It is becoming more common for Ian to pass out when he has the main meal of the day. Over the last several years it has happened in 4 restaurants, with ambulances called out three times. However, this is now happening at home every other day. Usually I manage to get him to the bed before he loses consciousness.
He always eats slowly and sips water. It may be a drop in blood pressure, as this apparently can happen with diabetics, but the increased episodes are becoming a bit of a concern, and when I get to taking a BP reading it is usually close to normal. We are fortunate to live in a place where siestas are routine, but not usually while you are at a table!
Ian's balance is deteriorating and he has a number of dizzy spells a day. Just wondering about others experiences.
Thanks.
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In 2011 this happened to my dad and was the start of him being unwell
We were told it was vasovagal syncope
He would be out in a restaurant, eat, pass out, be sick, come round with no recollection! Ambulances called on numerous occasions.
It was a drop in BP and also getting too hot
My dad also used to complain of feeling dizzy
Last time it happened was when dad sat by the garden door, sun streaming in, boom, gone again, sick and ambulance called, never since have we sat him in the sun
It isn't his sugar level. His diabetes has been stable for years.
We are fairly sure it is his BP, but it is happening so regularly now. It seems to plummet after eating, then recovers very quickly, but he always is desperately tired afterwards, and sleeps for a couple of hours.
It's a shame, because he is now quite anxious about eating out, something we have enjoyed in Spain as it is so inexpensive.
We now have our main meal at lunchtime, so maybe the reaction is more noticeable as he isn't sitting in his armchair.
My huz seems to fall asleep Hard!!! He can be in the middle of eating cookies in his chair with glass of milk in his hand and just zonk out. Of course we all know where the milk goes. Half the cookie is usually a pile of crumbs on his chest☺️He has fallen asleep at the table, too.
Ian's face drains of blood, so I always get a bit of warning and I am getting used to the signs....white around the lips, dizzy, very hot and sweaty, speech goes and he's away! He is always very tired afterwards, though. Not surprising, bless him.
Sorry about the spilt milk - but there's no use crying about it!😉
We press on.
Juliet x
Google said this:
I think that your problem could have been caused by a few different possible problems. First, it is possible that you were a bit dehydrated at the time. If you were a bit dehydrated, the act of eating (which causes a lot of blood vessels in the body to dilate) could have lowered your blood pressure slightly and cause you to feel lightheaded. Another possible cause of your problem is something we call postprandial hypoglycemia. This is a condition where your blood sugar suddenly drops after eat instead of increase like it is supposed to causing you to feel faint. This can occur in a couple of different situations. First, if you have diabetes and take insulin before meals, these symptoms could be a sign of something called diabetic gastroparesis. This is when your stomach does not allow the food to get into your small intestine so the sugar that you eat doesn't get absorbed. This causes your blood sugars to drop. Another syndrome called dumping syndrome can occur for a variety or reasons including a history of gastrointestinal surgeries.
I suggest that you schedule an appointment with your primary care physician to discuss these issues. If your doctor thinks that gastroparesis or dumping syndrome, then you may warrant referral to see a gastroenterologist.
This has been so useful and given me several things to follow up. I appreciate the time you have taken to research and reply.
Always our slight problem here is the language! Our GP speaks a little English but we live in a very rural part of Spain and services and information is very meagre. At least I have some medical terms to throw at him to respond to, though I have mentioned the issue before and he just shrugged his shoulders, in a very nice but helpless way! Hence my question here.
I ask google everything. It took about 15 seconds to get that answer. Sometime I think google is psychic.
Not a surprise the GP doesn’t know. A lot of neurologist would be clueless as well. The gastroenterologist looks like the way to go to maybe get an answer. They may be clueless as well.
I support your suggestion on Google. I too use it for many many questions. The challenge is framing the question or topic correctly. Sometimes it takes me a few tries.
Hi, hubby has type 2 diabetes and was taking metformine 3 times a day plus 2 diamicron in a morning but with all the weight he has lost due to PSP he is now only on one diamicron and stopped the metformine as it was causing problems with his BP. He is due a blood test so will see how it's doing soon. He also falls asleep very often as soon as he has eaten but doesn't pass out.
Something else to consider. He's not had a blood test for a while. I check his sugar level very occasionally, but it is always perfect. Ian's on 2 x 850 mg a day at present. Maybe it could be reduced....
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