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Sat Dec 22 07:33:30 EST 2012

i have type 2 diabetes, low aldasteron and posteral hypotension is there a quick way to tell the differance between the 3 when i get dizzy?

Asked By: mquinlan4

Category: Blood Glucose Monitoring

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only on 1500 metformin and 15mg of midrine and .2mg of florin f a day. it only happends everyonce and a while but thiers no way to know if its just dehydration or low bp or low blood sugar. i do carry my metter but not always helpfull. thanks.

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