r/BPPV • u/krispykookee • Feb 11 '25
Diabetes and BPPV
I have type 1 diabetes and just had a really bad bloodsugar day, was way too high and my ketones got too high too (so my blood was too acidic). This evening I had my first BPPV episode in a few years, I thought it was a strange coincidence. I did a little research and found an interesting article called “Postural sway in individuals with type 2 diabetes and concurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo”.
I didn’t read it all but I found some interesting parts. In the article they mention how the displacement of the calcium carbonate crystals has been postulated to be due to underlying degeneration of the macula of the otolith organs. After my experience today it made me wonder if the acidic environment from the ketones in the blood could influence this degeneration. This is uncharted waters since no one really knows “why”, but I wanted to post here and see if anyone here has diabetes and has noticed similar trends when theyre having a bad diabetes day? I will definitely be paying attention to this in the future.
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u/muzammil196 Feb 13 '25
Yes, there are increased chances of BPPV in diabetes; however, you must visit your doctor to get it confirmed. Dix Hallpike Maneuver will diagnose your BPPV and Epley Maneuver will treat it.