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What Causes Hot Flashes, Excessive Sweating And Weakness In A 78 Year Old?
78 y/o female, 140 lbs, 5 6 Onset of extreme hot flash type sweating last evening. Felt weak and shaky. The sweating seemed to hit in two waves in about 10 minutes. The weakness lasted about 30 minutes. Was more weak than shaky. Had a small hamburger and 4 fries for lunch with iced tea, unsweetened and a coconut cookie dipped in chocolate.
Mon, 25 Jun 2018
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It looks like you are suffering a hypoglycemic episode.
You should do
*check your fasting glucose
*check postprandial glucose levels
*do a HbA1c that shows glucose levels in last 2-3months
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
It looks like you are suffering a hypoglycemic episode.
You should do
*check your fasting glucose
*check postprandial glucose levels
*do a HbA1c that shows glucose levels in last 2-3months
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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