After eating a meal after heavy exercise, I sometimes get a sinus headache. What does it mean?
I've been told maybe it's something to do with how our blood sugar level is low after exercise and eating a meal can raise it quite a bit, hence this leading to the sinus headache...but is it normal? Does it mean I have diabetes? What can I do to treat it?
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1. Wow, well this is an interesting one. I'm not so sure how a sinus headache and a sudden increase in blood sugar are related, but i suppose there are ways to find out if this is indeed the case. The way to do this would be to actually check your blood sugar. If i were you i would avoid actually going out and buying a meter and just find a friend who has one (just use fresh lancelets, don't use theirs!!!!). I did this before i found out that i was hypoglycemic. It's not like you are taking someone elses medicine or something. Using the meter, you can check two things. First you can see where you blood sugar is at after you excersise, right before your meal, and then compare it to after your meal, most preferably when you actually have the headache. And second you can check your fasting blood sugar, or your sugar immediately upon waking up before you eat anything. A fasting blood sugar level under 100 milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood (mg/dL) is considered normal. If your blood sugar level is 100 to 125mg/dL, you could have prediabetes. I wouldn't rely on this for diagnosis, but this definitely can give you an idea and something you can take to your doctor.I'm not sure of the possibility, but if you are having sinus issues after eating you may also want to pay attention to what you eat and the possibility of a food allergy? I can't elaborate too much on this not knowing a lot about your situation though. I'll just say that food allergies are actually quite common. I have an allergy to gluten, and although i don't usually have a lot of sinus pressure, i can sometimes feel a little in the cheek area.
So i don't know if this is a tremendous amount of help, but at least you can have ways of checking yourself for the diabetes. If you can't resolve this and it becomes an issue i would definitely suggest going to your doctor. It's always easier when you've already ruled out some possibilites for the doctor (although some are too stubborn to listen). Good luck!!!!
