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I've made an observation that my hypo symptoms begin about 4 hours after eating, which is the time it takes for my stomach to feel actually empty again. This is when I've measured lows with my monitor. But there have been at least a few occasions where I felt symptoms while my stomach still felt...

We know that hypoglycemia is caused by excess release of insulin, and is considered to be a rare phenomenon in those of us who do not have diabetes but have been diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia. People who have insulin resistance have high levels of insulin, because their pancreas has to...

I hope I'm not posting too much, but this forum has been so helpful. Eating low carb has eliminated my reactive hypoglycemia, but at a cost - my BUN (blood urea nitrogen) has been rising ever since this dietary change. Last I checked, it was elevated beyond "normal" levels. It's from all the...

My endocrinologist gave me 500mg of Metformin to take once a day to see if it helps. I have no signs of insulin resistance and the only implication that something is wrong is the massive adrenal response I get about 2 hours after a carb load. Has anyone else tried it for reactive hypoglycemia...

I was looking at the insulin index, and was interested in how insulinogenic some zero-carb foods are (for instance, most animal protein). Being something of a voracious carnivore myself, I've had huge steak, chicken or fish lunches, but they keep me full forever and I don't hypo from them. On...

First off, hello everyone! I'm super stoked to have found this forum - FINALLY, I've found other people who are like me! I know I've written a lot, but I hope it's at least entertaining - it has been a strange journey for sure. I've been dealing with reactive hypoglycemia from the moment I hit...