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Panic attacks

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sweetsatin

sweetsatin

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Has anyone had panic attacks & is this part of diabetes?
The reason being is i have had 2 since being diagnosed 5 weeks ago, i am on diet only & kept my BG between 4 & 10 the 1st time this happened my BG was 7.5 the 2nd time my BG was 5.2. I have spoke to my GP & she said try & persevere with it, i have no idea when it is going to happen it just happens.
i am trying to identify the problem as i am going the menopause too.
The 1st one i was ok & few yards from home & felt safe when i got in & calmed down.
The 2nd one i was on my way to work, i ate something then i was ok, i had a BG of 6.2 on waking that morning & had breakfast so don't understand why it went low so quickly in 3 hours.
 
Hi hun

I've had panic attacks.. but im not diabetic, my son is.
Panic attacks are not a nice experience.
Not sure if they could/or are related to diabetes, but I'm sure someone will be able to help.
Heidi
🙂
 
Hi there!
My very limited knowledge would suggest that you had perhaps been a little on the high side and had then plummeted quickly - giving you the feeling of a hypo. Of course it could be panic attacks - so i may be wrong - but if you felt better when you had eaten something then all the indicators are telling me its a sudden drop in your levels. I have no idea what it feels like to go hypo as its my son who is diabetic - but i would imagine its very like the symptoms of a panic attack - shaking and sweaty and jelly legs? I used to get panic attacks and i know how it feels - not nice. I would suggest that if it happens again - do a test just to check what level you are - that way you may be able to see a pattern. Bev
 
Thank you for your replies
When i get these attacks i have like butterflies in my stomach, i get very sweaty & my hands start shaking then i cry for no reason don't know what starts them off really, never had one before in my life.
Oh well another thing to try & cope with, i won't let this take over my life the same with the diabetes. i will cope, well we have to don't we. 🙂
 
sweetsatin said:
Thank you for your replies
When i get these attacks i have like butterflies in my stomach, i get very sweaty & my hands start shaking then i cry for no reason don't know what starts them off really, never had one before in my life.
Oh well another thing to try & cope with, i won't let this take over my life the same with the diabetes. i will cope, well we have to don't we. 🙂
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Hi babe.. i would check your levels if possible next time it happens...

it does sound as if you are going a little low as some mild hypos can feel like that.

I hope you start to feel better soon, if you need to talk or just have a moan we are all here.:D
 
hi sweetsatin i to also have had 2 panic attacks since diagnosis not nice especially when your kid in sat in the same room
 
I had panic attacks at one stage, but not since I've been diabetic. I think like Bev it could be a hypo you experienced, the feelings can be very similar. I have exoerineced the feelings of a hypo at 5 sometimes, and somebody explained to me that it is sometimes connected to the rate your blood sugar falls. When I first had hpos, I felt very weepy, washed out and tired. They donlt affect me so badly now - I think because I know what they are and how to manage them - hopefully, you will find this improves - take fast-acting sugery food out with you - it will give you more confidense when out and about.

It's a horrible feeling Steff. The only way I used to get around them is breath into a bag when at home, or into cupped hands if I could when out. I also tried to breath to relax (as you might have done in antenatal classes?) I also used to try and think - it's my mind doing this, so I can make my mind undo it - then telling myself to remain calm, breath slowly etc. Yoga might help if you get a chance to try it.

Hope you don't have any more....🙂
 
Thank you everyone that has replyed to this, i don't feel so much alone now.
I am so pleased i joined this group you are all fantastic, i hope to be of some support to others in here too if i can answer anything i will. Hope noone gets any more panic attacks no they are not nice, Sorry you had one in front of your child Steff.
Must try the yoga sometime Runner thanks for the advice. 🙂
 
yes thanks runner that sound a good idea
 
I've had panic attacks but not any for a while. I known that on occasions I have found it very difficult to seperate hypos symptoms and feelings of anxiety. I have actually ignored the symptoms and put them to down to anxiety and later found I was actually hypo. So it's best to test if you feel like that to rule out hypos.

for only being diagnosed 5 weeks ago your numbers are looking good,
 
I had a strange one the other day. I'd been out in the garden during the afternoon (nothing too strenuous!), then went to the local shops. As I was going into the newsagent's I suddenly felt weird - like I was missing a second every now and then, although it all happened quite quickly. I was a bit disorientated so went in and bought my paper, but as soon as I came out I got my glucose tablets out - I'd forgotten how difficult they can be to chew, give me jelly babies any time! Then I started getting more 'traditional' hypo symptoms - sweating, racing heart etc.

So, clearly a hypo, but felt similar to a panic attack because it came on so quickly, as others here have suggested. My hypos normally creep up on me fairly slowly!😱
 
Northerner said:
I had a strange one the other day. I'd been out in the garden during the afternoon (nothing too strenuous!), then went to the local shops. As I was going into the newsagent's I suddenly felt weird - like I was missing a second every now and then, although it all happened quite quickly. I was a bit disorientated so went in and bought my paper, but as soon as I came out I got my glucose tablets out - I'd forgotten how difficult they can be to chew, give me jelly babies any time! Then I started getting more 'traditional' hypo symptoms - sweating, racing heart etc.

So, clearly a hypo, but felt similar to a panic attack because it came on so quickly, as others here have suggested. My hypos normally creep up on me fairly slowly!😱
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Same here the odd rapid drop will effect me this way . definately feels like a panic attack.
 
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I have panic attacks on the tube if it is too crowded. I am learning to tell the difference between them and a hypo. I have never been a fan of confined spaces or crowds, which is why I try to start work early.
 
I've just remembered - when I first started having panica attacks, one of he first things my GP did was ask me to test my blood sugar, presumably to check for diabetes. At that time, it was normal....(developed diabetes about 16 years later!) So, I guess there must be similar symptoms. Also had similar symptoms when I was anaemic - difficult to get a deep breath and palpitations.
 
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