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What Causes Tingling Sensation In Body And Excessive Hunger In A Diabetic?

hi these symptoms are my husbands he is a diabetic when he woke me last night his reading was11.8 he als said he felt that he was going to pass out, had full body tingling and felt hungry. the diabetis is not monotered well and diet is not followed, he also drinks a fair amount ( in my opinion to much and drinks almost every day) He has a stint in his heart. swelling in legs espesially right. he slept most of today
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Hello and welcome. Despite the reading of 11.8, it sounds like your husband was experiencing the symptoms of low blood sugar. This happens when your blood sugar drops rapidly from a high value to a lower value and it is the drop the causes the symptoms that defy the definition of hypoglycemia. He should not be drinking alcohol at all. Easier said than done.

If your husband was my patient, I would restrict all alcohol and refer to Alcoholic Annonymous if neccessary. I would put him on a nutritional plan for weight goals, suggest omega-3 fatty acids, suggest a B12 blood test, recommend a B-complex (alcohol depletes thiamin,b vitamins and B 12 is a B vitamin) supplement, discuss the importance of restricting sodium to under 2300 mg per day and encourage a vigourous walking program of 150 minutes per week to start with.

The patient, though, needs to be ready for change. Clearly you are, the challenge is getting him ready to want to change his life and take charge of his health. Perhaps that is where you start. Good Luck. Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
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What Causes Tingling Sensation In Body And Excessive Hunger In A Diabetic?

Hello and welcome. Despite the reading of 11.8, it sounds like your husband was experiencing the symptoms of low blood sugar. This happens when your blood sugar drops rapidly from a high value to a lower value and it is the drop the causes the symptoms that defy the definition of hypoglycemia. He should not be drinking alcohol at all. Easier said than done. If your husband was my patient, I would restrict all alcohol and refer to Alcoholic Annonymous if neccessary. I would put him on a nutritional plan for weight goals, suggest omega-3 fatty acids, suggest a B12 blood test, recommend a B-complex (alcohol depletes thiamin,b vitamins and B 12 is a B vitamin) supplement, discuss the importance of restricting sodium to under 2300 mg per day and encourage a vigourous walking program of 150 minutes per week to start with. The patient, though, needs to be ready for change. Clearly you are, the challenge is getting him ready to want to change his life and take charge of his health. Perhaps that is where you start. Good Luck. Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN