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What Causes Dizziness And Black Outs?
My husband, age 82, Type 2 diabetes, has experienced dizzy spells that last for about 10-15 seconds & says head area heats up. Seems to be worse when bending over & then stand up. Recently blacked out, fell & hurt his head, but seemed to recover within a few minutes. He has had 2 TIA s in the last 2 years. Taking Metformin & Glipizide. Hasn t had high blood pressue. What types of issues cause these symptoms? My email is: YYYY@YYYY Thank you for your response. Our local DR hasn t responded as of yet to our inquiry.
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
no proper management of diabetes. have glycolatedhemoglobin test and ask diabetologistforreview of treatment diet control may be you are insulin dependent. in that case maytakeinsulin under super vision of doctor. atpresent may be having transient hypoglycemia. rule out hypertention.
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