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Hypo problems ongoing 20 years not diabetic

Fayefaye1429 said:
Hello I understand where you are coming from. My x experienced similar things. He only had hypo feelings, when he had them sugar was all that could calm his shakes. He has collapsed from it to. He has ever test going. He has put his down to he does a lot of intense sport and he thinks it's that. Since doing a gi diet he has found he isn't having so many issues. He sticks to only medium g I food as its a diet to regulate the income and impact of sugar/carbs on your body engergy level. He finds this balances him. I don't know if that helps but diet of how quick and slow energy is released in your body might help
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What you eat and drink has so much to do with how an imbalance in your insulin production reacts!
The impact of having so many carbs and sugars has a great bearing on how your pancreas, liver, kidneys work to compensate for the extra glucose, glycogen and glucagon you are having in your bloodstream.
That's why, when, like me, my pancreas reacts with more insulin than needed, I have to limit my carbs and sugar to the minimal requirement to be healthy!
 
Thanks fayefaye, glad he's found a balance and hopefully i will too. I don't do sports but I know if I've had an active day i feel like this.
 
How wendolph if it helps there is a condition for people who struggle to keep from hypos but not diabetic. I believe he is going through testing at moment
 
Fayefaye1429 said:
How wendolph if it helps there is a condition for people who struggle to keep from hypos but not diabetic. I believe he is going through testing at moment
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Do have a look at the same link that Brunneria has posted above.
If he reads that, it might make a lot of sense to him!
 
I'm sure you will find a solution as determination is half the battle and you have it if I find out the name of the other condition I'll let you know but I think it's connected to thyroid but can't be sure he finds the diet helps so it might be worth a roll
 
Thanks fayefaye its all connected. I thought for years my brain fogs and weakness were the same thing. After reading up on different things I'm learning i might have a few different things. Only discovered my vitD defiency a few months ago. It all interacts with everything else.
 
My daughter has Hashimotos. She has started low carbing and even though her meds are not doing as well as she wants, the diet is making her feel better at times!
Thyroid conditions are known to cause blood glucose levels higher than normal!
 
Thats the thing as I have hypothyroidism, never checked if its hashimotos. Thyroid throws things out of whack. I defo need dr to define whats up with my blood. Dont want any more damage to my body. I feel double my age.
 
I am always amazed what the silent but yet loud things in other ways our bodies speak and do things. G r I wish I could have a good one to one chat with this body sometimes!! Lol
 
Wendolph said:
Thats the thing as I have hypothyroidism, never checked if its hashimotos. Thyroid throws things out of whack. I defo need dr to define whats up with my blood. Dont want any more damage to my body. I feel double my age.
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I know how you feel about the double the age feeling. Do t know if it helps maybe a shopping list for your doctor could help of what you would liked check why and what it means to get it done. Probably I am guessing mYbe done that hou
 
As soon as my gp said its panic attacks and have my periods stopped I changed gp. 1st appointment next week. I feel like a hypochondriac sometimes. I asked for my thyroid, vitamins and arthritis check and he said lets check this first..... Basically in December i woke with one knee not bending straightening, going to physio since and its mostly better now but other knee grinding possibly early osteoarthritis. Thats when I discovered low vitD causing my muscles to not hold the joints, yet fine in October. Bizarre I had to ask for the vitamin test as they refused to test for ms and other muscle disorders. Luckily on the mend.
 
Wendolph said:
As soon as my gp said its panic attacks and have my periods stopped I changed gp. 1st appointment next week. I feel like a hypochondriac sometimes. I asked for my thyroid, vitamins and arthritis check and he said lets check this first..... Basically in December i woke with one knee not bending straightening, going to physio since and its mostly better now but other knee grinding possibly early osteoarthritis. Thats when I discovered low vitD causing my muscles to not hold the joints, yet fine in October. Bizarre I had to ask for the vitamin test as they refused to test for ms and other muscle disorders. Luckily on the mend.
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I'm not going to rule out thyroid conditions but your bloods do show that you have probably a form of Hypoglycaemia. The panic attacks and the lots of different symptoms, a list as long as my arm. You do need to have something to take the docs for a referral, as an endocrinologist does both conditions. You need to record all that you eat and drink and your blood glucose results, he then will have something to work on!
 
Yeah, as im logging the blood levels I'm writing time of day and how long since eaten, what I've eaten and how I'm feeling. the mild attacks are bad enough, im just glad i caught a proper hypo. A couple of months ago I had a long drive to the family holiday, ate my usual sweets, didnt eat when we got there, walked around exploring with the family. got back to make dinner and suddenly I had the worse attack ever. Shaking, brain fog etc came on quick, i went for a lie down as i had no energy, i just lay there like a zombie, couldn't sleep, couldn't move, even when my daughter came to check on me i couldn't raise an arm or talk. That scared me. I wish I'd owned a meter then. Even to make my family aware. If I'd seen my diabetic father in that state i would've called an ambulance but me being 'normal' its put down to tiredness. Scary.
 
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Wendolph said:
As soon as my gp said its panic attacks and have my periods stopped I changed gp. 1st appointment next week. I feel like a hypochondriac sometimes. I asked for my thyroid, vitamins and arthritis check and he said lets check this first..... Basically in December i woke with one knee not bending straightening, going to physio since and its mostly better now but other knee grinding possibly early osteoarthritis. Thats when I discovered low vitD causing my muscles to not hold the joints, yet fine in October. Bizarre I had to ask for the vitamin test as they refused to test for ms and other muscle disorders. Luckily on the mend.
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dito! I have had terrible sleep problems for ages! I struggle to stay awake often and have asked for tests. I am finding these are the best doctors if you want referrals or test done new doctors to the surgery or locus because they don't have other stuff to consider
 
Wendolph said:
Yeah, as im logging the blood levels I'm writing time of day and how long since eaten, what I've eaten and how I'm feeling. the mild attacks are bad enough, im just glad i caught a proper hypo. A couple of months ago I had a long drive to the family holiday, ate my usual sweets, didnt eat when we got there, walked around exploring with the family. got back to make dinner and suddenly I had the worse attack ever. Shaking, brain fog etc came on quick, i went for a lie down as i had no energy, i just lay there like a zombie, couldn't sleep, couldn't move, even when my daughter came to check on me i couldn't raise an arm or talk. That scared me. I wish I'd owned a meter then. Even to make my family aware. If I'd seen my diabetic father in that state i would've called an ambulance but me being 'normal' its put down to tiredness. Scary.
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If you ever feel like again perhaps ring an ambulance as it sounds justified and the worse they can do is say no. Especially if you say suspected diabetic that way your not ruling it out but am being honest
 
Wendolph said:
Yeah, as im logging the blood levels I'm writing time of day and how long since eaten, what I've eaten and how I'm feeling. the mild attacks are bad enough, im just glad i caught a proper hypo. A couple of months ago I had a long drive to the family holiday, ate my usual sweets, didnt eat when we got there, walked around exploring with the family. got back to make dinner and suddenly I had the worse attack ever. Shaking, brain fog etc came on quick, i went for a lie down as i had no energy, i just lay there like a zombie, couldn't sleep, couldn't move, even when my daughter came to check on me i couldn't raise an arm or talk. That scared me. I wish I'd owned a meter then. Even to make my family aware. If I'd seen my diabetic father in that state i would've called an ambulance but me being 'normal' its put down to tiredness. Scary.
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I no longer do hypos!
I don't eat the baddies To make me hyper!

Don't use the usual way of treating hypos with glucose or sweets as they will create a yo yo effect. Have a cuppa and a plain biscuit, as this will raise your blood glucose levels up slowly!
 
Oh yeah! Nearly forgot! Have a small meal (low carb) after!

You will have to start eating up to 7 or 8 small meals a day, I have to eat something every 2-3 hours!
 
Beginning to see that. With the sugar craving and not knowing whats wrong, thats what you grab. When I hit a bad what i assume is a low i cant cook, i cant stand up straight. All i know is with my dad give him a glucose shot or sugary drink or choc til he's out of it, so i guess that's what I do. But knowledge is the key. I'll try less sugar next time.
 
Id been trying small meals already to lose weight and already seen the benefits, less 'attacks' apart from a busy week this week so haywire.
Oh and sleep -don't get me started lol, wake up loads every night, fall asleep if i sit down. Lol.
 
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