Hands shaking

Diabetes was the first thing that came to mind as well. But I wouldnt let your mind wonder too much. It could just as easily be a nutrient deficiency. What meds are you on? Anything that can cause neurotoxicity?

It could also be low blood sugar. The meter would let you know that also.

I can get that way and I'm not diabetic but I have been like that my whole life it seems. I would get tested for diabetes in your case.

Get your vitamin Bs checked as well as the blood sugar.

Are you using other OTC medications such as allergy meds?

How's your blood pressure or pulse during those times?

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The symptom sounds like low blood sugar rather than diabetes. Best to check with your doctor on this ... take care. If that's the Dx, you can probably manage it with some tweaking of diet + meal scheduling. / Old Hat (34 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

Old Hat..you may well be correct. I got my results back today, and whilst I am not Diabetic, my reading fell out of the reference range which was 65 - 99, and my result was 100, and so I was advised that I need to be careful, eat well, exercise etc. I am seeing my GI on Thursday, so he may want to run some more tests.

quincy....Yes, I eat plenty of protein, fish and meat, sometimes twice a day actually, and enough carbohydrates too, but it is possible I may have a vitamin deficiency, so I will have to look closely at that. I think I am going to have to have an endoscopy to make sure that there is nothing seriously wrong.

quincy.. If I feel hungry I eat, and if I don't eat immediately, then my hands will start to shake slightly at first, becoming progressively worse, the shaking becomes quite noticeable, and that happens every single time, all the time, and as soon as I eat it starts to fade, go away, and I can often feel hot and clammy when this happens. Like most people I have experienced symptoms of low blood sugar at some point in the past, but it would be a one off occurrence, this is something entirely different, I think it surfaced at some point after being diagnosed with U.C, but I am unsure exactly when, or why it is so aggressive now. I try not to let this happen by eating as soon as I feel hungry.

I would mention the bedwetting to your doctor as that can be a cause for concern ( unless you have history of bed wetting)
I hope you get to the bottom of this but it sounds like it is definitely related to blood sugar and possibly blood pressure but see if the shaking is at certain times of the day as in when you wake up
Or after eating certain foods
Please update us

That's sounds awful Poppie!! I hope you get to the bottom of what's causing these strange issues for you and that none of them indicate anything serious or chronic, UC is more than enough for one to handle.

So, I went to see my GI on Thursday, and he wants to do both an endoscopy and a colonoscopy in three weeks time. He thinks I may have Gastritis, however won't know for sure without taking a closer look, and whilst the colonoscopy is the last thing I want, I figured I probably should get it done whilst I'm in there, as I have not been tested since initially being diagnosed, and whilst I appear to be symptom free, I have had some pain under my ribs all the way down. I'm told it's possible that there could still be some inflammation there, so whilst having two procedures at once isn't exactly the most thrilling of prospects, on balance I think I need them to rule out anything major.

He also looked at my blood work for diabetes and he said I am pre-diabetic. Apparently there is potentially an increased risk factor for some people with UC getting Diabetes, however, I am sure that my lack of exercise has not helped, as I am not really into a lot of exercise, and would rather be doing other things! I suppose because I am slim, I was lulled into a false sense of security, and I could not really be bothered, however I now need to change this, and do more exercise.

I have also asked him when he carries out the endoscopy, to take a villi biopsy, because as many of you will already know, the small intestine is lined with tiny, finger-shaped tissues called villi, and the villi create a large surface that absorbs vitamins, sugars, and other nutrients as food passes through the small intestine, and when a person who has celiac disease eats gluten, the villi flatten out, and the intestinal lining becomes damaged, and so I think its important to know if I have a problem relating to this, although I have been Gluten free now for quite some time, and so I would hope that any damage would be healed.

I am seeing a Nutritionist on Monday, as it has become too difficult trying to figure out what I can and cannot eat, what works and what doesn't work, what makes my stomach bloat, and what makes my heart race, it's a constant battle that never ends! At the moment I can't even have a cup of tea (and as I'm English, this is obviously life threatening!) as I have had the worse reactions you can think of to tea! Basically, it appears I have MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) and apparently, there is a strong connection between MCS and the food I can and cannot eat.....just another potential fun condition, I constantly need to be aware of from now on!

I am also booked in to have a pelvic X-Ray next week at the hospital, due to pain in my coxis (tail bone) which is hopefully just some joint pain, and nothing more serious, such as some kind of swelling of the bone (arthritis) which is a fairly common by-product of UC.

Dikid..I have never taken steroids, but your right about lifestyle changes, and I plan on reversing this diagnosis through exercise, and of course carefully watching my diet.

Hypoglycemia is definitely a pre-diabetic sign. I used to have really bad hypoglycemic attacks and then I took swedish bitters and it went away. Often times if you take bitter medicines for the liver, these issues subside. The liver stores glycogen (the stored form of glucose) and releases it as needed. Sometimes the problem is not insulin resistance but glycogen storage, and during UC flares the liver tends to get burdened more than usual. Just some food for thought.

If bitters are too out there for you, look into oregon grape (mahonia). I take 1-2 drops 20 minutes before every meal, over the long term. It's a great liver tonic that's safe and I've helped many pre-diabetics with it. It also has a modulating effect on bacterial communities in the gut, at smaller doses. If you take higher doses it's basically an antibiotic that kills everything, so don't do that.