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Had Angioplasty, Progressed Well, Do Exercise, Sweat Alot. Is There Anything To Worry?

Hi Doc, I had angioplasty done with 1 stent and 3 balloons last December after a heart attack . According to my cardiologist , I ve made tremendous progress and progressing well. I now go to gym almost everyday for bat an hour or so doing 45 mins of treadmill and about half hour of weight exercise( dumbells). I sweat a lot which I assume is ok. What puzzles me is that, now I sweat during and after meals ( normally after lunch). I also sweat when the weather is a little humid ( I sweat a lot more than before). Is this something that I need to worry about? I am also a diabetic who is in control of my blood sugar level ( last check up about 3 weeks ago reads - Hba1c is 5.9). Please advice and thank you very much.
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Dear patient,

Thanks for your health concerns. For the most part, sweating with exertion is a way for the body to dissipate the body heat mostly generated by the muscles and it is a normal phenomenon; sweating while or particularly after eating is not uncommon, as a matter of fact, it is known as the caloric postprandial effect, in which part of the calories from what we eat will actually be "consumed" in heat production. It could be around 5% of caloric content.

Again, the biggest sources of heat in the body are your muscles, and I bet that with that excellent cardiovascular exercise regimen that you described, you have changed your body composition and enhanced your muscles.

Glad you are doing well, hope this is useful, wish you the best health,

Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Cardiology
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Had Angioplasty, Progressed Well, Do Exercise, Sweat Alot. Is There Anything To Worry?

Dear patient, Thanks for your health concerns. For the most part, sweating with exertion is a way for the body to dissipate the body heat mostly generated by the muscles and it is a normal phenomenon; sweating while or particularly after eating is not uncommon, as a matter of fact, it is known as the caloric postprandial effect, in which part of the calories from what we eat will actually be consumed in heat production. It could be around 5% of caloric content. Again, the biggest sources of heat in the body are your muscles, and I bet that with that excellent cardiovascular exercise regimen that you described, you have changed your body composition and enhanced your muscles. Glad you are doing well, hope this is useful, wish you the best health, Dr Brenes-Salazar MD Mayo Clinic Rochester Cardiology