Great article. It's all so very true. However, I just would like to comment that I have idiopathic gastroparesis, not caused by diabetes, and for the past few years, I've had issues with feeling faint or fainting... it was always assumed that it was blood sugar related, but recently it was found that I actually have dysautonomia - which is likely the cause of both my gastroparesis and the fainting issues. So if anyone has gastroparesis but NOT diabetes, like me, and has any symptoms that mirror those indicating erratic blood sugar, I highly recommend talking to your doctor and having a test done to check your levels - I had one that gave an average over the last 3 months and it came back normal, which prompted further testing - I've learned that a lot of times with your health it's not best to make assumptions!
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Great article. It's all so very true. However, I just would like to comment that I have idiopathic gastroparesis, not caused by diabetes, and for the past few years, I've had issues with feeling faint or fainting... it was always assumed that it was blood sugar related, but recently it was found that I actually have dysautonomia - which is likely the cause of both my gastroparesis and the fainting issues. So if anyone has gastroparesis but NOT diabetes, like me, and has any symptoms that mirror those indicating erratic blood sugar, I highly recommend talking to your doctor and having a test done to check your levels - I had one that gave an average over the last 3 months and it came back normal, which prompted further testing - I've learned that a lot of times with your health it's not best to make assumptions!
March 5, 2014 - 2:00amThis Comment
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