dizzy spells

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

What am I lacking? most days I'm fine on 1610 calories but today just randomly and last night after exercising I've been dizzy. I don't normally eat lunch, but after eating a couple of samosas at work today I feel fine. Yesterday I was fine after eating yogurt. I think I had too much sugar yesterday.

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JodehFoster · February 2018

low blood sugar & dehydration can cause dizziness.

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

Looked it up and it might be too many carbs.
Gonna load up on protein tonight.

Alatariel75 · February 2018

I have never ever heard of too many carbs causing dizziness. Working out on an empty stomach, however, is a very common cause.

nutmegoreo · February 2018

Low blood sugar? Consider spacing out your calories a bit differently so you don't have those dips. I also have never heard of too many carbs causing dizziness.

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

I didn't work out on an empty stomach, it was an hour after dinner.

VintageFeline · February 2018

You could just be coming down with something. Could be dehydrated. Could have exerted yourself more than usual. Could have not gotten enough sleep the night before. Carbs are highly unlikely to be causing dizziness.

JodehFoster · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

after eating a couple of samosas at work today I feel fine. Yesterday I was fine after eating yogurt.

^
this points to it being a blood sugar issue.

Have you ever had a blood glucose tolerance screen? May want to schedule yourself for a physical with your physician and mention your dizziness along with diet.

MegaMooseEsq · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

Looked it up and it might be too many carbs.
Gonna load up on protein tonight.

If you googled "do carbs cause dizziness" and got an official looking website from "The Nemechek Protocol™ Medical Recovery Program" they are definitely trying to sell you some BS. Apparently this "protocol" is primarily used to "reverse autism." So not only is he a quack, he's also a monster.

speedingticket · February 2018

Where did you find a claim that carbs cause dizziness? I can't identify any mechanism that would make that so.

Common causes of dizziness: low blood sugar, dehydration, low blood pressure (or a sudden change in blood pressure, such as when you stand up).

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

I read it in places talking about insulin resistance but I'm not diabetic nor pre-diabetic nor doing keto so I guess it's not that, still need to meet my protein goal for today though, I was planning on eating pasta tonight but I realized that would put me over on carbs.

JodehFoster · February 2018

have you been tested?

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

JodehFoster wrote: »

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

after eating a couple of samosas at work today I feel fine. Yesterday I was fine after eating yogurt.

^
this points to it being a blood sugar issue.

Have you ever had a blood glucose tolerance screen? May want to schedule yourself for a physical with your physician and mention your dizziness along with diet.

Not that I know of. Do they screen that in a blood test?

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

VintageFeline wrote: »

You could just be coming down with something. Could be dehydrated. Could have exerted yourself more than usual. Could have not gotten enough sleep the night before. Carbs are highly unlikely to be causing dizziness.

Thanks.

Skworon · February 2018

I have trouble with my ears that cause random dizzy spells.

JodehFoster · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

Not that I know of. Do they screen that in a blood test?

Yeah, you would know if you've had it done, it's hours long. I had it done years ago due to dizziness and my father is diabetic.

to quote endocrineweb, "The oral glucose tolerance test is conducted by measuring blood glucose levels 5 times over a period of 3 hours. In a person without diabetes, the glucose levels in the blood rise following drinking the glucose drink, but then they fall quickly back to normal (because insulin is produced in response to the glucose, and the insulin has a normal effect of lowing blood glucose)."

They have you drink a "glucola" bottle with a high amount of sugar in it, then draw your blood many times over a few hours and measure how your body is processing the glucose as shown by the levels measured.

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

JodehFoster wrote: »

have you been tested?

I've had a blood test recently and my sugar was fine.

JodehFoster · February 2018

a simple "blood test" is not a glucose tolerance screen and wouldn't be representative of a diabetic test.

but anyway, I hope you get the answer you want.

apullum · February 2018

Dizziness could be any number of things: ear infection, low blood sugar, low blood pressure, etc. It may or may not be related at all to your diet. If it continues for more than a few days, I would see a doctor.

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

JodehFoster wrote: »

a simple "blood test" is not a glucose tolerance screen and wouldn't be representative of a diabetic test.

but anyway, I hope you get the answer you want.

Oh, that's what I thought you meant, no I've not been tested, don't have diabetes in the family and this isn't an every day thing but I was the one who gave you the "insightful" tag so thank you.

1houndgal · February 2018

nutmegoreo wrote: »

Low blood sugar? Consider spacing out your calories a bit differently so you don't have those dips. I also have never heard of too many carbs causing dizziness.

Maybe if someone had issues with their liver, heart, brain or pancreas. Many causes for dizziness including too fast of a weight loss.

I say go to your dr, as a dr could test you for electrolyte imbalances, diabetes, etc, etc.

Not good to diagnose yourself, or go online and have strangers without medical degrees diagnose you. Jmo

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

I didn't ask anyone to diagnose me, I assumed they were going to look at my diary (which is open) and maybe give me some pointers but no one seems to be doing that.

apullum · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

I didn't ask anyone to diagnose me, I assumed they were going to look at my diary (which is open) and maybe give me some pointers but no one seems to be doing that.

You're assuming that your dizziness has something to do with what you're eating. It might, or it might not. We can't know that just from looking at your diary. This is a question for a doctor.

1houndgal · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

I didn't ask anyone to diagnose me, I assumed they were going to look at my diary (which is open) and maybe give me some pointers but no one seems to be doing that.

Your question "what am I lacking?" implies you want folks to answer that question, when it would likely be best to have your dr check you and your diet out. Dizziness can be a serious symptom or something more benign going on.

GottaBurnEmAll · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

I didn't ask anyone to diagnose me, I assumed they were going to look at my diary (which is open) and maybe give me some pointers but no one seems to be doing that.

Well here's the problem right here in this sentence. You're diagnosing yourself by assuming it's your diet causing your dizziness.

Dizziness could be caused by a lot of things, and you've ruled them all out. It could be something as simple as your electrolytes being out of balance due to exercising, or being dehydrated, you know?

Everything that we feel physically isn't related to what we eat.

Alatariel75 · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

I didn't ask anyone to diagnose me, I assumed they were going to look at my diary (which is open) and maybe give me some pointers but no one seems to be doing that.

*shrug* you're eating a decent amount of calories, and absent any medical issue your macro split wouldn't be making you dizzy, so your food diary is only so useful. It also doesn't show what time you ate or when you exercised. People are trying to be as helpful as they can without knowing you or your medical, physical or other needs.

poisonesse · February 2018

apullum is right, it could also just be a bout of vertigo. I was never dizzy until I hit my late 30s, then suddenly I developed recurring vertigo! That was 30 years ago, and I still have bouts of it. But if it persists, DO see your doctor about it, vertigo is the symptom of an underlying problem. ;-)

SueSueDio · February 2018

Have you cut down drastically on sodium? Another poster here had an issue some time ago with dizziness, and being lightheaded when rising, and was advised to add more sodium to her diet, which helped.

I get dizzy spells myself when I haven't eaten for a while, so a snack usually helps me!

Iwantahealthierme30 · February 2018

@SueSueDio, my salt intake is usually low, but for the past couple days it has been higher.

@GottaBurnEmAll, @1houndgal, @apullum:

I am not trying to diagnose myself but if eating something makes dizziness go away, don't you think it has something to do with what you're eating or not eating? Common sense, I was just wondering if anyone knew what that was. Vertigo or a sinus issue or dehydration doesn't go away when you eat.

Thanks to the people who answered this nicely. I'm going to pay better attention to my macros and meal times as I ate at 10:00 this morning and then didn't have anything until 2pm when I usually have that starbucks drink at 12 before going to work.

Alatariel75 · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

@SueSueDio, my salt intake is usually low, but for the past couple days it has been higher.

@GottaBurnEmAll, @1houndgal, @apullum:

I am not trying to diagnose myself but if eating something makes dizziness go away, don't you think it has something to do with what you're eating or not eating? Common sense, I was just wondering if anyone knew what that was. Vertigo or a sinus issue or dehydration doesn't go away when you eat.

Thanks to the people who answered this nicely. I'm going to pay better attention to my macros and meal times as I ate at 10:00 this morning and then didn't have anything until 2pm when I usually have that starbucks drink at 12 before going to work.

I'd be more inclined to think it was to do with eating or not eating, not what you were eating.

apullum · February 2018

Iwantahealthierme30 wrote: »

@SueSueDio, my salt intake is usually low, but for the past couple days it has been higher.

@GottaBurnEmAll, @1houndgal, @apullum:

I am not trying to diagnose myself but if eating something makes dizziness go away, don't you think it has something to do with what you're eating or not eating? Common sense, I was just wondering if anyone knew what that was. Vertigo or a sinus issue or dehydration doesn't go away when you eat.

Thanks to the people who answered this nicely. I'm going to pay better attention to my macros and meal times as I ate at 10:00 this morning and then didn't have anything until 2pm when I usually have that starbucks drink at 12 before going to work.

No, I don’t think that’s necessarily true. You asked whether your problem was “lacking” something in your diet. Just because your dizziness goes away when you eat does not mean that your diet is lacking something. For example, if the problem were to be low blood sugar or low blood pressure, then the frequency of your meals might be key rather than just the content. We do not have the evidence or qualifications to tell you whether those things are related to your problem or not.

“Common sense” is often used to justify an answer when someone doesn’t have any clear evidence to support it. Frankly, it sounds like you already are convinced of an answer you think is correct, and you’re looking for validation rather than alternative explanations.

I stand by my original advice, which is to take any new episodes of dizziness seriously enough to see a doctor, rather than assuming you know what the problem is and asking people on the internet to evaluate it for you.

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