not been feeling 100%

[YorkshirePud]

and its possibly my own fault.

for the past week as some of you may have heard me moaning over comms ive not been feeling myself. its hard to describe as there are no obvious symptoms other than the old phrase "not right in myself" the best i can describe it as its almost like having a cold or hangover with none of the symptoms, i feel very very mildly light headed for long periods of time, i generally feel lethargic and fatigued, "just not right in the head" but not mental

so i went to see our practice nurse yesterday for a checkup, my blood pressure was high but came down a bit on a second test 140 i think it was could be mistaken. i was therefore sent for a blood test this morning. i had to fast for it so after i had my tea about 7.30 i didnt have anything else to eat for the rest of the evening, past 10pm i was told not to eat, so i didnt even have a biscuit. did i drink though? i had one cup of water, which probably explains what happened next...

so i went for the blood test this morning and while the nurse was trying to take a sample from me i came over faint, i didnt fully faint but it was thoroughly unpleasant they didnt take a sample due to this but also they couldnt find a suitable vein in my arm, all due to me not drinking enough yesterday evening im told. so that was a bit daft on my part, trouble is its making me think more and more ive got diabetes! especially when one lad at work is winding me up saying i probably do [-x fyi i have looked into the symptoms and i dont think i have.

also mother said "shut up dont be daft" so its probably true, i dont like to think of myself as a hypochondriac but being this funny for such a long period has me worried, generally other than being overweight im in generally good health.

[DJ-Daz]

cut back on the alcohol for a while, see what happens.

Do you sleep through the night or do you wake early/constantly?
have you put on weight even though you eat less?



Either way I's sorry to hear your not well Pud, high and low blood pressure can cause all kinds of strange symptoms, get that sorted and then getting to the root of the problem should sort you out sharpish.

[YorkshirePud]

not had a drinking session since last weekend of July, not had a drink since thu 4th and it was only one bottle even that made me feel tipsy.

i usually have comfortable sleeps 99.9% of the time, was a bit distrubed last night a few noises woke me up and wondered if the riots had come down if i ever get up its for a pee and that is rare and usually only once a night

normally eat 3 solid meals a day and like most other people i do snack a bit through the day but not massively, i drink an average amount unless its warm and i tend to drink more.

weight seems stable.

[DJ-Daz]

so it's probably NOT a thyroid problem.
Thats a shame, it's easily solved and gets you free prescriptions for life!

[Symonator]

Get well soon mate, which i am sure you will

[YorkshirePud]

hope so i wanna get smashed again

[YorkshirePud]

note to self stay away from NHS website, convinved i have leukemia now

[Symonator]

lol pud highly unlikely unless you have somesort of chromosome issue that is known.

[YorkshirePud]

it could be a virus i suppose, but most viruses or bugs ive had have either given me flu syptoms or had be retching me guts up

[YorkshirePud]

well been for a second attempt at a blood test today and all was successfully got looked after by 3 lovely nurses one who was the same person, we had a good natter while they kept an eye on me. hopefully there will be some idea from this whats up with me, hopefully positive

[theENIGMATRON]

Hey Pud,
Sorry to hear you are not feeling too well!!!
Hopfully its something that will pass!!

When you first went for your test, Its pretty normal to almost pass out lol!!

I am hypoglycemic, and its impossible to take blood from me without me allmost passing out,
Its when the body drops the sugar level and does not produce enough to keep you going.
So the Body starts to shut down.

On a normal test you should be ok, But nurse said its common in alot of people when they dont eat or anything because of the test

I dont think i have ever been for a blood test and not almost pass out,
Its when the blood starts to leave the Body tho

How long untill you get yours tests back?
I hate the NHS, i have never had any luck with them in results of finding anything!

I hope and have my fingers crossed for you, that its different and you do get some soild results back!!

Keep the chin up lar! and drink lots of water!!
And lay of that crack pipe!

[Symonator]

I think those dry arab deserts don;t help

[YorkshirePud]

lol @ sy

dave correct me if im wrong but if your hypoglycemic dont you also have to have diabetes? or can you have it seprately the nurses speculated maybe it was something to do with blood sugar

no one else in the family has had it the only thing counting towards it in my case is tecnically im obese

most prevelant thing in our family is heart conditions

[theENIGMATRON]

Nope you dont need to be Diabetic,

Allthough i have never been tested for it lol!!!
I keep asking the doctor too, as i do have the symptoms but they dont see me as a Priority to order the kit in LOL

And there is no traces of it in my Family either.


I would have to read into it again to explain in detail,
But i think diabetic stuggles to produce and deal with sugar in the body,
Hense the Shots,

hypoglycemic Is effective when your sugar goes too low,
and the Body produces too much or not enough and the body cannot deal with it.

But its possible to have hypoglycemic and not be diabetic.

[theENIGMATRON]

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