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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1969190" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi and welcome <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>While none of us on here can offer any kind of diagnosis, I will make a couple of suggestions and comments.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, you don’t have to be fat, inactive or obviously predisposed to develop diabetes. There are a heck of a lot of members here who lived active lives, ate ‘healthily’ and still got D. The more you read the forum, the more you will see that the current idea of ‘healthy brown carbs’ seems to set many of us up to develop type 2 diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, there is a condition called Reactive Hypoglycaemia, which is on the spectrum of glucose dysfunction (right next to Type 2 diabetes) which manifests as lower blood glucose after eating carbs. You didn’t mention experiencing hypo symptoms? So you may be asymptomatic?</p><p></p><p>We have a reactive hypoglycaemia sub section of the forum here, which you may find interesting reading, either to identify or dismiss it as a possibility.</p><p></p><p>RH is, indeed, often associated with (as a precursor to) type 2 diabetes, since it involves an overproduction of insulin which causes the blood glucose to drop to hypoglycaemic levels. Such insulin overproduction may, over time, in susceptible individuals, cause insulin resistance to develop. Several of us here on the forum find that simple dietary adjustments are enough to manage RH v well indeed.</p><p></p><p>Hypos in non diabetics may also (as you have researched) have other causes, from insulinoma to medicinal and/or recreational drugs, pre menstrual tension, and many other things. These require different treatment.</p><p></p><p>I’m very glad you have been tested thoroughly on the GTT and insulin levels. Here in the UK the insulin is not tested. Although you may find a 5 hour GTT sheds more light than a 2 hr one. It might be worthwhile knowing what happens at 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5 hours.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1969190, member: 41816"] Hi and welcome :) While none of us on here can offer any kind of diagnosis, I will make a couple of suggestions and comments. Firstly, you don’t have to be fat, inactive or obviously predisposed to develop diabetes. There are a heck of a lot of members here who lived active lives, ate ‘healthily’ and still got D. The more you read the forum, the more you will see that the current idea of ‘healthy brown carbs’ seems to set many of us up to develop type 2 diabetes. Secondly, there is a condition called Reactive Hypoglycaemia, which is on the spectrum of glucose dysfunction (right next to Type 2 diabetes) which manifests as lower blood glucose after eating carbs. You didn’t mention experiencing hypo symptoms? So you may be asymptomatic? We have a reactive hypoglycaemia sub section of the forum here, which you may find interesting reading, either to identify or dismiss it as a possibility. RH is, indeed, often associated with (as a precursor to) type 2 diabetes, since it involves an overproduction of insulin which causes the blood glucose to drop to hypoglycaemic levels. Such insulin overproduction may, over time, in susceptible individuals, cause insulin resistance to develop. Several of us here on the forum find that simple dietary adjustments are enough to manage RH v well indeed. Hypos in non diabetics may also (as you have researched) have other causes, from insulinoma to medicinal and/or recreational drugs, pre menstrual tension, and many other things. These require different treatment. I’m very glad you have been tested thoroughly on the GTT and insulin levels. Here in the UK the insulin is not tested. Although you may find a 5 hour GTT sheds more light than a 2 hr one. It might be worthwhile knowing what happens at 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5 hours. Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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