Hi, only been diabetic for less than 12 months now. Im on medication but still sweat like hell when I work, not good, One thing ive noticed is my feet tingle and now I seem to feel dizzy if I get up quickly and when out walking my dog and stop to cross a road. Is this normal? Thanks guys
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hi im on metformin and gliclizide and test my blood twice a day, my levels are good?
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It sounds to me like it could be low blood pressure. Dizziness after getting up too quickly is a prime example of this, also stopping when walking. I have a similar problem and both your scenarios match mine. I'm not on any medication at all and my bs levels are virtually normal.
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Steve - when you say your levels are good, what sort of range are you working with?
Steve I have dizziness same as you but my GP said my blood pressure is low so drinking more fluids would help. So maybe bluetit is right could be your blood pressure get it checked out.
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Hi Steve,
Apparently I have developed vertigo (no, nothing to do with heights, that's actually acrophobia I think).
The first instance was in October 2012. I was being transferred to a half-way house from hospital. They wheeled me into a room which had a highly patterned floor, sort of vortices, and left me to get some kit. Suddenly I was hanging onto the wheelchair. It was a worse sensation that the worst fairground ride I've ever been on! I knew very well that it was me throwing myself around, but stopping it was not at all easy. After that, nothing, until 26 June, last month. I had a hospital appointment for bloods and tests prior to seeing a liver specialist for a biopsy. They laid me down on a flat bed with the objective of doing a fibro-scan and I got my second attack. The nurses suggested that I saw my GP the following day - the only working day between then and seeing the liver man. I thought that since it had been 18 months or so since the previous episode I should be OK.
On Monday 30th I arrived at the day case ward about 08:40, my appointment wasn't till 09:30, perfectly OK (well as perfect as I get these days) and having fasted. No delay though, they took me into the ward proper and a nurse took details - all of which was on computer I'm sure. For the rest of the morning no-one could find the liver man. At about 11:00 his associate decided he wanted more fibro scans - just to occupy me I think. Again the nurses tried to lay me on a flat mattress and it happened again! They tried 2 pillows and got me on my side which was better - but the results from this 'new' fibro-scan machine were dreadful - it measures the flexibility of the liver by firing an ultrasound 'shot' between the ribs - the lower the better apparently. Mine ranged from 29 to 79 with no consistency at all. I wonder if being in such an awkward position contributed. Then, getting up when they gave up I had another attack! Back at the ward they gave me a tuna sandwich and a cup of tea and told me I was free to go.
I saw my GP on 10 July. She confirmed vertigo. With me it doesn't go round - it goes down - as if you are accelerating upwards very quickly for several minutes (probably just seconds actually).
I had just one more brief incident at home, getting up. Apart from that, and the point of all this, I had dizzy spells a couple or six times a day thereafter. My GP prescribed Prochlorperazine which seems to be reducing the frequency those spells.
Anyone know prochlorperazine?
Oh, the liver man? No one has contacted me to date - even my GP knew nothing of events when I saw her on 10 July. The man perhaps heard it was me and did a runner....
Apparently I have developed vertigo (no, nothing to do with heights, that's actually acrophobia I think).
The first instance was in October 2012. I was being transferred to a half-way house from hospital. They wheeled me into a room which had a highly patterned floor, sort of vortices, and left me to get some kit. Suddenly I was hanging onto the wheelchair. It was a worse sensation that the worst fairground ride I've ever been on! I knew very well that it was me throwing myself around, but stopping it was not at all easy. After that, nothing, until 26 June, last month. I had a hospital appointment for bloods and tests prior to seeing a liver specialist for a biopsy. They laid me down on a flat bed with the objective of doing a fibro-scan and I got my second attack. The nurses suggested that I saw my GP the following day - the only working day between then and seeing the liver man. I thought that since it had been 18 months or so since the previous episode I should be OK.
On Monday 30th I arrived at the day case ward about 08:40, my appointment wasn't till 09:30, perfectly OK (well as perfect as I get these days) and having fasted. No delay though, they took me into the ward proper and a nurse took details - all of which was on computer I'm sure. For the rest of the morning no-one could find the liver man. At about 11:00 his associate decided he wanted more fibro scans - just to occupy me I think. Again the nurses tried to lay me on a flat mattress and it happened again! They tried 2 pillows and got me on my side which was better - but the results from this 'new' fibro-scan machine were dreadful - it measures the flexibility of the liver by firing an ultrasound 'shot' between the ribs - the lower the better apparently. Mine ranged from 29 to 79 with no consistency at all. I wonder if being in such an awkward position contributed. Then, getting up when they gave up I had another attack! Back at the ward they gave me a tuna sandwich and a cup of tea and told me I was free to go.
I saw my GP on 10 July. She confirmed vertigo. With me it doesn't go round - it goes down - as if you are accelerating upwards very quickly for several minutes (probably just seconds actually).
I had just one more brief incident at home, getting up. Apart from that, and the point of all this, I had dizzy spells a couple or six times a day thereafter. My GP prescribed Prochlorperazine which seems to be reducing the frequency those spells.
Anyone know prochlorperazine?
Oh, the liver man? No one has contacted me to date - even my GP knew nothing of events when I saw her on 10 July. The man perhaps heard it was me and did a runner....
