Yesterday at 5 PM I had fried rice with curry sauce, a bit like Japanese curry. I had it in this big soup bowl. I went to sleep at 8 PM because I felt tired, and woke up at 6:30 AM. I felt dizzy and couldn’t stop thinking about food. I had a can of Dr Pepper which helped with the dizzy feeling. At 12 PM I walked down to the chip shop to get a bag of chips and a potato cake for dinner but they had a problem with the machines so they said they’d be open later. I didn’t want to go back there because it’s cold, so I had a plate of frozen chips instead and a Yazoo milkshake I got from the shop since I wanted to spend some of my money.

I keep getting this and I don’t know why. Even my mum was confused about why I felt so famished despite me eating less than 24 hours ago. My granddad was diabetic so I’m worrying if this could be pre diabetes or something or if this is a normal thing people get?

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      This is really a conversation you should have with a doctor, and not randos on the internet.

      But there’s a few things- you seem to have had a massive carb load (the fried rice), which can make you drowsy (even if the rice is a low glycemic carb, enough is still going to spike your blood sugar.)

      Your body then responds by producing insulin, which reduces blood sugars, if blood sugar shot up quickly, the body works to bring it back into balance quickly.

      Which, 13 hours later led to low blood sugar and wanting to eat something.

      The reason you need to talk with a doctor is because none of us are going to adequately diagnose anything wrong (and it could be more than a potential for diabetes or being prediabetic.)

      With your mention of your father that is a risk factor so it might be a good idea to check anyhow.

      The dizziness is an indication of low blood sugars, by the way. Which a can of soda is a frequent form of first-care.

      13+ hours is a long time to go without some kind of food intake (or drinks.), though, so you may want to take a look at your eating habits if it’s a regular occurrence and doctors don’t see anything alarming.

      • AGoldLovingTomboy@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        It’s not every day, but I would say it’s every other day, despite my eating habits being stable. I’ve booked an appointment though, just to be on the safe side.