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Is High Blood Sugar Level The Cause For Avt Incident 210 Bpm?
I recently had a AVT incident 210 bpm went to the ER and they stopped it. I had this before a couple of times but it was not as fast and lasted very briefly (weird it was always at night and wasnt sure if I was just imagining it). My question is this, I'm a diabetic and normally keep it under 200 with Metformin 2xday and diet. With this incident i had quite an enjoyable snack the night before with way too much carmel corn apparently. When I had my episode the next morning and I went to the ER my blood sugar was 500. Could my high blood sugar levels have instigated this episode or was that a coincidence?
Fri, 30 May 2014
Hi
It is highly unlikely that increased sugar level of 500 has caused increase in AVT. Usually hypoglycaemia(low blood sugar levels) causes tachycardia. Would advise you to have a cardiologist opinion on this to rule out other causes.
Do let me know for any additional information. Would be glad to assist you.
Best regards,
Dr. T. Shobha Deepak
MBBS, MD
It is highly unlikely that increased sugar level of 500 has caused increase in AVT. Usually hypoglycaemia(low blood sugar levels) causes tachycardia. Would advise you to have a cardiologist opinion on this to rule out other causes.
Do let me know for any additional information. Would be glad to assist you.
Best regards,
Dr. T. Shobha Deepak
MBBS, MD
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