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Hi all!
Please give me som input so I can understand what my underlying health issue might be. I've had problems with low blood sugar for 20+ years. If I let more than 3 hours pass without eating, I start feeling nervous, have a hard time thinking straight, and get a headache. Eventually I start shaking and get a cold sweat. But strangely, if I do physical work, like carpentry, I can go on for longer without getting this feeling.
I've always thought that this is the opposite of diabetes. However, when I check my blood glucose values, they are always in the upper range, and one time even slightly above the range, indicating pre-diabetes. This is 12 hr fasting blood glucose, so when taking the blood sample I always feel symptoms of low blood sugar. Now it seems to me that my problem isn't low blood sugar, but instead something related, perhaps insulin sensitivity.
Last few weeks the symptoms have gotten stronger, and I now also have numbness in hands and feet and frequent headaches. If I don't plan my evening meal carefully, I will wake up in the middle of night, all sweaty and with a super strong craving for food. Last few months I've also had some symptoms that are typical for diabetes: low energy, blurry vision, loss of body weight, poor blood circulation, and the need to pee frequently. But I don't have excessive thirst or a dry mouth. My urine doesn't smell sweet.
What could it be? Government healthcare can't figure it out. I've done the typical blood checks, and everything looks normal. I need ideas for more specific things to check for.
Very grateful for suggestions.
Regards,
Bjorn, Sweden
Please give me som input so I can understand what my underlying health issue might be. I've had problems with low blood sugar for 20+ years. If I let more than 3 hours pass without eating, I start feeling nervous, have a hard time thinking straight, and get a headache. Eventually I start shaking and get a cold sweat. But strangely, if I do physical work, like carpentry, I can go on for longer without getting this feeling.
I've always thought that this is the opposite of diabetes. However, when I check my blood glucose values, they are always in the upper range, and one time even slightly above the range, indicating pre-diabetes. This is 12 hr fasting blood glucose, so when taking the blood sample I always feel symptoms of low blood sugar. Now it seems to me that my problem isn't low blood sugar, but instead something related, perhaps insulin sensitivity.
Last few weeks the symptoms have gotten stronger, and I now also have numbness in hands and feet and frequent headaches. If I don't plan my evening meal carefully, I will wake up in the middle of night, all sweaty and with a super strong craving for food. Last few months I've also had some symptoms that are typical for diabetes: low energy, blurry vision, loss of body weight, poor blood circulation, and the need to pee frequently. But I don't have excessive thirst or a dry mouth. My urine doesn't smell sweet.
What could it be? Government healthcare can't figure it out. I've done the typical blood checks, and everything looks normal. I need ideas for more specific things to check for.
Very grateful for suggestions.
Regards,
Bjorn, Sweden
