Feb 09 2009
Fibro Sufferers: Have you checked your Blood Sugar Today?
Did you know how closely having fibromyalgia and having hypoglycemia are linked? I didn’t for years until I began to have it. Hypoglycemia is a low blood sugar, this can result in fatigue, irritability, dizziness, the fog that is associated with fibro, also anxiety and other symptoms. Checking your blood sugar regularly should be foremost on your mind, especially after a big carby meal. A hypoglycemic body is going to over produce insulin and will tank your blood sugar numbers resulting in the symptoms that will really wreck havoc with your fibro.
If you have fibro and your doctor hasn’t said anything to you about hypoglycemia, bring it up to them. Tell them you’d like to test your blood sugar for a month or so and log it in a manual to be looked over. And also remember, just because you don’t have hypoglycemia in January, doesn’t mean you won’t have it come that December. Keep a diligent eye on you and how you are feeling, and remember the cost of the test strips are covered under insurance usually. I made sure the doc wrote my script out for the ones that I could get the cheapest, and its been a real godsend to me ever since.
Be well and happy and healthy dear readers
