Hypo & Hyperglycemia: What's the deal?!
Question: Hypo & Hyperglycemia: What's the deal?
I'm hypoglycemic. When my blood sugar drops I start shaking and sweating, I get dizzy, weak, irritable, and usually wind up with a headache. My blood sugar usually drops when I've skipped a meal.
My question is, why do I also urinate a lot after a meal? Isn't that a symptom of hyperglycemia? I'll have to go half a dozen times, every 5 minutes or so, immediately after eating.
What's the deal?
My question is, why do I also urinate a lot after a meal? Isn't that a symptom of hyperglycemia? I'll have to go half a dozen times, every 5 minutes or so, immediately after eating.
What's the deal?
Answers:
Are you sure that you're hypoglycemic? Have you been diagnosed, do you monitor at home or do your symptoms just match up?
Frequent urination is associated with diabetes, yes. Sometimes diabetics can feel hypoglycemic even when they're not. When I was first diagnosed, my levels dropped rapidly. Although I was still high (in the 150s), I felt hypoglycemic because my body had acclimated to the 300+ range.