i had a experience when i was at work i began feeling on my left arm and back a cold sensation that was about a week ago and then today my left foot got really hot for about 30 sec i was wondering if anyone knows what this is and if you had this happen to you. thanks

hello and welcome,

I am not a doctor but I am good at guessing because I have been researching PD etc. for the past 15 years, at least...

Questions:
Tired for no reason?

Having trouble getting up in the morning?

Need coffee, colas, salty or sweet snacks to keep going?

Feeling run down and stressed?

have you been given a diagnosis of PD?

PD can start in many different ways - mine was kick started by

http://www.adrenalfatigue.org/hypoglycemia.php

Hypoglycemia and Low Blood Sugar
Hypoglycemia means low blood sugar. Your cells use blood sugar, in the form of glucose, as fuel to generate energy. If glucose levels in your blood drop too low, your cells can’t generate enough energy to carry on their various functions. When this happens you begin to experience some of the many symptoms of hypoglycemia such as faintness, sugar cravings, headache, temporary depression, shakiness, cloudy thinking, anxiety, irritability, blurred vision and fatigue

Several hormones control your blood sugar levels. Key among these regulators is cortisol, secreted by your adrenal glands. Cortisol, among other actions, helps raise glucose levels in your blood when you have increased energy needs. Therefore your blood sugar levels are closely related to your adrenal function. People with low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) frequently have low adrenal function (Adrenal Fatigue) and people with Adrenal Fatigue almost always have some form of irregular blood sugar pattern such as hypoglycemia. In fact, many of the symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue are the same as those of hypoglycemia.

If you have Adrenal Fatigue, you are even more prone to hypoglycemia when under stress. Stress of any kind, even a mild stress such as a cold or an argument at home, increases your body’s demand for glucose. But at the same time your fatigued adrenals cannot produce enough cortisol to raise your blood sugar levels accordingly. This increased demand for and decreased availability of glucose creates a state of hypoglycemia. Your brain is particularly affected by this lack of glucose because glucose is it’s main fuel. It’s when your brain glucose is low that your symptoms of hypoglycemia appear.

One of the first symptoms of hypoglycemia is a craving for something sweet and there are real physiological reasons for this craving. When your body needs more energy your adrenal glands normally secrete cortisol to help convert glycogen (blood sugar stored in your liver), fats, proteins and carbohydrates into glucose (active blood sugar). However when something interferes with this conversion such as diminished cortisol levels due to Adrenal Fatigue, it’s difficult to raise your blood sugar levels. Your body then sends you a desperate message that it needs more sugar to make more energy.

But if you “treat” your hypoglycemia with sweet snacks and caffeine, you put your body on a constant roller coaster ride of blood sugar erratically rising and then falling about 45-90 minutes after each “sugar fix." By the end of the day, this can leave you feeling nearly exhausted. Recovering from this roller coaster ride may take an entire evening or even days. This has sometimes been characterized as driving with both the brakes and accelerator pushed simultaneously to the floor. With each blood sugar plunge your adrenal glands become more depleted and your hypoglycemia worsens. This not only throws your nervous system into turmoil, but can also lead to rapid weight gain, diabetes and other health problems.

In a physical survival situation hypoglycemia can be a serious condition. It might even lead to death because response times slow down, thinking easily becomes confused, muscular strength is weakened, and other problems occur which render you too helpless to effectively defend yourself or escape. To your body, hypoglycemia is a strong stressor, an emergency call to action, that further drains already fatigued adrenals. In this way, hypoglycemia and Adrenal Fatigue create a vicious cycle, each exacerbating the other.

To alleviate and prevent hypoglycemia, avoid low blood sugar dips by eating good quality proteins, fats and complex carbohydrates together at regular intervals throughout the day. If you suspect a food sensitivity or allergy, try to identify the problem foods and eliminate them. You must also support and repair your adrenal glands as well. Restoring already fatigued adrenals is a very important part of recovering from hypoglycemia. This is much easier when you use dietary supplements specifically designed for adrenal support and Adrenal Fatigue. They supply not only the specific nutrients your adrenal glands need to function properly but also the building blocks essential to repair.

With the right approach, hypoglycemia can be overcome.
you may wish to read Dr. James Wilson's Adrenal Fatigue book for additional information on hypoglycemia and low blood sugar -I believe he has a book for hyoglycemia too...


If you answered yes to one or more of these questions you may be suffering from Adrenal Fatigue

I have a PD diagnosis -but the doctor in Virginia believed brain damage occured, because of the hypoglycemia... and my crappy diet...

my sister has an MS diagnosis -that are only similiar in the fact they are both
dealing with the destruction of the brain...
but they are very very different!


you must tell me abit more if you wish me to try to give you
an educated idea? aka guess!

if your doctor gave you sinemet -he wanted to see if it helped you -
what does sinemet make you feel like? that is if you are taking sinemet...
actually
levodopa/carbidopa... the sinemet patent I believe is expired.

Sensory symptoms are a part of PD. Try not to focus on them. I used to get a cold wet sensation, which was so bizarre.