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What Could Be The Reason For Experiencing Extremely Low Blood Sugar, Heart Beating Fast, Sweating Profusely With Cold Clammy Sweat, Feeling Very Weak?

I have been experiencing extremely low blood sugar drops, heart beating fast, sweating profusely with cold clammy sweat, feeling very weak and the other night my husband couldn't get a reading on my blood sugar meter at all. I have not been diagnosed with any form of diabetes or anything like that. I went to an Endocrinologist and he didn't give me any answers except to go home have a bottle of red wine and a big steak, which doesn't help me at all of course.
Mon, 13 Jan 2014
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Hello.
As you mentioned that you were experiencing extremely LOW BLOOD SUGAR level .
You were feeling heart beating very fast ( rapid ), sweating, with cold clammy extermities ( arms and legs ) , cold sweats .
As you mentioned that there was not a correct reading over glucometer taken by your husband.
Possibilities may be .
1 Glucometer was not able to detect any reading due to any fault as zero blood sugar level is not possible in human .
Profuse sweating , cold clammy skin , cold sweats may be due to collapse ?
In my opinion Hypoglycemia may be a reason of all these symptoms and reason may be .
1 Drugs insulin , sulfonylurea etc.
2 critical illness renal or cardiac failure,
3 endocrine deficiency
4 Non beta cell tumors like fibrosarcoma, hepatoma .
However mere mentioning these symptoms are not able to evaluate any diagnosis , so complete history of illness is important .
I would recommend you visit a physician and thereafter deal according to situation as this is an alarming condition.
Good luck.
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What Could Be The Reason For Experiencing Extremely Low Blood Sugar, Heart Beating Fast, Sweating Profusely With Cold Clammy Sweat, Feeling Very Weak?

Hello. As you mentioned that you were experiencing extremely LOW BLOOD SUGAR level . You were feeling heart beating very fast ( rapid ), sweating, with cold clammy extermities ( arms and legs ) , cold sweats . As you mentioned that there was not a correct reading over glucometer taken by your husband. Possibilities may be . 1 Glucometer was not able to detect any reading due to any fault as zero blood sugar level is not possible in human . Profuse sweating , cold clammy skin , cold sweats may be due to collapse ? In my opinion Hypoglycemia may be a reason of all these symptoms and reason may be . 1 Drugs insulin , sulfonylurea etc. 2 critical illness renal or cardiac failure, 3 endocrine deficiency 4 Non beta cell tumors like fibrosarcoma, hepatoma . However mere mentioning these symptoms are not able to evaluate any diagnosis , so complete history of illness is important . I would recommend you visit a physician and thereafter deal according to situation as this is an alarming condition. Good luck.