Hello. No idea if I’m posting in the right place. I’ve had no diagnosis of diabetes or hypoglycaemia. I’m 62 and have been having visual migraines with aura since my teens. In the last couple of years they have become more frequent and seem to be linked to exercise / exertion. As a result I now do limited exercise part from walking but it seems that after walking for about 20 to 30 minutes I become shaky, have big splodges of bright lights in my vision and my vision seems to jump around. I have seen a neurologist and had a brain scan and the conclusion was just migraines. I’m wondering if this could be related to blood sugar levels / hypoglycaemia. I’m reluctant to contact my gp as they tend to be unhelpful so just looking for any info, other people’s experience and any advice. Many thanks. Rosie
Hi
@RosGartlandio and welcome to the forum.
To be honest, I'm not sure if it is blood glucose related.
And we cannot diagnosed you, as per forum rules.
By my experience anything is possible.
I suffered from migraines since my teenage years, and it was good related, as is most of my ills. Mine was the bits of dairy and manufactured sugars in a lot of processed foods. There was also other ingredients or oils that do effect me, such as vegetable oils and palm oil, sunflower oil, and even olive oil if not 100%virgin oil.
If you did have diabetes, and I'm not saying you do. If it is your eyes, it is the blood vessels increasing in size causing the blurred vision. Have you had your eyes tested?
Exercise is dodgy for me, I can walk, swim, light workout with weights. But that is it.
Any more, and I will have problems.
I would have a think about if some food or drink could be triggering the migraine.
The best tip about exercise, I have everhad, is fifteen minutes after eating, walk briskly (ish) for fifteen minutes.
This helps digestion, and lowers the spike of the food you have eaten.