Newbie help hypo

Tolly84

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Hi everyone 1st post on forum so sorry if I'm in the wrong place. Haven't got a clue about all this and am going to call the doctor this week to find out what's going on.
I'm a 35yr old male with quite a physical job (tradesman) and think i get/have hypoglycemia, an example is today and it often happens, I come over like I all of a sudden start to get really hungry, then over the space of about 10minutes start to feel sick, shaky and weak if I don't eat something within the next 30 minutes it feels like I'm going to pass out. To give an example about food intake today I ate granola and coffee for breakfast, then we stop at 10am for break had small portion of brown rice with veg and chicken and handfull of grapes and a coffee usually drink squash throughout the day. By 11.30-12 I was crashing hard and whenever it happens I usually eat whatever is in sight!! Once I've eaten I start to feel myself leveling out after 20 mins, It mostly happens in between meals when I'm at work. It does also happen at weekends when I tend not to eat until about 2pm. It doesn't happen all the time probably 2-3 times a week when it's bad. Looked some info up on the Internet but there is so much conflicting info. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
 

MeiChanski

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Hi everyone 1st post on forum so sorry if I'm in the wrong place. Haven't got a clue about all this and am going to call the doctor this week to find out what's going on.
I'm a 35yr old male with quite a physical job (tradesman) and think i get/have hypoglycemia, an example is today and it often happens, I come over like I all of a sudden start to get really hungry, then over the space of about 10minutes start to feel sick, shaky and weak if I don't eat something within the next 30 minutes it feels like I'm going to pass out. To give an example about food intake today I ate granola and coffee for breakfast, then we stop at 10am for break had small portion of brown rice with veg and chicken and handfull of grapes and a coffee usually drink squash throughout the day. By 11.30-12 I was crashing hard and whenever it happens I usually eat whatever is in sight!! Once I've eaten I start to feel myself leveling out after 20 mins, It mostly happens in between meals when I'm at work. It does also happen at weekends when I tend not to eat until about 2pm. It doesn't happen all the time probably 2-3 times a week when it's bad. Looked some info up on the Internet but there is so much conflicting info. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Hello, what type of diabetes do you have? and do you take any medication? I'm afraid it is difficult to give advice if you didn't test when it happened to confirm it was a hypo. I'd say get a blood glucose meter and document it and possibly put a case together for your doctor to examine you.
 

Lamont D

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Type of diabetes
Reactive hypoglycemia
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I do not have diabetes
Hi everyone 1st post on forum so sorry if I'm in the wrong place. Haven't got a clue about all this and am going to call the doctor this week to find out what's going on.
I'm a 35yr old male with quite a physical job (tradesman) and think i get/have hypoglycemia, an example is today and it often happens, I come over like I all of a sudden start to get really hungry, then over the space of about 10minutes start to feel sick, shaky and weak if I don't eat something within the next 30 minutes it feels like I'm going to pass out. To give an example about food intake today I ate granola and coffee for breakfast, then we stop at 10am for break had small portion of brown rice with veg and chicken and handfull of grapes and a coffee usually drink squash throughout the day. By 11.30-12 I was crashing hard and whenever it happens I usually eat whatever is in sight!! Once I've eaten I start to feel myself leveling out after 20 mins, It mostly happens in between meals when I'm at work. It does also happen at weekends when I tend not to eat until about 2pm. It doesn't happen all the time probably 2-3 times a week when it's bad. Looked some info up on the Internet but there is so much conflicting info. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Hi, and welcome to the forum.
It is confusing isn't it!
Have you spoken or had tests from your GP?

I would like you to explore another forum on this website, it might help with your concerns.
There is a sub forum called Reactive Hypoglycaemia. There is plenty of of information and knowledge about hypoglycaemia and why it happens and how to go about trying different ways to help with symptoms, such as you describe.
I'll tag @Brunneria to give you a link to the forum.
Bear in mind that the symptoms you describe, there could be many different reasons why you get them.
Finally, if you are getting these symptoms regularly, the best advice is to go your GP and get the tests done to see what is happening. And if needs be, a referral to a specialist.

Best wishes
 
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Antje77

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Tolly84

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Thanks so much for the quick responses and advice, I will definitely call the docs tomorrow hopefully they can shed some light on it. Really hope it isn't the start of diabetes and its just a dietary thing.
Thanks again
 
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MeiChanski

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Thanks so much for the quick responses and advice, I will definitely call the docs tomorrow hopefully they can shed some light on it. Really hope it isn't the start of diabetes and its just a dietary thing.
Thanks again

Diabetes is high blood sugars, insulin and other blood glucose lowering medications does cause hypos. I hope you get an answer, RH is something else but if that is the case, you need a dietary change and test your blood sugars while waiting for other tests to determine it.
 
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Brunneria

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Late, but still welcoming :D

Have a good read of the link @Antje77 posted, and see if anything resonates.

And bear in mind that if you need to test your blood glucose when you feel ill then it will probably fall to you to find the testing equipment. Sad but true.
 
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ianf0ster

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Diet only
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exercise, phone calls
Thanks so much for the quick responses and advice, I will definitely call the docs tomorrow hopefully they can shed some light on it. Really hope it isn't the start of diabetes and its just a dietary thing.
Thanks again

Hi Tolly84,
Diabetes (at least Type 2 diabetes) Is (just) a dietary thing - if treated by following advice in these forums (rather than the conventional medical advice ).
 

DCUKMod

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Hi Tolly84,
Diabetes (at least Type 2 diabetes) Is (just) a dietary thing - if treated by following advice in these forums (rather than the conventional medical advice ).

Steady on there old boy! That statement could be rather misleading.

For many people living with T2 diabetes, making changes to their dietary regime is enough, and I am one for whom that held and holds true, but that doesn't work for everyone.

There are many, many reasons why people develop their diabetes, including a pancreas that doesn't generate enough insulin -with or without insulin resistance.