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Weakness, Increased Heart Beat, Thirsty. What Kind Of Problem Is This?

my mother in law has a problem we have been to hospital now n then but no major breakthrough. the problem starts this way at around midnight she becomes weak with no energy at all, gets extremely tired then her heart beat rate rises extremely and then she feels so thirst that she drinks more than two litres of water within few minutes and then she feels the nerves contracting. what kind of problems is this?what are the possible diseases cause the hospital she wents the tests dont show anything. thanks
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
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Hello and welcome,

Thanks for your query.

From your description, which includes increased thirst (also called polydipsia) and an uneasy feeling and exhaustion which could be one of the symptoms of a change in blood sugar levels, more likely to be a drop in blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in which sweating, lethargy, confusion, etc. appear.

Have you checked her blood sugars lately? My advice would be to get her blood sugars checked, conduct elaborate tests for the same, and reach a conclusion with the help of a diabetic log, that would help us make a diagnosis if any.

There is nothing serious, or anything to worry about. Symptoms in human beings are indicators of something not being close to normal, this helps in controlling it.

I hope I have succeeded in answering your questions, you could write back to us anytime for further clarifications.

Best wishes.
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Weakness, Increased Heart Beat, Thirsty. What Kind Of Problem Is This?

Hello and welcome, Thanks for your query. From your description, which includes increased thirst (also called polydipsia) and an uneasy feeling and exhaustion which could be one of the symptoms of a change in blood sugar levels, more likely to be a drop in blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in which sweating, lethargy, confusion, etc. appear. Have you checked her blood sugars lately? My advice would be to get her blood sugars checked, conduct elaborate tests for the same, and reach a conclusion with the help of a diabetic log, that would help us make a diagnosis if any. There is nothing serious, or anything to worry about. Symptoms in human beings are indicators of something not being close to normal, this helps in controlling it. I hope I have succeeded in answering your questions, you could write back to us anytime for further clarifications. Best wishes.