diabetes and POTS

[dizzygirl]

Hi

I went to the doctor today, and I found out that I have diabetes. I also have pots. And I am wondering if any of you also suffer from both of these conditions? ANd if you do how do you deal with it?

also, does the diabetes make the POts worse ? or is it about the same as it usually is?

The doc is starting me on a diabetic pill to take twice a day.

I am concerned about this.

But to be totally honest, I dont really know alot about diabetes, I am suppose to be starting diabetes education classes, I am sure that I am going to learn alot there, but I'd like so info now.

Can the diabetes, be the cause of my fatigue?? Aside from the fatigue i get from POts??

What are the symptoms of diabetes? Are there any similarities to POts?

I just cant believe this another health problem to contend with, Oh My god!

I am wigging out here!!!

Thanks in advance for the vent sesion!

Linda

[Ernie]

I have POTS, NCS and hypoglycemia. I did a short glucose tolerance test 2 weeks ago to check if I now have diabetes but I did not get the result yet.

My guess is diabetes aggravates dysautonomia.

Ernie

[MomtoGiuliana]

Of course you have a lot of questions.

This is an article about POTS in diabetic patients, that I came across when doing some research several weeks ago. I had put the link in another discussion as well, but here it is for you too.

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/7/2174

Take care.

[dizzygirl]

hi thank you for the website, I will look at it.

Linda