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What Causes Constant Dizziness And Sweating With Breathlessness?

MY HUSBAND IS DIABETIC TYPE 2 CONSTANTLY DIZZY, BREAKING OUT INTO SWEATS FOR NO REASON DIZZY TO THE POINT HE CAN'T WALK STRAIGHT, HAS SLEEP APNEA 80% SOUND LIKE HE IS ALWAYS GASPING FOR AIR AND ALWAYS HAS CHEST PAIN. AS SOON AS HE BREAKS OUT INTO A SWEAT HE TRIES TO HEAD FOR THE BEDROOM TO LAY DOWN UNDER THE FAN, ALSO HAS NEUROPATHY OF THE HANDS, FEET AND LEGS REALLY BAD AND POSSIBLE THE BLADDER AND KIDNEYS. CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME ADVICE?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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These all are complications of diabetes. So first and foremost is strict control of diabetes is needed. Patients with OSA and diabetes are more prone to get complications. Some times better treatment and control of OSA can give additional benefits in diabetes control and reduce the complication. The symptoms like excessive sweating, headach, breathlessness, excessive day time sleepiness is all due to high day time pCO2 due to uncontrolled OSA. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done sleep test with titration by CPAP machine. CPAP therapy with weight reduction is cornerstone of OSA management.
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What Causes Constant Dizziness And Sweating With Breathlessness?

These all are complications of diabetes. So first and foremost is strict control of diabetes is needed. Patients with OSA and diabetes are more prone to get complications. Some times better treatment and control of OSA can give additional benefits in diabetes control and reduce the complication. The symptoms like excessive sweating, headach, breathlessness, excessive day time sleepiness is all due to high day time pCO2 due to uncontrolled OSA. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done sleep test with titration by CPAP machine. CPAP therapy with weight reduction is cornerstone of OSA management.