Blood sugar regulation

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Hi all

I am on my 2nd round of chelation with DMSA, 25mg each dose, 3 days on

4 days off (will probably go to 11 days off at a later date).

What I seem to be experiencing are more blood sugar regulation

problems. Its like the blood sugar isn't getting into my cells and

brain even though on the monitor it looks ok.

Do others experience this too and also I would say it has been one of

the worst problems of my illness and I would love to know if blood

sugar issues are really common with illnesses caused by heavy metal

toxicity. On other thing that has always happened to me since getting

CFS is that my body runs on blood sugar when I am out walking, even if

for only a 15 minute walk. Its the reason I so often get dizzy towards

the end of a walk but I haven't found an answer apart from having a

small apple with me and eating that about half-way round the walk.

Recently I can remember the feeling of the sugar from the apple

literally hitting the back of my head as I ate it - it was a horrible

feeling that almost made me feel like I could fall over. It certainly

starts the adrenaline off so that is why I always have to take a very

small amount of betablocker every day to stop the adrenaline from being

almost controllable.

After treating my adrenals for 4 years with 2.5mg Prednisolone the

problem has improved a lot but I have been off the steroid for over 2

months now because it sent my bp too high. The blood sugar issues have

been better but I have noticed the problem coming back since the start

of chelation.

It would be intersting to hear if others suffer with this problem and

how they handle it.

Pam