# Diet? Shotness of breath w exertion- Heart or Diabetes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 14, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224 "2013-10-14T16:24:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eejjdd3\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@eejjdd3\_gmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eejjdd3_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224/1 "2013-10-14T16:24:10Z")
Hi, I have Shortness of breath w exertion- Heart or Diabetes? I recently went on a diet of LOW FAT and Salads for 1 month, and lost 30 lbs. However I had forgotten that If I eat sweet fruit or any thing with a lot of SUGAR in it, I immediately get VERY short of breath, and if I exert myself at all I become dizzy and MUST sit down and recuperate. (I feel if I didn’t I would pass out. Have a sugar intolerance?, and what to do about it to NOT have to live the rest of my life without being active at all??? Thanks Ed Johnson ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224/2 "2013-10-14T16:28:52Z")
I would get checked out immediately. No Dr here but several friends have complained of shortness of breath and had clogged arteries. They didn’t go the the Dr and paid the price, nothing to fool with. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224/3 "2013-10-14T16:31:10Z")
Medical advice is best suited to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224/4 "2013-10-14T16:31:19Z")
(never mind - Colibri beat me to it) ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224/5 "2013-10-14T16:49:08Z")
You lost thirty pounds in a month? That seems like an awful lot to lose that quickly. Is it possible that you’re not eating enough, and that’s why you’re getting dizzy during physical activity? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224/6 "2013-10-14T17:06:01Z")
Shortness of breath is associated with heart, NOT diabetes. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diet-shotness-of-breath-w-exertion-heart-or-diabetes/671224/7 "2013-10-14T17:19:55Z")
Shortness of breath can also be a sign of asthma. 30lbs of weight loss in a month is unusual, even on a diet. Bottom line _go to a doctor_ and get checked out. This is not something that can be addressed on a message board.