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From: Jerry.Pickup@p33.f1.n360.z1.fidonet.org (Jerry Pickup)
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Subject: transient weakness
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Date: 18 Jul 90 04:44:31 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

In a message to all <10 Jul 90 19:04:00> Alan Hess wrote:

 AH> I sometimes have episodes of transient weakness and lightheadedness,
 AH> which seems to be caused by low blood sugar (it goes away quickly if
 AH> I drink something sweet).  I'm not diabetic, so I have no idea what
 AH> the cause is.  Any ideas?  *adh*

Gosh, I'm glad everybody else has the same problems I do.  I
ususlly fix it by eating cake or something real sickeningly sweet.
It doesn't bother me if I eat good but SEEMS to happen more
frequently if I consume much caffiene. It also gets worse when I
take diuretics.  (To flush kidney stones that won't pass on their
own)  I'm not sure where the connection is and although I have had
dextrostix that showed my blood sugar to be dangerously low at
times, my doctor says it has always been good when he has done
blood work so he's not worried.  (??)

                            -Jerry

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