fainting atacks and doctor ?? diabetic bm levels low!?? please help need advice

emmab2001 · 06-08-2005, 02:27 PM

hi all last week i posted in the "do you have this problem section" about my dizzyness and that i had been passing clots today i went all dizzy again and fainted and ended up in A and E the doctors there checked my BM levels and it was 3.9 they gave me a glocose drink and it came up to 4.1 then they sent me home with an emergency gyne appontment and a blood slip to have a fasting gloucose done. the doctor said this could be another part of PCOS i know the normal levels for BM is 6 to 7 should i be worried?? could i be diabetic?? i noticed for a while that i'm alway tired and that i get dizzy often can anyone help

thanks and love to you all
emma xxxxx

nobimbo · 06-08-2005, 02:53 PM

Hi Emma,

So sorry this happened to you. Fainting can be very scary!

You seem to be having hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) episodes. Sometimes, this can be a precursor to diabetes, so it's good that you're going to have a fasting glucose test done. Hopefully, the doc will also do a fasting insulin test and a glucose tolerance test in order to thoroughly evaluate you. Yes, diabetes can be a consequence of having PCOS, but you may be able to catch any blood sugar/insulin problems early before it actually progresses that far.

Something else I hope your doc tests you for is anemia. Anemia can also contribute to the dizziness, and since you are passing big clots you are at a higher risk for it. I have heavy bleeding problems due to a very large uterine fibroid, and I have been on prescription iron supplements for some time now to help battle anemia.

Hope you can get this all sorted out quickly.

Linda

emmab2001 · 06-08-2005, 04:10 PM

hi linda thanks for the reply! they tested my HB today and ruled anemia out! i just hope things get sorted the low BM today really freaked me out!! thanks for your help!! xx