[pct-l] Hypovolemic Hyponatremia

[jkeener at electricpath.com (Jim Keener)]

It's entirely possible that low blood sugar was a problem for me in that
area, as well. I was not eating well.


On 4/20/05 9:18 PM, "Gary Wright" <at2002@mac.com> wrote:

> 
> On Apr 20, 2005, at 7:44 PM, Jim Keener wrote:
>> In the recent thread on this subject, several people mentioned problems
>> during the climb near Mission Creek.
> 
> Funny, I had a couple bad hours right in that area also last year.
> It was a very hot day and in the few hours hiking after siesta I
> was very weak and a bit nauseous but I felt it was that I hadn't had
> enough
> to eat.  I had the same exact thing happen to me in 2002 climbing
> Killington
> Mt. on the AT.  They were both "big days" and I just hadn't put enough
> fuel in the body. Basically my blood sugar crashed and I bonked.
> In both cases I just stopped, had something to eat (sugar/candy)
> and felt much better afterward. I slowed down for the rest of the day.
> 
> I wonder if the symptoms of low-blood sugar are similar to Hypovolemic
> hyponatremia?
>