recurring Mysterious Illness needs diagnosis

I don't have hypothyroidism, but I do suffer from another endocrine problem, Adrenal Insufficiency or AI.  I'm reply to you because I have been suffering from exactly the same episodes as yourself and have recently found out what they are.

I have found I only get these attacks when my body is under stress.  It can be a stress I don't yet know about like an impending illness but more often it is something I am in the middle of and haven't really (until recently) linked the symptoms at all.

It's a hyperglycemic attack.  Look up the symptoms.  I actually purchased a blood glucose testing kit because I had a suspicion it was the case (I have both a brother and a step-father with type II diabetes) and with AI I knew I was at risk from getting other endorine issues in particular diabetes.  But the good news is that I don't actually have it because usually for me the problems only happen when my adrenal glands are under stress, such as my last chest infection.  Sometimes this stress is an externally induced stress rather than an illness, so I may well have overdone what I can manage in the outside world, such as done too much at a party with preping things or I have exercised too much on a hot day and become tired, overeaten as a result...  During my last chest infection, my physio found me semi conscious.  I was very light headed to say the least, my speech slurred and very shaky even without trying to stand up.  I know when I have tested my blood glucose levels before or after such an incident they have been very high.  My GP has told me not to worry unless it happens when I am not ill/stressing my body out or the figures go over a certain level because it is simply a case of too much stress on my body and endrocrine system.

Can I suggest you purchase yourself a cheap testing kit for home use and keep it handy for when one of these attacks occurs.  I have found I have figures of anything upto 12 when they do occur and whilst they don't happen very often, a digital record of these figures for your GP to see will help.  But if it is anythign like my attacks, you don't have type II diabetes, it is just your body is under too much stress at a certain point and can't cope with anything more and suddenly throwing a bowl of ice-cream at it, or a piece of fruit, lemonade or even in my case a mug of hot almond milk it is just too much for it to cope with and an already 'faulty' endocrine system just temporarily goes into melt down.

Ive got similar problems, ad diabetes 10 years but reckon years of antibiotics as a kid set off all this stuff, even as a teenager I struggled to keep up..and strength and staimina has never been what it should be.  Im 50 now, and feel like 80+, also get false hypos, and cannot get sugars to correct levels, with extreme cravings for junk and salty foods.. I feel comfortable with sugars at about 15.,,Drs just blame being diabetic on everything..even wrists and ankles getting thinner, and feels like poor circulation, even private parts are cold along with hands and feet.  Its really sad, and caused so much stress with all this stuff..

Hi wendolph

Not sure if our symptoms are related however..

Have you ever had pins and needles and/ or muscle twitches as well as your other symptoms?

Most of what you have described, I've seen a lot of it on the Internet. Symptoms start, and then later on, vitamin d deficiency and thyroid is the mentioned.

My symptoms are similar to yours except I also have pins and needles and occasional muscle twitches.

My skin also becomes itchy but I have noticed where the itchiness occurs, the skin is also changing.

Are you or anyone else aware of this?

Best regards

Andrew

It's worth getting tested for vitamin B12 deficiency too as this is common. As we get older our bodies don't process it efficiently from the food we eat.