerting, and several hours have passed without you taking food or drink, you could be experiencing hypoglycemia and a dizzy spell.
Kindly check your blood sugar and blood pressure incase the symptoms persist.
Hope that was helpful.Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards
Dr.Saranya Ramadoss
General and Family Health Physician
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