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Diabetics Signs Symptoms - Headaches
Headaches
There are many different headaches form mild to severe pain, the most common is the tensing of muscles in your neck and shoulders or migraine headaches.
Different Types of headaches are
- Tension headaches
- Low Blood Sugar headaches
- Migraine
- Sinus Headaches
- Cluster Headaches
- Allergies Headaches
- Food Intolerance headaches
Low Blood Sugar Headaches
This state normally happens when the blood sugar are low. After eating a lot of high carbohydrate or sugary foods this headache develops.
To prevent this happening
- Eat slow releasing carbohydrate foods (low GI) avoid pastries and sugar foods.
- Eat proteins at dinnertime
Allergy or Sinus headaches
These headaches are difficult to control because they are directly related to the environmental factor like pollution and polemist in the air. The sinuses are congested or a viral infection occurred
Symptoms
The area around the eyes is tender and the cheeks or forehead has pressure or pain
Treatment
Depending weather it is a infection or allergy Pain killers or allergy medication can be used. Nasal vasoconstrictors is also used when it is a infection allergy
Food Intolerance headaches
Some people have an allergy or intolerance to specific types (wheat, lactose e.g.) of food or drink.
Symptoms are the same as sinus headaches.
Treatment:
The best is to keep a food diary and work on a process of elimination. If the culprit (food) has been identified the best would be to avoid it all together.
Common foods to start your list with are, alcohol, sugar, spices, eggs, mushrooms, nuts, wheat and lactose.
Cluster headaches
These headaches happen in group and clusters.
Symptoms are watery eyes, nasal congestion and drooping eyelids. Pain is on side of head, behind eyes or near temples. These headaches occurs for a short period of time and in group/clusters.
Treatments
This type of headaches is normally stress induced. Regular exercise, yoga and meditation have proven to be very effective.
Tension headaches
This is the most common headache and it is caused by muscle tension in the neck or shoulders. The result is pressure or tightness in the head. Over the counter medicine will normally give relieve.
Migraine
This is the most severe headache and can sometimes last for a few days. Migraines are hereditary and run in the family. Migraines are not related to brain tumors or strokes.
Signs and Symptoms
- Pounding /throbbing pain
- Sound and light sensitivity
- Vomiting
- Appetite loss
- Paleness
Causes
· Foods. Chocolates, wine/alcohol, e.g.
· Caffeine
· Changing meal times
· Sleep routine changes
· Stress
· Menstruation
If any of medical these signs and symptoms occurs it best to get professional advice from a GP or medical officer. The in formation on this site should only be used as a reference and not as a guide because we are not on site to asses the actual situation.
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