Ms. Yu is an ordinary office worker. She has been in poor health due to eating take-out lunches for a long time, but she doesn't have much time to check herself. Since last month, she has noticed a strange phenomenon in herself. Every time when I approach a restaurant, my body will feel flustered and weak, and my hands will shake unconsciously.
But every time I eat, this symptom will disappear. After looking online, she discovered that this symptom is a common symptom of hypoglycemia. So since then, she has to carry a few candies with her every day, just in case of emergency. This behavior continued for three months. It was not until the physical examination that she learned the truth from the doctor.
She feels nervous and her hands shake when she is hungry, which may not be caused by hypoglycemia.
After the doctor saw the examination report, she pointed out that Ms. Yu had typical hyperglycemia and had been suffering from the disease for two years. After hearing this, Ms. Yu couldn't believe it. She obviously had low blood sugar, how could she become hyperglycemic? The doctor gave her own answer to her description and conjecture.
Irregular eating habits
Because Ms. Yu has been busy with work for a long time, it is difficult to ensure that she has three meals a day on time. She often has to miss meals for an hour or two before eating. Even for patients with hyperglycemia, the blood sugar in the body has already been exhausted by this time. The body will naturally feel flustered, hands trembling, and wanting to eat.
But this does not mean that it must be caused by hypoglycemia .
complications of hyperglycemia
Blood sugar is an important tool for maintaining blood vessel internal and external pressure . Patients with hyperglycemia often suffer from neurological brain damage, which is caused by excessive blood sugar. Ms. Lin suffers from high blood sugar without knowing it, which can also cause damage to nerve cells, causing panic and hand tremors.
These two situations may lead to confusion between hypertension and hypotension , thus delaying the opportunity for treatment .
In fact, in addition to high blood sugar, there are two other diseases, both of which may cause similar symptoms. Patients with high blood sugar should pay special attention.
Feeling flustered and shaking hands when hungry may be caused by these two diseases
. Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is also called hyperthyroidism . The patient's thyroid gland will secrete more thyroid hormone , stimulating the body's Metabolism, speeding up the digestion and decomposition of carbohydrates.
Such patients suffer from excessive body consumption due to abnormal metabolism . Therefore, hunger and insufficient blood sugar are more likely to occur. At this time, people often think it is caused by hypoglycemia and miss the best opportunity for treatment.
, Gastric ulcer
Many patients with gastric ulcer also have such symptoms. Many patients with gastric ulcers will experience hunger pain . Once it's close to meal time, the stomach is blocked by the lack of food. Gastric acid and other substances will directly contact the ulcer, causing severe pain.
However, this situation can be effectively relieved after eating a little food.
If you are a person who has suffered from this kind of disease for a long time, you will also experience indigestion panic and hand shaking.
These three diseases may cause panic and trembling hands. It can be seen that hypoglycemia is not the only cause of the disease. Only by prescribing the right medicine can the treatment effect be guaranteed and the condition will not be delayed.
When this kind of symptom occurs, the most easily confused thing is hypoglycemia.So how can we rule out the possibility of hypoglycemia?
If you are hungry and your hands are shaking, you can test your blood sugar at home.
First, you need to wait about six hours after eating before you can test your blood sugar. This can avoid the impact of food digestion.
First, you need to use alcohol to wipe the measuring finger clean back and forth to avoid the danger of bacterial infection. After the alcohol evaporates, use a medical blood collection needle to prick the skin of your finger, and then squeeze out the first drop of blood. This is to prevent cell fluid from affecting the blood sugar measurement results.
When the second drop of blood overflows, use a home blood glucose meter to absorb the blood and measure the blood glucose concentration. Do not squeeze the second drop of blood with your hands, wait for it to seep out naturally to prevent the measurement results from being interfered by external forces.
If the blood sugar value measured on an empty stomach is 3.61--6.05mmol/L, this means that the blood sugar is normal and it is not a disease caused by hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. At this time, you can consider whether there are other diseases in the body that cause the symptoms of hand twitching.
If you suddenly encounter this situation in life, what response measures should be taken ? If it is really caused by hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, what can be done?
Hypoglycemia caused by
If after measurement or inspection, It was found that the symptoms were really caused by hypoglycemia. Whether it is due to hyperthyroidism, intestinal indigestion, or hypoglycemia, the essential cause is a drop in blood sugar concentration, which leads to hand nerve problems.
In this case, you can bring a bottle of sugary drink or a few candies with you. Always pay attention to replenishing sugar, especially before eating, as hypoglycemia is more likely to occur. You can take a piece of candy in advance to prevent the occurrence of such symptoms.
caused by hyperglycemia. If measured at home, or you already suffer from hyperglycemia. The occurrence of this symptom often means that the damage caused by blood sugar to the nerves is already serious.
After discovering such symptoms, you can eat some high-protein foods to supplement energy. And go to the hospital for examination in time to avoid delaying the condition.
People are like iron, and rice is like steel. If you don’t eat one meal, you will get hungry. Sometimes these common sayings can mislead us in making correct judgments. Sometimes you feel panicked and your hands shake, which may not be caused by hunger, but may be caused by other diseases. If the judgment is wrong, correct response measures will not be taken and the best treatment opportunity will be missed.
Ms. Yu in the article is a living example. It is obviously caused by high blood sugar, but she has been eating candy. How can such countermeasures possibly slow down the disease? On the contrary, they are trying to be smart and end up harming themselves.
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