I'm having a heart attack! What should I do?
Nah, I'm just kidding.
I have a question about Diabetes. I'm a healthy male, in my mid 20's, 5'9" and about 165lbs. I have always been at a healthy body weight and have always been active. But for years, I have been plagued with this.......This isn't a regular occurrence and it doesn't happen every day. It might happen once every other week or once every other month. I will have had an earlier meal, and it will be getting close to the next meal time. Not yet ready to start cooking or to head to pick something up, I'll be perfectly content and not yet hungry. Then, the next minute, I'll become nauseous, start getting the shakes, and be extremely hungry out of no where. I'll then go to the cupboard and start stuffing my face with the first thing I see, just to keep myself from feeling sick; which usually results in ruining my appetite for my next meal. Just a moment ago, I was sitting down and all of a sudden became extremely nauseous and my hands began to tremble. I started to shove down a granola bar, but it then started making me have that pre-vomit salivation in the back of my mouth. I put it down, spit the rest out in the garbage, and quickly went for the toilet. I knelt there for a moment, but ended up going without throwing up. Now, whenever this happens, I don't usually get this sick to my stomach. I usually feel like I could throw up, but have no need to head to the bathroom.
I have gone through this for years. Within the last 12 months, I've had my blood sugar checked and it was normal. My Mother's Father was a Diabetic. He was also of healthy weight. When I asked my doc about whether this is a precursor to maybe having diabetes when I get older, he said I'm fine.
So.......Is this just a normal symptom of low blood sugar prior to meals (again, remember this isn't a regular occurrence -- sometimes once every 2 weeks or sometimes once every 2 months), or should I keep an eye out as I get older? Is there anything to help prevent this? Like I said, it's typically prior to my next meal, but before I begin to get hungry. Then, it will come out of nowhere, and I will feel as if I had been hungry for hours.
I appreciate the help from you Doc's in the house.