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Fear of a low sugar disease.
I fear that I might have a disease of low sugar/needing sugar, I don't really know the name of it. I always have headaches, I am dizzy most of the time, I can never focus on anything really. I just want to know if I actually do have the disease and if so what should I do? (For additional info, I am 15 and I have Anemia since a long time ago)
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Dr. Nilesh Khedkar
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hi , be calm and relax and don’t infer until a diagnosis has been made. You are worried you might be suffering from low sugar which is called hypoglycaemia. If it was so , you would have had a history of fainting in the recent past. As you already stated you have anemia I.e low hemoglobin , well it could most probably be the reason for dizziness or inability to focus on anything ( which you are mistaking for weakness ).
Next Steps
Carry out fasting and post prandial ( after food ) blood sugar just so your anxiety would be relived once and for all. Also test for CBC to check for HB levels. You can now be started on tablet iron once daily for a month.
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