I think (I'm pretty sure) that I'm hypoglycemic. I've had strange symptoms for almost 7 years now and just yesterday after researching one of these symptoms I came across info on "H" and everything started making sense. I started connecting the dots.
I went to a Stroller Strides class yesterday with a friend (an exercise program which involves your child in a stroller and HILLS!... and strength training too). It kicked my butt actually and turned out to be a lot of fun! And for me INTENSE and that was supposedly the mild workout! Anyway... so I got home and was shaking so intensely and felt so weak that I was scared to pick Macy up. I ate 2 slices of whole wheat toast beforehand so I knew that this wasn't normal. It felt like my blood sugar had dipped. This isn't the first time this has happened in the recent past. I got online and started researching low blood sugar and that's how I came across H.
Almost every symptom I'm reading about... I have. One of the more serious things I've been concerned about is that I've been known to be having a great cardio workout, feeling great and then all of a sudden my heart rate skyrockets to a point that I'm pretty sure I'm going to pass out. This has been a bummer for years now b/c it's kept me from REALLY working out. I'm scared. Scared to go to the gym by myself. And more recently, scared to commit to Stroller Strides b/c I don't want to have an episode. Totally a symptom of H! Kind of relieved to know that something isn't wrong with my heart.
Another symptom is extreme sugar cravings. Now I know everyone craves sugar, but sometimes I crave it unnaturally and can't seem to get enough! The other night I had a Klondike bar, a big bowl of IceCream AND a huge brownie! I could've had more but my moral conscience wouldn't allow me. It felt like I NEEDED sugar for some strange reason. That night I woke up starving! None of it made sense. Symptom of H: the feeling of extreme hunger for no apparent reason.
Other symptoms:
1. fatigue - I can get an 8-hour night of sleep and still feel tired in the day. I've had my iron checked in the past (when I didn't have Macy) b/c I could never figure out why I'm so tired. Recently I've contributed it to allergies.
2. headaches - Another issue I have... and again have contributed it to allergies.
3. Allergies! - hello!
4. heart palpitations - these have always scared the living daylights out of me. Not only do I have them, but sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and my heart is beating fast and palpitating. Going back to the exercise issue... I even read this on one source, talking about heartrate:
"...the symptoms appear gradually, so one moment, you're feeling great at the treadmill, but the next moment, you're gasping for a sugar rush..."
I read that it is something doctors won't necessarily treat and that the best treatment is doing your homework and researching it and basically molding your diet in a way to keep your blood sugar levels at bay.
Two more things:
-Diabetes runs in my family. H can lead into Diabetes.
-I was borderline Diabetic when I was pregnant.
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