My son is experencing the yo-yo affect with his sugar levels - Diabetes Message Board

blueeyez_10 · 03-03-2009, 10:47 AM

My son has had hypoglyecmia since the summer. We changed his diet and things were really looking good. But he decided a cheat a little and now his sugar levels just seem to yo-yo back and forth. He's complaining of being extemely tired, pupils are hugh, heart beating fast, chest pains, almost passing out and shaky. He's drink large amounts of water the past week or 2 and I'm starting to wonder if he may be experencing a few diabetic symptoms? Anyone who may have a suggestion..please help

Sally51 · 03-03-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by blueeyez_10

My son has had hypoglyecmia since the summer. We changed his diet and things were really looking good. But he decided a cheat a little and now his sugar levels just seem to yo-yo back and forth. He's complaining of being extemely tired, pupils are hugh, heart beating fast, chest pains, almost passing out and shaky. He's drink large amounts of water the past week or 2 and I'm starting to wonder if he may be experencing a few diabetic symptoms? Anyone who may have a suggestion..please help

Sounds like he is having just about all the symptoms...I think you need to have him see his doctor, and give him a bit of a wake up call about the eating. I know it sucks and is hard, but the alternatives are worse.

catheryn · 03-03-2009, 05:11 PM

If he's drinking a large amount of water he's most likely hyperglycemic and when he's shaky he's most likely hypoglycemic. So yes, it sounds like his blood sugars are quite unstable.

Does he go "hypoglycemic" when he hasn't eaten anything? Typically when diabetics are untreated the tendency is to go high rather than low, so you could be looking at something other than diabetes, possibly. The best thing to do is get an A1c test done and get his fasting blood sugars tested. You might also want to look into a glucose tolerance test as well.

Has he gained or lost any amount of weight lately? When I was diagnosed I had lost a lot of weight out of nowhere because my body wasn't getting nourishment from the food I was eating because I had no insulin in there to carry it into the cells. If he's losing weight this could be happening to him too.

Please let us know what happens