Hi all, I could really use some help understanding what's going on. I'm on the edge of panic about this and really need to hear from others who have experienced this. I have an appointment with an Endocronologist on Tuesday, but would love any advice or understanding of what's going on from you all.
Background: I was extremely overweight, 330 pounds at 6'2" tall. I also drank a ton of alcohol daily. I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes with an A1C around 10.4 in October 2019. I started on Metformin and a weight loss plan, and totally stopped drinking anything but water and I still only drink water. I lost 130 pounds by November 2020. I slowly reduced my Metformin as my sugar levels kept dropping. I would routinely wake up with sugar around 70-75, and my A1C was down to routinely in the range of 4.9 - 5.3. One night in December 2020 I woke up in the middle of the night and passed out and fell to the floor on the way to get some food, due to what I believed was low blood sugar. I was very fortunate to not get seriously hurt, I fell into a wall. My Metformin was reduced again, and now I'm off of all diabetes medication since February 3, 2021. Two weeks ago, I started getting a tingling in my lips and the tip of my tongue almost daily in the early afternoon. One week ago while I was out for a walk I suddenly had such low blood sugar I had to sit on the side of the road until my spouse got me sugar, which was scary. I now carry glucose tablets with me always. The day after that incident, about a week ago, I got a Dexcom G6. One other data point, I've had this tingling lips for about 2 weeks, and the past 4 weeks at work have been outrageously stressful, so it could be linked timing-wise to a stressful time period, or to the fact that I stopped Metformin in early February.
Since I've had the experience of passing out and falling down, I'm extremely anxious about it happening again and I'm watching my blood sugar updates excessively. Whenever my blood sugar is dropping somewhat fast (3-5 mg/dl every 5 minutes) and it's down around 75 I start panicking and eating sugar so it doesn't get below 70. My blood sugar rarely gets above 130 after eating as long as I stay away from highly carby foods.
Does this sound like reactive hypoglycemia to you all? Has anyone developed this condition after losing weight and getting off of Metformin? Has anyone developed this condition/these symptoms during a particularly stressful time period?
Thank you so much.
Background: I was extremely overweight, 330 pounds at 6'2" tall. I also drank a ton of alcohol daily. I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes with an A1C around 10.4 in October 2019. I started on Metformin and a weight loss plan, and totally stopped drinking anything but water and I still only drink water. I lost 130 pounds by November 2020. I slowly reduced my Metformin as my sugar levels kept dropping. I would routinely wake up with sugar around 70-75, and my A1C was down to routinely in the range of 4.9 - 5.3. One night in December 2020 I woke up in the middle of the night and passed out and fell to the floor on the way to get some food, due to what I believed was low blood sugar. I was very fortunate to not get seriously hurt, I fell into a wall. My Metformin was reduced again, and now I'm off of all diabetes medication since February 3, 2021. Two weeks ago, I started getting a tingling in my lips and the tip of my tongue almost daily in the early afternoon. One week ago while I was out for a walk I suddenly had such low blood sugar I had to sit on the side of the road until my spouse got me sugar, which was scary. I now carry glucose tablets with me always. The day after that incident, about a week ago, I got a Dexcom G6. One other data point, I've had this tingling lips for about 2 weeks, and the past 4 weeks at work have been outrageously stressful, so it could be linked timing-wise to a stressful time period, or to the fact that I stopped Metformin in early February.
Since I've had the experience of passing out and falling down, I'm extremely anxious about it happening again and I'm watching my blood sugar updates excessively. Whenever my blood sugar is dropping somewhat fast (3-5 mg/dl every 5 minutes) and it's down around 75 I start panicking and eating sugar so it doesn't get below 70. My blood sugar rarely gets above 130 after eating as long as I stay away from highly carby foods.
Does this sound like reactive hypoglycemia to you all? Has anyone developed this condition after losing weight and getting off of Metformin? Has anyone developed this condition/these symptoms during a particularly stressful time period?
Thank you so much.
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