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Dandelade

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has tested their blood glucose after being on a rollercoaster?!

The reason I’m asking is my trip to a theme park with my niece and nephew. I suspected that I was going to get a spike from the adrenaline of a rollercoaster and knew I shouldn’t have gone on the ride but my niece and nephew were so excited and nervous and didn’t want to go in without me.

Sure enough immediately after I felt nauseous and headachy then tired - for me how I feel when when I’ve a spike. I didn’t take my monitor as the kids don’t know. They were confident enough after the first ride I didn’t need to go on any more thankfully!

At the end of the day I felt awful and my speech was slurred, which I don’t usually get. I suppose the second question is was this either a hypo or false hypo caused by an eventual swing in the other direction? Or because my levels were high?

Either way I suppose it doesn’t matter too much, lesson learned! I’m just ever curious of what was happening to the sugar levels?
 
Hi,

Long time since I rode a fairground attraction. & way before the advent of a CGM.
However I can get spikes (liver dumps.) from certain driving conditions or mearely sitting behind the wheel of the work's truck?
"Slurred speech" was not a symptom. Probably wouldn't look good with my employers. Or indeed the "law?"

Are you prescribed any Diabetes meds?
 
Not on any meds. I was really nervous doing the 2 hour drive back for sure! We would have had no way to get back and I was the only other driver so just took it slow and will NEVER repeat that experience! I don’t think it helped on the way there I had to do an emergency stop when a sheep ran out in front of me either...
 

I feel possibly if you are driving with two excitable kids in the vehicle as a nervous driver or unfamiliar route with livestock throwing themselves at you.
Most likely some sort of "fight or flight" liver dump under the duress?
 
Jaylee said:
I feel possibly if you are driving with two excitable kids in the vehicle as a nervous driver or unfamiliar route with livestock throwing themselves at you.
Most likely some sort of "fight or flight" liver dump under the duress?
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Yes you’re probably right thank you. The slurred speech but has me a bit nervous but I suppose I’ll just keep an eye on it and make sure there’s another driver in future!
 
Sorry you had such a scare @Dandelade
The only way of knowing what was happening with your blood sugars is to test.
The nausea maybe related to a spike but as @Jaylee mentioned, it is rare for a spike to cause slurred speech.
If you are concerned, or if the slurring returns, I strongly recommend getting it checked out with a doctor. It could be unrelated to diabetes and not something to ignore.
 
Thank you, it’s reassuring to have someone else tell me actually that’s not right, it’s ok to go and ask about it. I’ve got an appointment today for bloods today as luck would have it so will mention it then.
 
Yes, mention it at your appointment.
Just as an aside, which may not apply here, I once went on a fairly extreme vertical-drop ride. I was young, slim and not diabetic at all at that point, but I had shaky hands, legs, sweats and stuttering breath and speech afterwards. I suppose the adrenaline was a little too much. Hopefully, that's all it was in your case too. Good luck at the doctor's!
 
Thanks Geordie, fingers crossed it’s just plain ole adrenaline!
 
May be unrelated but that's how I get if I have to answer the phone. I am so anxious that I cannot talk, or if I do either the wrong words come out or I stutter badly
 
coby said:
May be unrelated but that's how I get if I have to answer the phone. I am so anxious that I cannot talk, or if I do either the wrong words come out or I stutter badly
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Gosh Coby that must be awful! I hope you’ve managed to work around it. I’m dreadful at working out how I feel, it may well be anxiety I suppose!
 
coby said:
May be unrelated but that's how I get if I have to answer the phone. I am so anxious that I cannot talk, or if I do either the wrong words come out or I stutter badly
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It's a form of "stage fright." Some people unaccustomed to public speaking or performance can find it overwhelming too.. (If placed in those situations?)

I had to coach my wife at some work's conference a while back when she had doubts she could handle the situation?
Lol, I'm a front man in a band.. But also trained in the arts.
 
Makes one feel so stupid Jaylee, but I'm an intelligent person x
 
Dandelade said:
Gosh Coby that must be awful! I hope you’ve managed to work around it. I’m dreadful at working out how I feel, it may well be anxiety I suppose!
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I'm perfectly okay face to face with people Dandelade but just go to pieces on the phone! No idea why!!!
 
coby said:
Makes one feel so stupid Jaylee, but I'm an intelligent person x
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So's my wife..
She more sort of "chokes" than stammers. Lol, we had the "Globe theatre" going on for a few nights in the front room with scripted dialog. Then had to reign it back a little.

If you're answering the phone cold first thing in the morning? Or long periods without chatting with a colleague. Try warming up the vocal chords with a few lines from a song you may know or a poem? Or reading out to yourself if you work at a computer.
(Providing it don't breach any "GDPR" stuff..)
Imagine the face of someone you are comfortable with.?
 
Seems to be very good advice Jaylee. I do actually write poetry so perhaps .. yes .. I should 'air' to my invisible audience
 
coby said:
Makes one feel so stupid Jaylee, but I'm an intelligent person x
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I get the same, I cannot speak over the phone, mind goes blank, stuttering, blurred vision and sheer panic.
 
Lainie71 said:
I get the same, I cannot speak over the phone, mind goes blank, stuttering, blurred vision and sheer panic.
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I can sit behind a keyboard but face to face I run and have literally bolted out of the GPs before
 
Lainie71 said:
I get the same, I cannot speak over the phone, mind goes blank, stuttering, blurred vision and sheer panic.
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Then I know EXACTLY how you feel Laine71 .. as you do with myself. A lot of people just don't understand it, and get annoyed that you won't ring them (such as for appointments) but it's a real issue xx
 
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