| Welcome MTmama! Before being diagnosed with T2, I was waking up at night all sweaty, with my heart racing and feeling very anxious and shaky. I went to the doctor because I thought I was having perimenopausal symptoms and wanted something for anxiety. He told me that with my family history he expected diabetes....a quick A1C blood test later, I was diabetic, with a 90 day average blood sugar of 264.
With your history of gestational diabetes with the above symptoms, i'm thinking you may have progressed to T2 diabetes. I'd STRONGLY suggest you see a doctor. Is there a local Health Dept. that would see you for free or for a rate based on income?
You don't want to ignore these symptoms, as complications can arise from too high blood sugars.
I've had a couple of hypo (low) episodes and to me, they felt somewhat similar to the high episodes as well...I was jittery and sweaty and anxious with both.
Until you see your doctor, i'd encourage you to drink plenty of water and watch your carb intake (breads, pasta, rice, potatoes).
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  | 
