Blood Sugars

runningaweigh

runningaweigh

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There is a history of Diabetes in my family - my father has it, and so do both of my grandmothers - and today I was wicked tired and I couldn't figure out why. After eating a Luna bar, I felt wide awake and stuff. Then, I felt tired again, so I ate some pop-corn while watching "House" tonight with my gals... and I felt awake again.

I was just wondering - does this mean I have low blood sugar? And does this mean I have diabetes? I'm kind of scared, and since I go to school in a state that is 20 hours from my home, I was wondering if I should get my blood checked for diabetes...
 
For me, with hypoglycemia, when my blood sugar drops I'll start to feel unusually tired, but I'll also get a hollow, tingling, empty feeling in my muscles, my fingers may start to tremble and go numb, my lips might also go numb, I'll have a hard time concentrating or focusing, depending on how low it's dropped I'll get really painful cramps in my chest and jaw, and if it drops REALLY low somehow--which it hasn't in quite a while, I've been careful--I start to get delirious. My ex's mom who was diabetic got similar symptoms, but as she had full-blown diabetes her delirious phases seemed to come more often (though she didn't watch her diet very carefully either, she seemed to use letting her blood sugar drop as a way to cause drama and get her way :p) and she would actually black out if it got too low.

In all honesty, if it was just feeling tired, it probably wasn't your sugar dropping to a dangerous level, but if you have a history of diabetes in your family, yes, you should get yourself checked.
 
hi Runningaweigh,
Im diabetic, and i became extremely fatigued when my sugar levals were too high. What happens is all the sugar from the food I ate sat in the blood and didnt actually go into the cells. (in other words..no gas got in the tank of my car...it ran all over the outside of it...so i ran out of any fule to go go go. When i was on medication, sometimes my sugar would drop too low and i would get similar symtoms as the tingling in my fingers and lips etc. You probably should get some blood work done, just to know if there is anything wrong. If there isnt, then you may just need to be on a more regular eating schedule
 
runningaweigh said:
There is a history of Diabetes in my family - my father has it, and so do both of my grandmothers - and today I was wicked tired and I couldn't figure out why. After eating a Luna bar, I felt wide awake and stuff. Then, I felt tired again, so I ate some pop-corn while watching "House" tonight with my gals... and I felt awake again.

I was just wondering - does this mean I have low blood sugar? And does this mean I have diabetes? I'm kind of scared, and since I go to school in a state that is 20 hours from my home, I was wondering if I should get my blood checked for diabetes...
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With diabetes running so deep in your family, you should absolutely 100% be tested. Your BMI should be a concern also.

I assume you're young (school reference) and this is a good time to get diabetes under control if you have it. Waiting will only make things worse and harder to fix. Sometimes pre-diabetics can stave off becoming full-blow diabetics with early detection and proper care.

If I were you, I'd make inquiries about getting tested be it through a school program, a diabetic on campus that will test you or through your own insurance if you have it available to you.

Don't waste another day !! You need to know NOW !!
 
I'm prediabetic and I also get really tired after meals. It usually happens when I have eaten too many carbs at one time (which makes my blood sugar go up). I would go get tested if I were you because even prediabetes has health risks. You are three times more likely to get heart disease or other cardiovascular diseases. If you do have it, don't worry - just eat properly and exercise. Sometimes full blown diabetes can be prevented. If not, you can prolong it from happening
 
Well there's a few things going on here, so let me break it down for you. I'm first-aid certified and I do have a working knowledge of the signs of diabetes.

How long have you noticed these effects? Have you changed your diet recently, and if so did it include a large reduction in carbs? Do you eat/drink any products with artificial sweeteners? What kind of carbs are you eating as far as simple or complex? Do you eat a lot of processed foods?

One of the common causes to your symptoms because you're a dieter, is that some people eat a lot of artificial sweetener which still stimulates insulin production and in turn lowers their blood sugar. This causes them to feel sluggish until they get some real carbs in them.

Testing for insulin resistance and diabetes is non-invasive. Usually a fasting blood sugar blood test and some other things. Your schools clinic should be able to draw blood and send for the blood work, if not they should be able to point you to a local doctor.
 
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