Many of you notice me shaking, not everyone does, or when you do it’s in conditions where you’re keeping an eye out on your friends’ health and you worry that I’m drinking too much or not eating at all. Well….
I’ve had tremors for years and years now, I first noticed when I was in my early 20’s. I complained once to my Father, who held up his hand and showed me his shaking too. It’s genetic.
Pressed by other family, I went to a doctor and he said “You seem fine, no Parkinson’s, no tumors, no imbalance to your strength…you’ve got a congenital shaking that is of little to no impact in your life – I wouldn’t worry about it, carry on.”
So, it’s genetic, it’s not of negative impact to my quality of life.
What happens though is….it becomes more pronounced the more weight I lose and I’ve lost between 30-40lbs in the last two years depending on whose scale you believe.
It also becomes pronounced if my blood sugar drops, just like anyone else who might shake, so if I don’t eat or if it’s hot and I’m burning calories like crazy, then I might shake as well.
So, congratulate me on my weight loss, if you’re really worried ask when I ate last or had some water…otherwise, “there’s no cause for alarm…a little surprise around every corner, but nothing dangerous.”
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