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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
Hi,
I'm new but have been doing a LOT of reading. I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia about 7 years ago but had been dealing with the symptoms of it since my mid teens. I was told to go on a low carb diet and that was the end of it. I found I got too tired as I cycled everywhere at that time and went low GI instead. When I stray too far from that, my symptoms return.
About 2 years ago, I got very ill with exhaustion, headaches, aches and pains, severe palpitations, dizzy spells etc and went through a whole battery of tests and referrals. All my bloods were normal but I was referred to Rheumatology. More tests and still nothing.
This year, I twigged that my palpitations and anxiety seemed linked to food and eating. Having done a lot of research then, my GP confirmed that my BG levels were never checked throughout this whole time. I have since bought a BG monitor and began investigating what's happening with my body in relation to food myself. Initially I thought it was all in my head as my readings were around 5-6 until i had a few of kids sweets after dinner one evening, boom, 9.2 2 hrs later. Fasting test the next morning was 4.2 though so good news on that front.
I ran out of strips and am only just getting to grips with how much I need to test in order to really find out what's going on. I would rather do that now than go for tests at the Dr's which only tell part of the story and I HATE blood tests so whether it's RH or prediabetes, I am yet to find out.
I'm new but have been doing a LOT of reading. I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia about 7 years ago but had been dealing with the symptoms of it since my mid teens. I was told to go on a low carb diet and that was the end of it. I found I got too tired as I cycled everywhere at that time and went low GI instead. When I stray too far from that, my symptoms return.
About 2 years ago, I got very ill with exhaustion, headaches, aches and pains, severe palpitations, dizzy spells etc and went through a whole battery of tests and referrals. All my bloods were normal but I was referred to Rheumatology. More tests and still nothing.
This year, I twigged that my palpitations and anxiety seemed linked to food and eating. Having done a lot of research then, my GP confirmed that my BG levels were never checked throughout this whole time. I have since bought a BG monitor and began investigating what's happening with my body in relation to food myself. Initially I thought it was all in my head as my readings were around 5-6 until i had a few of kids sweets after dinner one evening, boom, 9.2 2 hrs later. Fasting test the next morning was 4.2 though so good news on that front.
I ran out of strips and am only just getting to grips with how much I need to test in order to really find out what's going on. I would rather do that now than go for tests at the Dr's which only tell part of the story and I HATE blood tests so whether it's RH or prediabetes, I am yet to find out.