- Messages
- 13
- Type of diabetes
- Don't have diabetes
- Treatment type
- I do not have diabetes
Hiya, I'm new to the site after searching the internet for an answer to my almost daily migraines starting around the same time each day. It's looking like I could be Reactive Hypoglycemic. I haven't been to have any medical test, but trying to manage myself by diet and its proving a bit hit and miss. I'm trying to do low carb but can't manage high fat as it upsets my stomach following some unknown illness 8 ago. Weird spaced out and weak feelings seem to get better as I go through the day where I can stretch longer between meals. I also feel that I need to eat there and then and if I dont I go straight to a migraine that cannot be reversed no matter what I chuck at it (sugar, coffee, chocolate - sometime help sometimes dont) and there I stay all unbalanced for days until my body finally settles back down. I have recently discovered the 15:15 that seems to help which makes me think it is blood sugar related. I think if I could get the first part of the day sorted, it would be a good start. I can only go about 1.5 hours from breakfast till a snack and then only another 1 hr till a lunch break and then it get a longer stretch - 2 to 3 hours etc.
I think I eat healthy foods and no processed junk food. I try to eat fruit now with a few nuts so not on its own.
I had a wellness check at the docs and I was not pre diabetic or diabetic. I have had migraine since I was 14 but worse recently, possibly due to menopause starting to kick in may be affecting my hormones more, as I was always worse with migraine around period time which |i hear is when blood sugar levels can be disturbed, and I cannot get on with alcohol either and sleep seems an issue if I sleep too long as maybe then get a later breakfast. It all a mare to manage. Feel like I'm constantly keeping the wolf from the door!
I am also considering a continuous blood glucose monitor to find out if that may help. Any ideas where it is best to start or should I go to docs for a diagnosis and if so what tests would I be likely to need?
I think I eat healthy foods and no processed junk food. I try to eat fruit now with a few nuts so not on its own.
I had a wellness check at the docs and I was not pre diabetic or diabetic. I have had migraine since I was 14 but worse recently, possibly due to menopause starting to kick in may be affecting my hormones more, as I was always worse with migraine around period time which |i hear is when blood sugar levels can be disturbed, and I cannot get on with alcohol either and sleep seems an issue if I sleep too long as maybe then get a later breakfast. It all a mare to manage. Feel like I'm constantly keeping the wolf from the door!
I am also considering a continuous blood glucose monitor to find out if that may help. Any ideas where it is best to start or should I go to docs for a diagnosis and if so what tests would I be likely to need?