Thankyou so much I honestly feel so judged now by the achole thing it was just one time I drink for social gatherings that's it I don't drink everyday now I think everyone thinks I don't but I won't be again that's for sure I got a blood test tomorrow so I shall post how my results are when I get them back thanks you so much for you reply !Hi and welcome @Winter94
Don't worry, I won't be nagging you about alcohol consumption. I don't know of a 23 year old who reacts well to that - or who actually lets on how much they really drink.
However, I will say that hypoglycaemia and alcohol are a BAD combination. The lower the hypo and the more numerous the drinks, the worse it gets. Same for quite a few recreational drugs, if you are into those too.
Since you have appointments for further investigations into your hypos, I think it is far to early to talk about Reactive Hypoglycaemia. There are other things (including food intolerances and various health conditions) which can cause hypos or anxiety, or both, after certain foods. So I suggest that you see what your doctors say about the tests.
If you are interested in finding out more about RH then Wikipedia has a good intro on the subject, and there is an RH section here on the forum, where lots of us control the RH mainly by diet. But I wouldn't want to suggest that you have RH until your docs have done some proper investigations and eliminated a few other possibilities first.
Hope you are feeling better though - and I hope the medical investigations go well and give you a clear diagnosis.
Just don't give up. If they try and brush you off by blaming anxiety, then keep pushing. You deserve better than to be fobbed off like that.
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If I have anything really with sugar or drinks with sugar I mainly get very shaky and heart racing somtiems even if I eat a lot off carbs just so you know I'm not a major drinker it's only in a blue moon I will have a drink if there is an event going on
@Brunneria also what does RH stand for sorry as I'm not sureHi and welcome @Winter94
Don't worry, I won't be nagging you about alcohol consumption. I don't know of a 23 year old who reacts well to that - or who actually lets on how much they really drink.
However, I will say that hypoglycaemia and alcohol are a BAD combination. The lower the hypo and the more numerous the drinks, the worse it gets. Same for quite a few recreational drugs, if you are into those too.
Since you have appointments for further investigations into your hypos, I think it is far to early to talk about Reactive Hypoglycaemia. There are other things (including food intolerances and various health conditions) which can cause hypos or anxiety, or both, after certain foods. So I suggest that you see what your doctors say about the tests.
If you are interested in finding out more about RH then Wikipedia has a good intro on the subject, and there is an RH section here on the forum, where lots of us control the RH mainly by diet. But I wouldn't want to suggest that you have RH until your docs have done some proper investigations and eliminated a few other possibilities first.
Hope you are feeling better though - and I hope the medical investigations go well and give you a clear diagnosis.
Just don't give up. If they try and brush you off by blaming anxiety, then keep pushing. You deserve better than to be fobbed off like that.
It is reactive hypoglycaemia - which is a form of blood glucose dysregulation where peoploe experience high and low blood glucose but do not necessarily have diabetes.
Aww thank you so much
It is reactive hypoglycaemia - which is a form of blood glucose dysregulation where peoploe experience high and low blood glucose but do not necessarily have diabetes.
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You're not being judged; people read the wodka thing, and knew that with regular hypo's, that can be very dangerous. So they/we were just concerned, not judgy. And hey, you put it into context, no worries.
Have you considered getting or borrowing a bloodglucose meter? If you feel anxious after certain foods you can check what's going on in your bloodsugar levels. Good luck, in any case!
I'm going to buy and meter tomorrow also I've
Been reading and you have to have certain test done as some will not pick up the hypoglycaemia?
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I don't know much of anything about reactive hypoglycemia, if that one's on the table. So all I can tell you is there's a test called MMTT (Mixed meal tolerance test). Takes half a day, but it might provide answers. So might what your glucometer will tell you. Test before a meal, and normally I'd say, two hours after first bite... But testing after an hour, two hours, and three hours might tell you, and your gp, more at this moment. For now that might be an idea, for a day or two? (I'm counting on someone to chime in and tell me I'm either right, or an idiot.
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Hi, I have a type of hypoglycaemia called ' Late Reactive Hypoglycaemia'. I am not diabetic!
It means that my body (blood glucose levels)) go awry after eating certain foods and of course drink, my tipple as a youngster was Bacardi, and I felt better drinking it neat than having coke with it. Because of the amount of glucose derived from coke.
Hypoglycaemia can be an awful thing to go through and I would always advise to seek a specialist endocrinologist who has experience in Hypoglycaemia. Most doctors would not know what to look for. They are not trained to.
And only specialists can order the tests, such has been suggested.
In my experience, it is dietary intake that will help you, when you discover which foods/drink do this to you.
But I must warn you that there is other more serious conditions, that cause Hypoglycaemia, that is related to the pancreas. So finding a diagnosis is essential.
The tests that have been suggested, I have had, it starts with a full panel to see if there is other reasons for your low bloods, then an extended OGTT, which is always a fasting test, this is similar to a diabetic OGTT, but extended to five hours if necessary. Unlike the two hour test, more blood is taken regularly and the 2 hour test is not fasting. The mixed meal test is to see if a combination of foods, carbs, fats, protein, will give a different curve to your OGTT test. To see if the hypo can be averted by a more varied meal. I failed this miserably!
Next is probably more blood tests. Then, a 72 hour fasting test. You spend three days in a hospital, only having slivers of ice, your blood glucose levels are taken every hour. Depending on your body adaptation to this length of fasting will a diagnosis be for either more tests or Hypoglycaemia, as I have.
Buy a monitor, keep a food diary, experiment, test, test, test. Pre meal, one hour, two hours, three hours, four hours, till you are satisfied what is happening. I can't tell you which food affects you more, it could be any. For me the worst is potatoes!!! But I also have intolerance to dairy, grains, sugar.
Carbs!!!!
Then depending on what you get from testing, show your doctor.
Keep asking questions, knowledge of how your body copes with episodes of Hypoglycaemia and food is important for your health.
Best wishes.
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I don't know much of anything about reactive hypoglycemia, if that one's on the table. So all I can tell you is there's a test called MMTT (Mixed meal tolerance test). Takes half a day, but it might provide answers. So might what your glucometer will tell you. Test before a meal, and normally I'd say, two hours after first bite... But testing after an hour, two hours, and three hours might tell you, and your gp, more at this moment. For now that might be an idea, for a day or two? (I'm counting on someone to chime in and tell me I'm either right, or an idiot.
No, you are not! The more information to give to your doctor is always valuable.
A food diary is how my specialist figured why my body especially my pancreas does what it does! It started with my fasting levels, then how my glucose levels spiked and dropped, then he ordered the succession of tests necessary for diagnosis.
My food diaries go back to 2009.
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I am glad you mentioned the alcohol intake on that one occasion because it might explain or at least might have contributed to the low BSL(going on internet searches on the subject and subject to medical opinion)). As dreadful as the whole experience sounds you at least have the low blood sugar theme to follow up. Another rare thing I have heard of is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. (see Wikipedia) That may be another lead to follow up with your doctor if BSLs/hypoglycaemia does not pan out as a cause. Best Wishes.
