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How are you getting on now? Hope you are starting to feel a bit better? The pancreas takes a good few months to calm down once you cut out sugar and stick to low carbs. If you can tolerate a small apple try to combine that with a few nuts for protein or with a bit of zero sugar peanut butter. I...

Mashed potatoes are the worst thing to eat with RH. The only “potatoes” I can eat are new and sweet. My endocrinologist advised plain porridge for breakfast which is my every day safety food now. I tried eggs etc but no energy. Snacks include sweet peppers and hummus, peanut butter and an...

A book that has really helped me is worth ordering. “Reactive Hypoglycemia - A personal journey into managing this condition” by KE Lytle. Every time I read it I learn more and it’s been very instrumental in supporting me back to healthy days!

I really hope you can. There are many variations and I find pin head/steel cut oats from a health food shop work the best.

Mashed potatoes are the worst thing for me! Over time you will hopefully work out your safe daily carb level. It could be 25g a day or maybe 50g. It’s very individual. I can’t tolerate caffeine at all but others can. After 4 months of strict carb and sugar intake plus zero alcohol I can now walk...

You can feel like you are having a hypo but have normal BS levels. I still can’t work out why that could be the case but know other people who have the same problems.

The only food I can eat for breakfast is oats and that’s what my endo recommended. Just protein doesn’t do it for me. This has made a massive difference to me as my day would start with very low BS but these changes take time to take effect so be patient and don’t exert yourself too soon after...

PS porridge for breakfast is the only thing I can eat without my BS dropping. And eating every 2.5 to 3 hours. No bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, root veg, sugar, caffeine (very important) and no exertion as this lowers BS very quickly. Definitely no glucose tablets for me as this just sets up...

I am really feeling for you as all these symptoms sound horrendous. It sounds as if your pancreas is extremely sensitive and overreacting to many food types. After being placed on a 4 month waiting list to see an endo and feeling so ill I opted to go privately and was seen in 3 days. Is that an...

The book is by KE Lytle

Hi Emjoy. I am pleased you have been diagnosed after 10 years of symptoms. There are a couple of good books online by people who discuss their personal journey with RH. As a newbie to this condition (previously insulin resistant), it’s a big topic but significantly reducing carbs and sugar is...

My first Christmas with RA was interesting! Could you possibly send me the link to your blog? I think it will be a huge help. Hope you had a good Christmas and best wishes for a healthy 2019.

Thank you very much!

Hello again. 24 urine test clear so back to the Endocrinologist for advice and dietician next week. Having cut out all bread, pasta, rice, alcohol and caffeine for a week now I am feeling so much more myself with only 2 "crashes". I read a very useful book by KE Lytle called "Reactive...

Thank you - I will certainly come back to you once I get the full test results. I forgot to mention that my endocrinologist also asked me to collect urine for 24 hours after not eating and drinking key foods and he says the results of that will also be very important to determining how I manage...

I am pleased to say it was my GP who spotted it first. I didn’t have a clue what was going on but knew I felt awful every time I tried to do anything requiring a bit of energy. Even changing the bed linen?! Plus I kept having to lie down?! Can’t wait to find out how to manage it soon.

Hello. I am new! I did a 5 hour test two weeks ago for Reactive Hypoglycaemia and a file of blood was taken/tested every half hour. My count dropped to 3.2 quite quickly so the test was stopped to avoid me feeling worse than I did and I was fed biscuits and coffee immediately followed by a meal...