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Could Diabetes Cause Sudden Nausea,shortness Of Breath And Weakness In Neck?

Hi, Last week up to now I have been feeling jittery, nauseous, trying to grasp for air (shortness of breath), faint like if I am going to fall over, and weakness in the neck that it travels down to the shoulder, arms and legs. When I am sitting down I feel ok, but when I get up it gradually starts again. Also, I have been feeling discomfort on the upper right side of my abdomen it feels inflamed when I press down on the area. It s not painful it s just makes me feel uncomfortable. The doctor said that I am diabetic, but I am not on medication. Meter readings are under 120. The only new all natural product that I started was Qunol CoQ10, and Krill Oil Omega 3. I don t take them together with my pressure pill or water pill. I take the CoQ10 and Omega 3 hours apart. Could you diagnose the problem and let me know what I am experiencing.
Tue, 26 Aug 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

There are 2 possibilities that come to my mind

1. Diabetic ketoacidosis: this is usually seen in patients who are diabetic and are not on medicines. The pain, vomitting and nausea point out to something like diabetic ketoacidosis. However, your sugars (120) are too short of the diagnostic values for diabetic ketoacidosis.

That forces me to consider the second probability-

2. Fibromyalgia- in this condition, the fibres of the body are not in order and
therefore cause discomfort and sometimes pain. This is sometimes bad enough to cause nausea and vomitting.

The best way would be to test the things extensively as your doctor may have suggested.
I will suggest the follows- urine ketones, HbA1C, lipid profile, complete hemogram, kft and vitamin D

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further.

I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you.

Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination.

Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further.
(If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)
Best of luck.
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Could Diabetes Cause Sudden Nausea,shortness Of Breath And Weakness In Neck?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal, MD. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query There are 2 possibilities that come to my mind 1. Diabetic ketoacidosis: this is usually seen in patients who are diabetic and are not on medicines. The pain, vomitting and nausea point out to something like diabetic ketoacidosis. However, your sugars (120) are too short of the diagnostic values for diabetic ketoacidosis. That forces me to consider the second probability- 2. Fibromyalgia- in this condition, the fibres of the body are not in order and therefore cause discomfort and sometimes pain. This is sometimes bad enough to cause nausea and vomitting. The best way would be to test the things extensively as your doctor may have suggested. I will suggest the follows- urine ketones, HbA1C, lipid profile, complete hemogram, kft and vitamin D I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above/if any other so I can be of help further. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Please feel free to ask another query. I would be glad to help you. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this) Best of luck.