I’m a little curious of the potential cause of this. So… i haven’t told anyone this but it seems anytime i have something with sugar, i get dizzy and faint-ish. I don’t faint but feel very light headed for a few seconds. The first time it happened was about a week ago and i was in the kitchen and ended up on the floor cos i couldn’t stand up.

Normally I’d get it after i go downstairs and have some orange juice at the fridge but then it’s hard to get back up the stairs, so it seems to kick in very quickly, whatever it is.

Haven’t had time yet to visit the quackery.

JTQ said:

I’m a little curious of the potential cause of this. So… i haven’t told anyone this but it seems anytime i have something with sugar, i get dizzy and faint-ish. I don’t faint but feel very light headed for a few seconds. The first time it happened was about a week ago and i was in the kitchen and ended up on the floor cos i couldn’t stand up.

Normally I’d get it after i go downstairs and have some orange juice at the fridge but then it’s hard to get back up the stairs, so it seems to kick in very quickly, whatever it is.

Haven’t had time yet to visit the quackery.

My first piece of advice would be to see a quack ASAP, and not take medical advice from total strangers on the internet. That said, I suggest you see a quack forthwith. You haven’t said much about your physical state (are you overweight/obese? Physically fit? How much exercise do you undertake each day?) but those symptoms are similar (but more extreme) to what close friend reported just before being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. (He was overweight and unfit; he’s managing the diabetes with exercise and has lost a lot of weight.)

btm said:

JTQ said:

I’m a little curious of the potential cause of this. So… i haven’t told anyone this but it seems anytime i have something with sugar, i get dizzy and faint-ish. I don’t faint but feel very light headed for a few seconds. The first time it happened was about a week ago and i was in the kitchen and ended up on the floor cos i couldn’t stand up.

Normally I’d get it after i go downstairs and have some orange juice at the fridge but then it’s hard to get back up the stairs, so it seems to kick in very quickly, whatever it is.

Haven’t had time yet to visit the quackery.

My first piece of advice would be to see a quack ASAP, and not take medical advice from total strangers on the internet. That said, I suggest you see a quack forthwith. You haven’t said much about your physical state (are you overweight/obese? Physically fit? How much exercise do you undertake each day?) but those symptoms are similar (but more extreme) to what close friend reported just before being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. (He was overweight and unfit; he’s managing the diabetes with exercise and has lost a lot of weight.)

Seconded.

Get thee to a nunnery.

Michael V said:

btm said:

JTQ said:

I’m a little curious of the potential cause of this. So… i haven’t told anyone this but it seems anytime i have something with sugar, i get dizzy and faint-ish. I don’t faint but feel very light headed for a few seconds. The first time it happened was about a week ago and i was in the kitchen and ended up on the floor cos i couldn’t stand up.

Normally I’d get it after i go downstairs and have some orange juice at the fridge but then it’s hard to get back up the stairs, so it seems to kick in very quickly, whatever it is.

Haven’t had time yet to visit the quackery.

My first piece of advice would be to see a quack ASAP, and not take medical advice from total strangers on the internet. That said, I suggest you see a quack forthwith. You haven’t said much about your physical state (are you overweight/obese? Physically fit? How much exercise do you undertake each day?) but those symptoms are similar (but more extreme) to what close friend reported just before being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. (He was overweight and unfit; he’s managing the diabetes with exercise and has lost a lot of weight.)

Seconded.

Thirded. Two possibilities immediately occur.

1. Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

2. Low blood pressure coupled with a sudden influx of pleasure.

Fourthed.

btm said:

(He was overweight and unfit; he’s managing the diabetes with exercise and has lost a lot of weight.)

I was reading some research the other day that concluded that your postcode is now a stronger risk indicator (For TII DM) than your waist circumference.

Not even kidding.

Pause given…

Rule 303 said:

Fourthed.

btm said:

(He was overweight and unfit; he’s managing the diabetes with exercise and has lost a lot of weight.)

I was reading some research the other day that concluded that your postcode is now a stronger risk indicator (For TII DM) than your waist circumference.

Not even kidding.

Pause given…

Do you have a reference for that? On the web?
Here are some maps of type 2 diabetes incidence in Australia.

mollwollfumble said:

Rule 303 said:

Fourthed.

btm said:

(He was overweight and unfit; he’s managing the diabetes with exercise and has lost a lot of weight.)

I was reading some research the other day that concluded that your postcode is now a stronger risk indicator (For TII DM) than your waist circumference.

Not even kidding.

Pause given…

Do you have a reference for that? On the web?
Here are some maps of type 2 diabetes incidence in Australia.

No, sorry mate. I suspect it was someone who had used those maps (filtering by ‘Registrants’ gives a better indication of all types, FWIW) to compare to waist-hip ratio, circumference, or BMI data.

The mapping itself is useful, because they show in very stark terms just how close the association between socio-economic status, fast food availability, and DM is. There’s a suburb just outside Melbourne, for example, (Pakenham, I’m sure you know it) where 16.2% of the population have it.

mollwollfumble said:

Rule 303 said:

Fourthed.

btm said:

(He was overweight and unfit; he’s managing the diabetes with exercise and has lost a lot of weight.)

I was reading some research the other day that concluded that your postcode is now a stronger risk indicator (For TII DM) than your waist circumference.

Not even kidding.

Pause given…

Do you have a reference for that? On the web?
Here are some maps of type 2 diabetes incidence in Australia.

Uh-oh.

Rule 303 said:

mollwollfumble said:

Rule 303 said:

Fourthed.

I was reading some research the other day that concluded that your postcode is now a stronger risk indicator (For TII DM) than your waist circumference.

Not even kidding.

Pause given…

Do you have a reference for that? On the web?
Here are some maps of type 2 diabetes incidence in Australia.

No, sorry mate. I suspect it was someone who had used those maps (filtering by ‘Registrants’ gives a better indication of all types, FWIW) to compare to waist-hip ratio, circumference, or BMI data.

The mapping itself is useful, because they show in very stark terms just how close the association between socio-economic status, fast food availability, and DM is. There’s a suburb just outside Melbourne, for example, (Pakenham, I’m sure you know it) where 16.2% of the population have it.

You’re right. I find it rather worrying that the further from the cities, the worse it seems to be. Northern Territory is worst in Australia, followed by Western Australia. I had thought that people away from cities would tend to eat healthier food. Or is there something I’m missing?

The few people I know with Type 2 diabetes contracted it while on a dubious diet overseas.