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Reactive Hypoglycemia & Chronic Sinusitis
Can anyone offer any advice or information?
Everyday is constant struggle, After I eat any food with the slightest bit of sugar i gain all of the below symptoms;
-Lightheadness (almost like a dream state)
-Sinus Pressure
-Lethergy
-Heart palpitations
-Increased Phlegm (Post nasal drip)
-Gritty/itchy eyes
-Blurred Vision
If I keep consuming sugar I will get a sinus infection ive had 3 in the space of 5 months in which ive had antibotics and steroid drops to treat each time but the only difference is it turns my green phlegm back to thick white. I still get the puffy checks, sinus pressure, fatigue and so on.
I began the Keto diet to try and cut out sugar but then i get symptoms of hypoglycemia from lack of sugar.
It might be worth mentioning that i also keep getting thrush and have had antheltes foot in the 5 months this has been happening. Ive also had a few instances of random shooting pains down my legs and in my knees and 2 or 3 times an intense stabbing pain under my left rib which lasted a few minutes. (Im not sure if any of that is related)
Im desperate its effecting every aspect of my life relationships, work performance/Attendence and motivation.
Male, 23 years old. No instances of any other illness before September 2017
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Hi and Welcome! The thrush especially, along with the pains you describe, suggest autoimmune to me, not reactive hypoglycemia. The next time you have thrush, perhaps ask about seeing a rheumatologist?
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1 ReactionThank you for the suggestion my primary care doctor referred me to a neurologist. I'm doing my own process of elimination I've read a lot about cerebral spinal fluid leaks and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chronic Fatgue SYndrome, Fibromyalgia and Epstein Barr. I will take your advice thanks again.
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So sorry for the confusion @vikkr. My post below was meant for @danny95 .
Hi and Welcome! The thrush especially - along with the pains you describe - suggest autoimmune to me, not reactive hypoglycemia. (Specifically Sjogren's) The next time you have thrush, or before that, perhaps ask about seeing a rheumatologist?
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Dear Danny, You have host of problems and I consoul .I need to ask if you have had a good work-up by a good physician? It seems you do have some metabolic upset...e.g., sinus, etc. But there is a reason for your recurrent symptoms, it just has to be found. If trying to reduce sugar via Keto diet, maybe there is another way to maintain your blood sugar besides going cold turkey white and processed food sugar? Can you find someone to help you or can you dig a bit deeper on your own..e.g. slower releases of sugar by complex carbohydrates? Maybe a dietitian?
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2 ReactionsIt’s not the lack of sugar in the Keto diet. It is because they have removed most carbohydrates. It is not a good diet. Follows low carb high protein diet. Slower weight loss but it is sustainable. I look at the amount of carbs in everything to insure I’m not high in carbs.
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1 ReactionTo Whom It May Concern: After developing ketoacidosis secondary to diabetes, I cannot help but discourage anyone from using a "keto" diet. It just is not logical to me.
Hi, @hayley3 and @dare-- thinking of you today and wondering how things are going with the reactive hypoglycemia?
@stfnwtl89 -- how have your daughter's symptoms been lately?
Sorry everyone, I haven't logged on since posting.
I still struggle daily with sinus pressure, post nasal drip and fatigue and currently have thrush again.
My findings are symptoms are alot worse with bad diet. I have had a CT scan wereby the ENT said he can only see inflammation with no known cause, he suggested allergies but i don't think so. I purchased a blood glucose reader but my blood glucose always remained in normal range, even after large sugary meals so I knocked it on the head and ditched the reader.
I'm still left baffled as to what is causing my struggle, I use steroid treatment everyday with pretty much no effect. I'm confident that after sugary snacks my sinus pressure is worse, I wen't to see an immunologist whom done a few allergy tests which all come back negative.
@nursemaven Hi, I would pay thousands to do that if it meant this would end, I don't know who to contact about getting several specialists to evaluate me
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