Weak, cold sweats - dehydration OR................

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They can also be symptoms of reactive hypoglycemia, where your blood sugar

drops abnormally low. Mine has gone down as low as 36 a couple times. If you

have/had diabetes, you probably have a home glucose meter and can test your

blood

sugar when you're feeling this way. Anything below 70 is considered low. The

best way to avoid hypoglycemic episodes is to eat several small meals a day

instead of 3 larger ones. And to treat an episode, eat some protein along with a

bit of carbohydrate.

Carol A

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In a message dated 6/27/2003 4:43:08 PM Central Daylight Time,

ray@... writes:

> Welcome to the list. Becoming weak and breaking into a cold sweat are

> not common symptoms of dehydration, see

> http://womenshealth.about.com/library/symptoms/blsymptoms_dehydration.htm

> and

> http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/Pages/Signs_of_Dehydration.html

>

> Those symptoms are associated with dumping. Foods other than sugar can

> cause dumping, i.e., carbohydrates.

>

> Ray Hooks

> For WLS nutrition info, visit

> http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

>

> kobee2556 wrote:

> >

> >Hi all.

> >

> >My name is Cindy and I just discovered this list yesterday. I had

> >laproscopic RNY in December 2001. I started at 342 and am now 225.

> >I'm a bit discouraged because I've gained and lost the same 5 lbs for

> >the last 6 months!

> >

> >Something is going on that has me worried. Once in awhile I get weak

> >feeling and break out into a cold sweat and feel like I might pass

> >out. Sometimes I can link it to sugar consumption but at others I

> >can't. I've read some of your posts and have begun to wonder if the

> >problem may be hydration. I probably only drink about a cup of water

> >a day and 2 cups of coffee. I just recently started some medication

> >that has me peeing all the time no matter what I drink. What are the

> >symptoms of dehydration??

> >