I had an experience last night that was one of the weirdest things that's happened to me as an adult (and somewhat scary as well). It happened to me one other time several years ago, but not to this extent.
I've been feeling pretty good recently - been having good workouts, not been ill to speak of (aside from the bout of congestion I had a few weeks back). Last night was no exception. I finished my workout (even increased my reps in each set by two) and felt great! Went back in the house, made up a protein shake, and sat down to relax & watch some tv. Between 15-30 minutes later, I started to get cold & just felt a little odd. Within 1-2 minutes, I was so cold I was shaking so much I almost couldn't stand up. My first instinct was to get in the shower & warm my body up. As I passed the thermostat, I turned it up to 78�F, then got in the shower. After about 5 minutes I had to sit, and then went between sitting with head in hands, to needing to lie down in the tub. Based on how long I know my hot water usually lasts, I must have been in there for 30-45 minutes. After the hot water ran out and I got out to dry off, I found that my skin was red from how hot the water was, yet I was still freezing. I then remembered the one other time I had an issue after a workout where I got light-headed during a gym workout & thought I was going to pass out on the drive home. That time I got home & lay on the floor for a while, then got a high-carb workout drink & started to feel better.
Remembering this made me think that maybe my blood sugar had crashed, since I hadn't had much to eat that day, so I got my sweats on, grabbed a yogurt & went back in the bathroom to eat it, as the house hadn't warmed up enough yet. I started to feel minimally better (wasn't shivering anymore), so I went to the bedroom to grab a few layers to put on. another 15 minutes or so later, I was warm enough to grab my sleeping bag & sit to watch some more tv. I reheated last night's pasta & tried to eat that, but only managed half, as I started to feel progressively worse. Within another 15 minutes or so, I started to feel like I do when I actually do get sick, so I took my temperature & I was at 102.7�F and stayed there for the rest of the night. I ended up taking some acetaminophen & later, some ibuprofen to help with the fever, then went to bed. Had to get up at one point because my heart wouldn't slow down, and it made me curious - I got my watch & checked it & I was running about 115-120bpm. Is that common with illness? I don't remember that before...
Woke up in the middle of the night when the fever broke, got out of my sweats & went back to sleep. When I woke up this morning, the only reminder I had of last night's misery was that one vertebrae was "out of joint". I feel fine now, no illness, no congestion, no weakness or chill... All I can think is that the fever was in reaction to my blood sugar getting so low (if that's even what it was - I'm pretty confident in it though). I've just never heard of that kind of a reaction, but it really couldn't have been a fever due to illness, as I've never had/heard of an illness (with a fever that severe) running its course in less than 12 hrs. Then again, what do I know?
Anyone have any insight, or medical knowledge regarding either exercise-induced hypoglycemia, or short-lived illnesses? I'd really like to know what it was I was dealing with last night.
As a side note, I was supposed to go last night to see Meg_D play a solo gig. I haven't seen her play on her own in months, and was really looking forward to it! To make matters worse, she sent me a text saying she saw on facespace that I was coming down & she wondered when, because she didn't know anyone there & wanted to hang out. I feel really bad/guilty that I couldn't make it, I've been telling her for a while how much I've been looking forward to her next solo show. Hell, I would have gone regardless of the fever (done it before for friend's shows, more than once), but I was pretty weak & worried that I'd pass out on the drive or something. :-(
9:51 p.m. - 2012-12-08
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