Blood sugars...LONG! sorry.

[Jay2daq]

Ok, so...all you SMART nurses, help me out here and tell me if i'm crazy or not. this really isnt about patient blood sugars, more my own. Im 22 yrs old, work on a med-surg floor. my health is GREAT. im not overweight, i exercise, i have no hx of diabetes in my family. The closest thing to any health issue running in my family is hypertension. Which i do not have. Anyway...ever since i was kid i would just randomly pass out at times. Like just black out and drop to the floor. My doctors were aware, ran some tests and i'm fine. I've had fasting blood sugars done to see if i have issues with blood sugars, but my fasting blood sugar (last time i had it) was i think in the higher 70's...something like that. it was normal!

However; ever since i started working AM shifts its been occuring more. i can 99% of the time predict when its going to happen so i can get myself to a safe place. It starts off with me all of a sudden feeling extremley hot, then i get sweaty and pale. I get myself to the break room and sit down. Well this last time it happened (about a week ago) i asked one of the Aides to take my blood sugar...it was 48!!!!!!! So obviously i've concluded my blood sugars were low. I talked to my OBGYN when i had my yearly physical. she just tells me eat a good breakfast, drink plenty of water and get plenty of rest. Heck i go to bed at 8pm on the nights i work and up at 5:30 so im getting...9.5 hours of sleep. How much more do i need?? i drink plenty of water, and eat a great breakfast. it STILL happens. And the odd thing is....its usually around 10 or 10:30 am. my fiance knows about it....it helps to have him around because it happened once when i went to a concert. and everyone was like freaking out and he was like "She is fine, i promise...just watch her, im gonna go get a soda" so he comes back with a mt.dew (which i HATE but it helps in times like this) and minutes later im fine!

so what gets me thinking about this more is, today a pt's daughter of mine was 22 yrs old. Visiting her dad and she passes out, i start freaking out cause i dont know anything about her. Her boyfriend tells me she has issues with her blood sugar. So i tell my Aide to take her blood sugar (RNs cant do them in our hospital)...her blood sugar was 47! (SOUND FAMILIAR?) i get her like 3 things of apple juice and she kinda comes to. I asked her about it....she tells me EVERYTHING and its 100% similar to mine. She has seen doctors, more so than i have. They dont know why but have tried everything. She pretty much just stated that they think nothing is wrong but encourage her to carry glucose tabs with her. We are both the exact same build, height, age, everything. it was like i was talking to myself!!! She said it usually occurs late morning to the afternoon

why on earth would something like this happen??? im a first yr so i dont know much about ppl just randomly dropping blood sugars like that. I never heard about it in school...like i just dont get how 2 young healthy girls have blood sugars that just DROP. like i will be fine one minute the next im down. im getting frustrated with doctors telling me i need to eat a better breakfast. I mean what the hell??? i know what to stay away from in the AM and what foods to eat. have any of u dealt with this? know what is causing this?

im just so frustrated with this.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

why on earth would something like this happen???

I, too, have had issues with my own blood glucose levels dropping below the normal range. It is certainly frightening at the very moment it is occurring due to the horrid symptoms that characterize hypoglycemic episodes. It is surely frustrating when searching for that seemingly evasive answer to the puzzle.

Please see a good endocrinologist or PCP regarding your issues with your blood glucose levels. Unfortunately, the membership of http://www.Allnurses.com is not permitted to exchange medical advice or formulate conjectures on the reasons behind your symptoms and fluctuations in blood sugars. I truly hope that you are able to find the information that unravels this maze. Good luck to you!

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

I had that turned out to be bradyarrythmia. Didn't eat cause I was on the floor nauseated.