I passed out at work yesterday?!
Question:
I passed out at work yesterday?
I was at work and feeling good all day, then we were having a meeting..standing the whole time. All of a sudden I passed out and hit the floor. My co-workers said I was shaking for a couple seconds. Luckily I didn't hit my head, instead I smacked my cheekbone on the lynolium..didn't hurt any less. So thats swollen up, my head aches and my neck is stiff.
At the hospital...they said I was severely dehydrated and my blood sugar was high. I am not diabetic or ever had any symptoms before yesterday. Never been in the hospital ever! I'm 26 female...5'8" 149lbs recently lost 80lbs. I eat healthy and excercise. I do drink a lot of water and fluids all the time. I don't even eat sugary foods like chocolates. They said I was doing everything right with my diet. I don't understand how I could have both those dyagnosis.
Can someone give me any opinions, experience, suggestions as to what might have caused this episode?
I'm going for a follow up, but just wanted to hear other comments. TY!
Answers:
The best advice I can give is to try not to worry about it too much. See what happens at your follow-up.
Go and see your doc and make sure they do a full blood screen to see what is happening. Also talk to them about the shaking that your colleagues witnessed.
You say you drink plenty of water and liquids but you don't say what liquids. If these are high in hidden sugars (fruit juices) they may have contributed to your high blood sugar.
The reasons for passing out could be a number of things. A stressful meeting, standing for a long period of time, a hot room, feeling crowded or constricted or low blood pressure. If you have lost a lot of weight over a short period of time, this might be part of the problem. Your body may just be exhausted and run-down.
Get your doctor to do some tests and then go from there but try not to worry in the mean time. One incident of high blood sugars does not make you diabetic.
Try a cold compress on your cheek. It may help reduce the swelling and the pain.