Here in Southern California was have been experiencing record high temperatures. Since changing jobs that require me to be in the sun more often I am very cognizant about drinking water and staying hydrated. Today I was helping a customer out doors and I noticed I began to sweat but the gentleman that I was helping was not sweating. I just thought it was a humid day being this is what I remember from being in Louisiana. An hour later I started to experience what felt like menstrual cramps, sweating, extreme fatigue, the feeling of wanting to vomit. My boss sent me home.
I am trying to figure was this heat exhaustion or what? I wondered how much would my diabetic situation (TYPE 2) would have encouraged the situation.
I must admit I really don’t like this new set up…
You can become dehydrated if you go low on sodium or other electrolytes. In addition to drinking water did you get enough electrolytes?
It is true that very high blood sugars can disturb your electrolyte imbalance. In fact, Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS) is a complication of T2 that occurs with high blood sugars and is accompanied by severe dehydration. However HHS occurs when you excrete large amounts of glucose (and electrolytes along the way) and is a really high blood sugar like DKA.
Hi there @Christalyn—I’m not sure that we’ve met up since the move (which I still have trouble with, too), but I am delighted to encounter you.
And I am wondering if this is at least part of what has made this summer (the hottest on record here) in Oregon particularly miserable for me. I have been running high for me. I’ve been having these out-of-the-blue bouts of nausea–never quite throwing up, but shakey and sickish and out of it for most of a day. I too, stay hydrated with both water and my own herbal tea blend that is made up by the batch and kept refrigerated.
And @Brian_BSC…Do you have some suggestions for replenishing electrolytes? I’ve never given them much thought…Thanks
The first choice would be good food sources for sodium, potassium and magnesium. I end up salt everything extra and takeing magnesium and potassium supplements. If things also get bad I’ll turn to products like PowerAde zero. Usually things crop up on me slowly and the first sign of a problem is overnight cramping in my legs, particularly my calves. The following day I go heavy on the electrolytes and it usually fixes me right up.
ps. I’ve been dealing with this more since I started the new SGLT2 drugs which invariably makes more water pour right through me taking electrolytes with it.
Okay, that makes sense—I had some leg cramps last spring and added a potassium supplement—also started craving avocados—it was a good time of year to add them to my lunch everyday. I had leg cramps as a young dancer. My Mom would awake to my sounds of pain and massage my legs and bring me a saltine or two…
And I’m on a diuretic now and can’t eat bananas. Spinach and cocoa I saw on a magnesium list. I eat a lot of fresh spinach daily now and my chocolate is 85%, so that may help. I can’t do nuts anymore–too hard to chew, but I haven’t explored nut butters that are sugarless. I think I saw an almond butter at the grocery that might be appropriate.
Do you think the weird nausea incidents might be this? I see my good doc on 9/25, but I like to store up info in advance…Thanks
I am totally not liking this “new system design” it is looks very clinical and unfriendly. I travel to oregan sometimes to meet my ex. yes we are still friends. because I am uncontrolled and I potty all the time I do have electrolytes on hand or at least take them every day. the same episode happened again a day ago so now I am thinking this is the flu.
Oh sweetie–I hope it’s a mild case…I have a doc’s appointment next week and will see from labs if anything weirder than heat exhaustion is going on for me…I also still struggle with new format, but keep plugging away. I try to focus on encountering and following old friends like you that I hadn’t found yet…Smart of you to have figured out the whole electrolytes thing—I was clueless…Take care…Judith…to @Christalyn
