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charlcooper7

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Hi All
Last year I was diagnosed with having chronic migraines. I have recently been put on a trial medication and have been told by my doctor to monitor my blood sugar as low readings can act as a trigger for migraines. I have to go on the 26th to have all the proper blood tests done, but was wondering if my readings suggest anything. I always check them at the same time every day and have been getting readings ranging from 2.6 all the way up to nine. I check when I get up, before lunch, when i get home from work and when i go to bed. I always try to eat at the same time every day. When the levels are between 4.4 and 6.4 I feel fine but above and below this is when my migraines are a lot more noticeable.
I support a diabetic child in a school and since working with her I have been able to pass what I have learnt onto my doctor. He gives me advice such as when my sugar is low to eat chocolate, but then chocolate is a trigger for migraines so I should not eat it.
I feel constantly tired and thirsty, even though I drink large amounts of water.
Any help or advice would be great fully received.
 
Sound like diabetic symptoms to me but a think you really need to see your doc
If I went below 3 I would be on the verge of a hypo don't let yourself go so low

Good luck


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I've had migraines all my life, not heard of low sugars triggering them though. Everyone is different and the triggers are different too. Chocolate is fine for me, but sleeping too long or too little brings one on for me.
Is your trial medication prophylactic? Beta blockers, atenolol or some variant that you take every day. Or are you on acute meds that you take when you get an attack? Triptans are given for this, rizatriptan is a good one, melts on your tongue. I'm on sumatriptan injections now, so can give myself a quick jab when one comes on, was on 2 injections a day. Triptans won't affect bgs.

I know the migraine side well, having been through multiple meds for them. Now they've got stuff that works for them they're much easier to cope with.

Cub
 
I am on triptans for the attack. I am on the tablets as my doctor claims there is nothing else avaliable. I am on pizotifen at night and the new one he has given me is amitriptyline.
I work with a diabetic child in a school and the diabetic nurse when giving me the training got me to check my blood so I know what to do with the child. It was very low and she suggested going to the doctor. Low blood sugar according to my doctor and the diabetic nurse can be a trigger for migraines. I have to have bloods taken on the 26th.


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Yea the triptans are the only meds that treat the migraine rather than just mask it like normal painkillers. I found rizatriptan good as it melts on the tongue so less likely to throw it back up. Frovatriptan, also called migard, is the longest lasting triptan at about 24hours. So if you get several migraines a day, I'd ask for them. Though they become less effective over a 3 day period, but can at least give you a rest from attacks.

Pizotifen gave me a feeling of detachment, like I was in a computer game, though it does work. I found amitriptyline best for me, it does take several weeks to build up in your system and you'll probably feel rotten for a little bit, but you get used to them if you persevere and they worked for me. I just start them up again when I feel a cluster of migraines coming on. Does nothing for cluster headaches though, which have similar symptoms to migraine but a much higher pain level.

You could try looking up the migraine trust. As I said triggers are different for everyone and there is a bit on there about hypos and migraine just not been a trigger for me.

Cub
 
I am prescribed the rizatriptan melts too. Aside from dealing with the migraine they also contain something to stop you feeling nauseous and that combined with the fact they disappear almost instantly on the tongue means there is much less risk of throwing them up. I personally have never been able to discern any pattern noticeable enough to identify what my triggers are, the migraimes just appear out of nowhere and within a very short time I am pretty much incapacitated. Rizatriptan is the only thing that works for me, and fortunately it is very fast acting and I am usually able to function again in under an hour.
 
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