Odd Sweet Taste In Mouth...

**Built** · 05-25-2009, 02:49 PM

Your sugars are fine, you're not on a keto diet...

The only thing I've ever heard of being associated with chronic sweet taste is Bell's Palsy (I know someone who had this with the sweet taste, and it went away).

A quick google search also brought up hyponatremia - have you recently dropped your salt intake, or increased sweating or water intake? Low salt levels can sometimes be associated with a sweet taste in the mouth. Maybe salt your food a bit extra and see if it resolves?

juggernaut · 05-25-2009, 05:21 PM

salt a lemon, suck it down and take in some tequila

Yanick · 05-25-2009, 11:53 PM

Get to a doc and get checked out, like Built said it could be a neuro problem (ie epilepsy/seizures...if I remember correctly you get chronic migraines which have an association to seizures/epilepsy if memory serves). Diabetes dx's are not really made from finger sticks (some MD's probably do make them but that doesn't mean its right, capillary glucose is not accurate enough to make a Dx from what I know), the real test is a Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). Overnight fast, they give you glucose syrup and measure blood sugar at specific intervals.

I guess you can try and eat a bunch of carbs to make sure you are not in ketosis as even with moderate amounts of carbs you might still hit ketosis if your activity level is sufficient.

I'd say get checked out and cleared first, maybe push for a referral to a specialist if your MD just writes this off as nothing.

juggernaut · 05-26-2009, 06:21 AM

actually, right after a seizure, I'd be debilitated to a point where the shades had to be shut, no lights on and no tv. Good point Yanick. Although I dont think its that. If has epilepsy, he'd know.

nkira · 05-26-2009, 08:07 AM

I am not epileptic & zero seizures till date....

But I have confirmed diagnosis of migraine....with Photophobia and Phonophobia During Migraine, & no aura.

Yanick · 05-26-2009, 10:37 AM

Having a seizure does not mean you're epileptic. Not all epilepsy begins in childhood, there are adult onset epilepsies. As well, not all seizures are what people think of seizures. IE loss of consciousness, 'flopping' around on the floor, confusion etc afterward. Focal seizures or partial onset seizures are characterized by no loss of consciousness with altered sensorium, IE funny tastes, smells etc.

I'm not diagnosing you or anything, just offering another opinion that hasn't been given in the thread and hoping that you have all of your bases covered.

nkira · 05-26-2009, 10:59 AM

I know what you mean Yanick, My moms epilepsy is adult onset, so i know it's possible.

My mom has her appointment with the neurologist, I'll consult him.

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05-25-2009, 11:53 PM	#33
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,231	Get to a doc and get checked out, like Built said it could be a neuro problem (ie epilepsy/seizures...if I remember correctly you get chronic migraines which have an association to seizures/epilepsy if memory serves). Diabetes dx's are not really made from finger sticks (some MD's probably do make them but that doesn't mean its right, capillary glucose is not accurate enough to make a Dx from what I know), the real test is a Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). Overnight fast, they give you glucose syrup and measure blood sugar at specific intervals. I guess you can try and eat a bunch of carbs to make sure you are not in ketosis as even with moderate amounts of carbs you might still hit ketosis if your activity level is sufficient. I'd say get checked out and cleared first, maybe push for a referral to a specialist if your MD just writes this off as nothing. "The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge." -Barry Marshall, Nobel Laureate

05-26-2009, 10:37 AM	#36
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,231	Having a seizure does not mean you're epileptic. Not all epilepsy begins in childhood, there are adult onset epilepsies. As well, not all seizures are what people think of seizures. IE loss of consciousness, 'flopping' around on the floor, confusion etc afterward. Focal seizures or partial onset seizures are characterized by no loss of consciousness with altered sensorium, IE funny tastes, smells etc. I'm not diagnosing you or anything, just offering another opinion that hasn't been given in the thread and hoping that you have all of your bases covered. "The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge." -Barry Marshall, Nobel Laureate

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05-25-2009, 05:21 PM	#32
juggernaut Creator of Chaos Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,463 Photos: 2	salt a lemon, suck it down and take in some tequila

05-26-2009, 06:21 AM	#34
juggernaut Creator of Chaos Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,463 Photos: 2	actually, right after a seizure, I'd be debilitated to a point where the shades had to be shut, no lights on and no tv. Good point Yanick. Although I dont think its that. If has epilepsy, he'd know.