I am 29 and have low thyroid, Sleep Apnea and now hypoglycemia too. Still tired – what is going on.?
Not sure if any of my history is related or not but:
WIth a history fo joint muscle pain undiagnosed since 18
I now since having children 3yrs ago have started to have major energy issues some days are fine others I go a week or two feeling tired all the time. Every time I go in they find something new as listed above. I have been diagnosed with all 3 diseases in the last 3 years and even with proper treatment am still have energy issues. I cant help but wonder that they are all related. Any Doctors out there who like to problem solve…I just cant believe I have 3 conditions that cause fatigue and am only 29 and healthy weight 5’8 145lbs and atop of all this am still not cured. I just want my energy so I can play with my girls. Im sick of it.
I am on an APAP and my leak rate is 0 and Im doing quite well with treatment.
My TSH levels are in the normal range – I have recently switched to another sciprt (Thyrolar) wich will treat my T3 and T4 indvidually vs treating the T3 to help the T4 to see if that helps with the fatigue and my levels were checked a few days ago no results yet but Im guessing theyll be normal since its the equivalent amount that I had for my Levoxyl.
Due to the fatigue seeming after I eat at times they did a fasting and reactive test which showed I was in the ? I thnk it was the 40s but after I ate my levels were fine (low 100s) Told me to eat protein with my carbs. However for instance when I ate today I felt exhausted and tested and was 163 – the rise bfore the fall Im guessing?
Tagged with: 163 • 3 years • 40s • apap • carbs • cause fatigue • diseases • doctors • energy issues • feeling tired all the time • few days • girls • having children • leak rate • levoxyl • muscle pain • protein • t3 • tsh levels
Filed under: Sleep Apnea Solutions
I have been suffering with thyroid problems since I was 18 yrs old. I am now 35 and have just found the right treatment for me. Please see this website listed below. It is a wealth of information.
I have learned that not all endocrinologists think the same, and that most are pretty closed minded. I am working with a Doctor of Osteopath who treats all of me, not just my thyroid problem.
I can assure you that your energy and all other ailments are coming from your thyroid problem and can be fixed with the right help.
I wish you all the best.
I feel for you. You say you have low thyroid–do they check to see if the medication has gotten you to the appropriate level? Too often I see that step is left out.
You say sleep apnea–are you on a CPAP or a bipap? Who fit it? If a lot of the air leaks, you’re not getting sufficient air through the night and man, does that leave you feeling exhausted (lots of personal experience on that one!)
Hypogylcemia–that’s fairly rare. How did they determine that?
"In adults or children older than 10 years, hypoglycemia is uncommon except as a side effect of diabetes treatment, but it can result from other medications or diseases, hormone or enzyme deficiencies, or tumors.
…
If you think your blood glucose is too low, use a blood glucose meter to check your level. If it is 70 mg/dL or below, have one of these "quick fix" foods right away to raise your blood glucose:
2 or 3 glucose tablets
1/2 cup (4 ounces) of any fruit juice
1/2 cup (4 ounces) of a regular (not diet) soft drink
1 cup (8 ounces) of milk
5 or 6 pieces of hard candy
1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar or honey
After 15 minutes, check your blood glucose again to make sure that it is no longer too low. If it is still too low, have another serving. Repeat these steps until your blood glucose is at least 70. Then, if it will be an hour or more before your next meal, have a snack.
…
Symptoms of both types resemble the symptoms that people with diabetes and hypoglycemia experience: hunger, nervousness, perspiration, shakiness, dizziness, light-headedness, sleepiness, confusion, difficulty speaking, and feeling anxious or weak.
If you are diagnosed with hypoglycemia, your doctor will try to find the cause by using laboratory tests to measure blood glucose, insulin, and other chemicals that play a part in the body’s use of energy.
Reactive Hypoglycemia
In reactive hypoglycemia, symptoms appear within 4 hours after you eat a meal.
Diagnosis
To diagnose reactive hypoglycemia, your doctor may
ask you about signs and symptoms
test your blood glucose while you are having symptoms (The doctor will take a blood sample from your arm and send it to a laboratory for analysis. A personal blood glucose monitor cannot be used to diagnose reactive hypoglycemia.)
check to see whether your symptoms ease after your blood glucose returns to 70 or above (after eating or drinking)
A blood glucose level of less than 70 mg/dL at the time of symptoms and relief after eating will confirm the diagnosis.
The oral glucose tolerance test is no longer used to diagnose hypoglycemia; experts now know that the test can actually trigger hypoglycemic symptoms.
…
Diagnosis
Fasting hypoglycemia is diagnosed from a blood sample that shows a blood glucose level of less than 50 mg/dL after an overnight fast, between meals, or after exercise.
Causes and Treatment
Causes include certain medications, alcohol, critical illnesses, hormonal deficiencies, some kinds of tumors, and certain conditions occurring in infancy and childhood.
Medications
Medications, including some used to treat diabetes, are the most common cause of hypoglycemia. Other medications that can cause hypoglycemia include
salicylates, including aspirin, when taken in large doses
sulfa medicines, which are used to treat infections
pentamidine, which treats a very serious kind of pneumonia
quinine, which is used to treat malaria
If using any of these medications causes your blood glucose to drop, your doctor may advise you to stop using the drug or change the dosage.
Alcohol
Drinking, especially binge drinking, can cause hypoglycemia because your body’s breakdown of alcohol interferes with your liver’s efforts to raise blood glucose. Hypoglycemia caused by excessive drinking can be very serious and even fatal.
Critical Illnesses
Some illnesses that affect the liver, heart, or kidneys can cause hypoglycemia. Sepsis (overwhelming infection) and starvation are other causes of hypoglycemia. In these cases, treatment targets the underlying cause.
Hormonal Deficiencies
Hormonal deficiencies may cause hypoglycemia in very young children, but usually not in adults. Shortages of cortisol, growth hormone, glucagon, or epinephrine can lead to fasting hypoglycemia. Laboratory tests for hormone levels will determine a diagnosis and treatment. Hormone replacement therapy may be advised.
Tumors
Insulinomas, insulin-producing tumors, can cause hypoglycemia by raising your insulin levels too high in relation to your blood glucose level. These tumors are very rare and do not normally spread to other parts of the body. Laboratory tests can pinpoint the exact cause. Treatment involves both short-term steps to correct the hypoglycemia and medical or surgical measures to remove the tumor."
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hypoglycemia/index.htm
I’m not sure who is doing the diagnosing, but has that person ruled out fibromyalgia? Joint and muscle pain, sleep apnea, and fatigue and never knowing one day to the next how you will feel, make me feel that should be investigated. Again, this is tricky to diagnose. Probably many who have been told they have fibro do not. Beyond trigger points and history, there are other things they’re finding are correlated with fibro and maybe one day we can be a lot more certain. Typically a rheumatologist would do this diagnosis.
In any case, to tell you you have hypoglycemia with no causal reason leads me to be concerned that someone is stopping evaluating your condition too soon.
The disorders you’ve been told about all can have fatigue as a component, but I think you need a better work up.
Good luck.