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Chest Pain, Rapid Heart Beat, Sweating. High Fasting Blood Sugar Value. Sign Of Diabetes?
I have been having some mild chest pain for a few weeks now. Then today while shopping I had a sudden onset of shaking, rapid heartbeat , sweating and feeling hot. I had this kind of episode about a year ago after drinking a lot of alcohol that lasted several hours. I recently had a fasting blood sugar test of 109. Could this be a sign of diabetes or heart disease?
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
Dear sir
Your fasting sugar is in the impaired range but not in diabetic range. We can confirm your diabetes status by doing a hba1c. If it is above 6.5 you are a diabetic. If it is 5.7 to 6.5 you are a prediabetic.
The symptoms you have point towards more of an alcohol withdrawal effect rather than diabetes or heart problem. However we would not ignore your chest pain and I would you get a full cardiac profile including tmt , echocardiography and ecg done .
Your fasting sugar is in the impaired range but not in diabetic range. We can confirm your diabetes status by doing a hba1c. If it is above 6.5 you are a diabetic. If it is 5.7 to 6.5 you are a prediabetic.
The symptoms you have point towards more of an alcohol withdrawal effect rather than diabetes or heart problem. However we would not ignore your chest pain and I would you get a full cardiac profile including tmt , echocardiography and ecg done .
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