Hi due to the fact I have a serve disease that makes me sick, I got taken into hospital with bloods of 7.6 after not eating for 24 hours, I'm contunious tired and always drinking and doing bathroom breaks but the gp said my bloods are normal should I go back as the tiredness is leading too blackouts if I eat anything with sugar in.
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NicoleC1971
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I think your GP is right. Something else is afoot that is causing your symptoms. You can ask for n HBA1c which is a blood sugar average over 3 months but a single blood sugar reading can't diagnose you.
There's no need to eat anything with sugar in it particularly if it is making you feel unwell.
There's no need to eat anything with sugar in it particularly if it is making you feel unwell.
HSSS
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So you feel awful after eating sugary things? So bad you black out and are exhausted? You have another illness that caused a hospital visit where they found blood glucose of 7.6 despite not eating? You definitely need to go back and ask more questions
Which bloods did your dr say were normal? Hba1c or fasting blood glucose or random blood glucose?
Presumably as you were in hospital you were unwell and stressed. That alone could raise the bgl they took then.
Have you heard of reactive hypoglycaemia? Look it up. It’s not diabetes and tests for that appear normal but it is a reaction to carbs and sugar. It causes you to shoot up with glucose briefly but then over respond and end up low, feeling exhausted and terrible. Ask your dr specifically about it if the symptoms fit. Often gp’s know little about it and it needs an endocrinologist to diagnose it with extended OGTT under supervision. Fundamentally treatment is avoiding a lot of carbs (same as type 2 treatment) so you don’t get the overreaction.
Which bloods did your dr say were normal? Hba1c or fasting blood glucose or random blood glucose?
Presumably as you were in hospital you were unwell and stressed. That alone could raise the bgl they took then.
Have you heard of reactive hypoglycaemia? Look it up. It’s not diabetes and tests for that appear normal but it is a reaction to carbs and sugar. It causes you to shoot up with glucose briefly but then over respond and end up low, feeling exhausted and terrible. Ask your dr specifically about it if the symptoms fit. Often gp’s know little about it and it needs an endocrinologist to diagnose it with extended OGTT under supervision. Fundamentally treatment is avoiding a lot of carbs (same as type 2 treatment) so you don’t get the overreaction.
Ronancastled
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My first thought too although to blackout post carbs is an even more dramatic reaction than normal for that condition.
Perhaps @Lamont D could advise.
Lamont D
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I can't add anything except for more information.
We can't diagnose but we can give advice about how to treat and control the conditions.
I was exactly the same, I was ill, I kept falling asleep, knackered, I didn't have a clue, nor did my doctors, I was putting on a lot of weight. They kept saying it was my misdiagnosed T2. My Hba1c was normal, my fasting was normal. It was only post prandial when something happened. The symptoms were really bad.
I was constantly going hypo.
The reason why? I produce too much insulin, as a secondary insulin response to the quick spike. This excess insulin is what puts me into hypo.
For me, it was the carbs, I'm carb intolerant and my condition is called' Late Reactive Hypoglycaemia'!
However, it is possible to control the condition by discovering how certain foods affect you.
You need an endocrinologist who has had experience with rare metabolic conditions like my condition. And yes it is quite rare. This is why your GP doesn't have a clue. And because of this, you need a referral to a specialist endocrinologist. So the diagnostic tests can be done.
Keep safe, keep asking, let us know how you get on.
We can't diagnose but we can give advice about how to treat and control the conditions.
I was exactly the same, I was ill, I kept falling asleep, knackered, I didn't have a clue, nor did my doctors, I was putting on a lot of weight. They kept saying it was my misdiagnosed T2. My Hba1c was normal, my fasting was normal. It was only post prandial when something happened. The symptoms were really bad.
I was constantly going hypo.
The reason why? I produce too much insulin, as a secondary insulin response to the quick spike. This excess insulin is what puts me into hypo.
For me, it was the carbs, I'm carb intolerant and my condition is called' Late Reactive Hypoglycaemia'!
However, it is possible to control the condition by discovering how certain foods affect you.
You need an endocrinologist who has had experience with rare metabolic conditions like my condition. And yes it is quite rare. This is why your GP doesn't have a clue. And because of this, you need a referral to a specialist endocrinologist. So the diagnostic tests can be done.
Keep safe, keep asking, let us know how you get on.
