I don't use the lotion, it made my skin and legs really tight and numb. 80 isn't high but for me is very uncomfortable. its is beating fast but not pumping much blood. Anytime I have any gluten or sugar it goes hay wire as well. I decreased my magnesium to 2 a day and have been keeping more normal.


My resting heart rate is 55 bpm. it has always been really low I was told becuase I am a runner and tall. Anything above 70 bpm and I start getting uncomfortable. My blood pressure also gets low after I eat, 90/54 bpm 50. my regular BP is about 105/65. I am not dizzy at the time but do feel very tired after I eat. Possibly related to my stomach artey issues. My heart skips 1 or 2 beats a day. I get one at 11:00 am sometimes and almost every single day at 4:00 pm. It is so regular I can almost predict it. I start feeling a little different and then 30 seconds later it skips and then I am fine. I saw a cardiologist and he said it was normal, I am anything but normal.

So I slept through the night for 4 nights in a row. DIdn't do anything different other than maybe was more active those days. Last night though was horrible and I woke up at 2:00 but this time very hypoclycemic. My heart was racing and palpatating and I was shaking and sweaty so bad, I nearly wet the bed I was so out of control. It was the first night I have ever had to wake my wife and ask for help. She ran and got me a banana and I felt better in about 20 minutes. I just had my glucose reading done on friday and it was in the normal limits(90). I eat the same dinner everynight, bowl of gltuen free rice cheerios and coconut milk. I am very limited on what I can eat. Might try something with more protein before I go to sleep. I didn't notice it before but this is likely what has been causing me to wake up, it was just more intense last night.

When your blood glucose dips.... you can get very nasty effects during the long night. I get nightmares sometimes.

I use Zone nutritional bars if I can't get back to sleep, at 2am..etc. The non-chocolate ones are best for me. Zone Perfect has a nice balance of protein to carb, so as to keep insulin from spiking. I get mine at Target where they have a big selection of flavors. There are slow carb bars at pharmacies now called Glucerna. This releases carbs very slowly and prevents dips during the night. They make liquid versions too.

You might also try Kefir... I find it makes a satisfying snack too.

Thanks- I don't think I can have Zone bars. I can't eat nuts, sugar, gluten or dairy. I eat eggs but today they made my blood sugar worse after. I had to quit kefir this week cause it caused my heart to go into tachycardia and blood pressure to be too low for half a day. Its funny that my nerves have gotten better but my heart palps and tachycardia and stomach continue to get worse and are even more sensitive.

Hi Lewie,
I just posted on a different thread and it made me think of you.

I was saying I'm sleeping so much better now. I found out I was vitamin D deficient. It seems after a few days on vitamin D3 I have been sleeping so much better.

Have you had your vitamin D level checked recently?

Hopeful

I haven't recently had it tested. I have been taking vitamin d supplements though. Thanks for thinking of me. I will have my doctor give it a test next time I go in.