While most people are concerned about too high of a blood sugar level due to diabetes, you can also have problems if your blood sugar level gets too low. A low blood sugar level is called hypoglycemia. If you do not have enough blood sugar or...
Gravity causes blood pooling in the legs on standing. Compensatory mechanisms in the cardiovascular system typically prevent a drop in blood pressure associated with the increased blood volume in the legs. Certain conditions, however, may...
Reactive hypoglycemia is low blood sugar that occurs after a meal. If your doctor diagnoses you with reactive hypoglycemia, you will have to make changes to your diet to prevent your blood sugar from falling. The National Diabetes Information...
If you experience fatigue and headaches after eating, you might be suffering from a condition known as reactive hypoglycemia, also called postprandial hypoglycemia, which is characterized by decreased blood glucose levels one to three hours after...
Exercise-induced asthma means that asthma symptoms only show during or right after exercise. Symptoms occur when your airways tighten and produce extra mucus. Autonomic dysfunction, or dysautonomia, is a disorder involving the nervous system...
Exercise, along with a well balanced diet and medicinal therapy, is an important part of good diabetes control. Adopting a physically active lifestyle will also help you with overall energy and self-confidence. It may also prevent or reduce the...
Your metabolism, temperature, heart action and digestion are all controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, or SNS, and the parasympathetic nervous system. Ideally, these two systems are balanced, but either system can become overactive and...
Cosopt is the brand name of a combination ophthalmic drop manufactured by Merck. Cosopt contains two different active ingredients, timolol and dorzolamide. Cosopt is used to treat glaucoma, or high intraocular (eye) pressure which damages the...
