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What Causes Fainting And Sweating In A Diabetic Patient?

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Posted on Tue, 14 Jun 2016
Question: i am 57,5'11" 190 lbs. last night at dinner i got very faint and started sweating. it passed after about 20 minutes, and today i feel normal. i am a diabetic and have high cholesterol controlled by meds.
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (58 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Please go in to be seen and have an EKG.

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX

I am glad your symptoms passed, but I am concerned about what might have been going on. Sometimes coronary ischemia can give symptoms like this. It could have been from acid reflux or a reaction to the food you were eating, but it could also be a small heart attack.

I strongly advise that you go in to be seen by a doctor. If you go to the ER, they can check certain cardiac enzymes that can elevate within 24 hours of a heart attack. Also, sometimes it can show up on an EKG as a "Q wave", but not always.

So even if your symptoms are better now, I think this should be checked out.

Please let me know how you are doing after you are seen. Thanks.
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What Causes Fainting And Sweating In A Diabetic Patient?

Brief Answer: Please go in to be seen and have an EKG. Detailed Answer: Hello XXXXXXX I am glad your symptoms passed, but I am concerned about what might have been going on. Sometimes coronary ischemia can give symptoms like this. It could have been from acid reflux or a reaction to the food you were eating, but it could also be a small heart attack. I strongly advise that you go in to be seen by a doctor. If you go to the ER, they can check certain cardiac enzymes that can elevate within 24 hours of a heart attack. Also, sometimes it can show up on an EKG as a "Q wave", but not always. So even if your symptoms are better now, I think this should be checked out. Please let me know how you are doing after you are seen. Thanks.