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3.3 bloods , not diagnosed or anything

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Quite a few members of my family have type 2 diabetes. For a while now I have been waking up every morning completely starting. From the moment my eyes open the first thing I think about and do is eat. And I eat alot. Breakfast is my biggest meal of the day to the point where I'm full till tea time. I've found if I eat anything sugary for breakfast I get shaky before lunch. Wetabix seem to be the only cereal that stops lunchtime shakes and even hungryness. Today I woke up ravenous as normal ate a huge mixing bowl size of cinnamon graham's cereal and then at 12.30 I got really shaky sweaty, light headed. I have tested my bloods many times before and I knew it was the same feeling. My bloods were 3.3. I had my dinner ready but forced myself to check first as I knew it would be very good news. I have autism and adhd and I struggle immensely with impulse control but it's ridiculous in the mornings, it's like I'm starting, I've woke up hungry at like 4 am before and then realised and obviously just went back to sleep but it's the only time of the day where jts like this. I don't always get lunchtime shakes but does anyone experience any morning, animal style hunger? I've filled an econsult with my doctors but it takes abit and I wanted to ask. Is 3.3 very low or just low? I feel better after I've eaten but abit physically anxious and i feel like urgency if that makes sense bit jittery but not like I was.
 
When did you eat the cereal?
I'd hazard a guess that your hugely sweet and carby breakfast was causing a slight over production of insulin driving your blood sugar levels lower. So you probably had had a significant peak and then trough in blood sugar levels. That would explain why you felt weird.
Not a doctor and just a guess but..
 
bulkbiker said:
When did you eat the cereal?
I'd hazard a guess that your hugely sweet and carby breakfast was causing a slight over production of insulin driving your blood sugar levels lower. So you probably had had a significant peak and then trough in blood sugar levels. That would explain why you felt weird.
Not a doctor and just a guess but..
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I ate the cereal as soon as I woke up, around 8ish. I had the blood sugar issue at about 12.30.
 
This could be reactive hypoglycaemia!
Do read the sub forum.
Far too much food.
If you are producing too much insulin it's because you have derived too much glucose from the carbs you have eaten. The pancreas creates more insulin the intolerant you are.
Any more information required, do ask.
BTW if it was 3.3mmols, that is a hypoglycaemic episode.

Take care.
 
Have you tried eating protein and fat with just a low amount of carbs for breakfast to help with the swings? If you eat meat try bacon, eggs, mushroom with a tomato? Otherwise a 3 egg omelette with cheese and mushrooms? Cutting carbs suddenly can cause issues so add a slice of bread at first?
 
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