http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/03/gupta-everyone-in-our-group-got-altitude-sickness/ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:13:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/03/gupta-everyone-in-our-group-got-altitude-sickness/#comment-3940 Starr A Miller Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:38:31 +0000 http://cnnpagingdrgupta.wordpress.com/?p=271#comment-3940 Living in Flagstaff AZ at an altitude of 7000 feet I experienced altitude sickness 3 years a go when I relocated here. Being a diabetic I felt awful. My sugars were all over the place, I was lightheaded and nauseated, it took me almost 2 months to stabilize. I later learned that oxygen levels for people who live here are around 96% and that is why so many people here try to walk or bike more then taking the car. Living in Flagstaff AZ at an altitude of 7000 feet I experienced altitude sickness 3 years a go when I relocated here. Being a diabetic I felt awful. My sugars were all over the place, I was lightheaded and nauseated, it took me almost 2 months to stabilize.
I later learned that oxygen levels for people who live here are around 96% and that is why so many people here try to walk or bike more then taking the car.

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