Dizzy spells...
Oit! No lah. I'm not pregnant. No husband yet :Þ
Hmm.. what I'm experiencing is called Hypoglycemia.
I'm sure any doctor will be able to tell you what that is.
But since this is my blog, allow me to explain :)
Normal blood glucose (or blood sugar) is between 3.8 – 6.0 m/mol. Consisten reading higher than that range would mean a person's having hyperglycemia (or senang cakap lah: diabetic). Lower than 3.8 m/mol would cause hypoglycemia.
Yesterday at around 4pm I was feeling drowsy and slightly dizzy. At first I told myself that it must be because of the fasting month – feeling sleepy in the afternoon sounds rather normal, don’t you think?
Somehow, "tergerak hati" to go down to the clinic at the basement. Just to check my sugar level.
It was 2.6.
The doctor panicked!
She frantically asked her nurses to make a cup of glucose drink. They were out of Glucosa, so a cup of Milo it was. She said that I have to go to Gleneagles – and be admitted! Apparently I needed IV drip or something (Naj, correct me if I'm wrong).
While busy preparing the referral letter, she asked me if someone could take me to the hospital. I kept quiet.
Asked further: "How did you come to work today?"
Me: I drove.
Doc: (shouting) NO!! You tengah hypoglycemia you cannot drive! Who can you call?
Me: I guess my brother.
Doc: Call him now. Call.
Me: I don't have my handphone with me. And I don’t remember his number lah. I'll call when I go back to my desk.
(Actually I vaguely recall Kai's number, but I didn’t want to call him with the Doc's panicky voice in the background. Worse still, imagine if she decided to take the phone receiver from me and instruct my brother to fetch me from work and drive me to Gleneagles.)
Went up to the office and Jikin gave me an egg sandwich (which I finished) and some fried meehoon (which I ate about a third only). Deciding that I was feeling better, I drove myself to the hospital (OK, before you start shouting at me, yes I did realise it was dangerous. But honest, I was feeling better by that time). I left the parking lot at 5.35pm and reached Gleneagles Intan at 6.25pm (unbelievable buka-puasa traffic!). Oh yes, I had one piece of Hudson’s sweet on my way there.
No no. I wasn't admitted, alhamdulillah.
The doctor there checked my glucose level and it went up to 14! (Thanks to the Milo + sandwich + fried meehoon + one piece of sweets..)
The doctor did ask me though if I wanted to be warded for the night. Of course I told him no. Hmm.. actually, if I recall correctly, what I told him was: "Not this week, I have too much work. If next week OK"
(LOLs..!! I can't believe I said that to the doctor! ;Þ )
Murn emailed and told me that her hubby (who is a doctor) said that I can try fasting alternate days. And to eat a lot of buah kurma during breaking fast and sahur time – to provide the body with sugar. Thanks Murn :))
InsyaAllah I will be able to fast. Perhaps not as many days as I would like (read: whole month lah if possible), but if dapat a few days I'm gonna count my blessings. I promise you that I am taking care of myself :)
Hmm.. what I'm experiencing is called Hypoglycemia.
I'm sure any doctor will be able to tell you what that is.
But since this is my blog, allow me to explain :)
Normal blood glucose (or blood sugar) is between 3.8 – 6.0 m/mol. Consisten reading higher than that range would mean a person's having hyperglycemia (or senang cakap lah: diabetic). Lower than 3.8 m/mol would cause hypoglycemia.
Yesterday at around 4pm I was feeling drowsy and slightly dizzy. At first I told myself that it must be because of the fasting month – feeling sleepy in the afternoon sounds rather normal, don’t you think?
Somehow, "tergerak hati" to go down to the clinic at the basement. Just to check my sugar level.
It was 2.6.
The doctor panicked!
She frantically asked her nurses to make a cup of glucose drink. They were out of Glucosa, so a cup of Milo it was. She said that I have to go to Gleneagles – and be admitted! Apparently I needed IV drip or something (Naj, correct me if I'm wrong).
While busy preparing the referral letter, she asked me if someone could take me to the hospital. I kept quiet.
Asked further: "How did you come to work today?"
Me: I drove.
Doc: (shouting) NO!! You tengah hypoglycemia you cannot drive! Who can you call?
Me: I guess my brother.
Doc: Call him now. Call.
Me: I don't have my handphone with me. And I don’t remember his number lah. I'll call when I go back to my desk.
(Actually I vaguely recall Kai's number, but I didn’t want to call him with the Doc's panicky voice in the background. Worse still, imagine if she decided to take the phone receiver from me and instruct my brother to fetch me from work and drive me to Gleneagles.)
Went up to the office and Jikin gave me an egg sandwich (which I finished) and some fried meehoon (which I ate about a third only). Deciding that I was feeling better, I drove myself to the hospital (OK, before you start shouting at me, yes I did realise it was dangerous. But honest, I was feeling better by that time). I left the parking lot at 5.35pm and reached Gleneagles Intan at 6.25pm (unbelievable buka-puasa traffic!). Oh yes, I had one piece of Hudson’s sweet on my way there.
No no. I wasn't admitted, alhamdulillah.
The doctor there checked my glucose level and it went up to 14! (Thanks to the Milo + sandwich + fried meehoon + one piece of sweets..)
The doctor did ask me though if I wanted to be warded for the night. Of course I told him no. Hmm.. actually, if I recall correctly, what I told him was: "Not this week, I have too much work. If next week OK"
(LOLs..!! I can't believe I said that to the doctor! ;Þ )
Murn emailed and told me that her hubby (who is a doctor) said that I can try fasting alternate days. And to eat a lot of buah kurma during breaking fast and sahur time – to provide the body with sugar. Thanks Murn :))
InsyaAllah I will be able to fast. Perhaps not as many days as I would like (read: whole month lah if possible), but if dapat a few days I'm gonna count my blessings. I promise you that I am taking care of myself :)
posted by Yam @ 6:10 pm
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