Call From Doctor Regarding Low Blood Glucose Reading

[hankjam]

That's quite a reaction to the carbs and I imagine not never pleasant. I would probably cut back on them and hope everyone understands.... it can be a tricky area. Good luck and well done.

 

[Lamont D]

I'm confused myself Lamont but I was shocked at the time. However, he did say that my Hba1c was good and when I described what I ate for my breakfast, he did ask if I ate porridge that is a slow release carb. It would be interesting to know if porridge worked similarly on me as it did you. I wish you could hear the doctors and nurses when they discuss my case because they are genuinely perplexed but delighted that I've done it. One doctor has asked if he can use my case in a future student class. I didn't think I'd done anything so momentous but I take it as a compliment.
Yes I am very low carb, barring parties, barbeques, etc, where I would devour someone's arm if they sprinkled salt on it but those occasions are few and far between. I've adapted to it without realising it too.
Yes this is so confusing and can look so complex especially when we sometimes have experts who don't agree with each other.
I will let you know how it goes. Thanks Lamont.

I appreciate the information here Nicole, I didn't know that, although at the back of mind, I did wonder if I had become more tolerant over time. It's strange because on a Saturday, as a rule, we go to my in-laws and I call it a treat day. We eat white teacakes, pork pies, sausage rolls and a bun at the end, in other words, lots of carbs. I can eat like a horse so I fill my plate. But I have noticed now that on several occasions, when we're home and usually around 11.00pm, I feel sick, I can shake, my vision goes foggy and I feel awful. I said to my husband that I can't do this because of how it feels later on. I think my body is so attuned to eating properly, that it rebels when I don't. It just shows what junk was doing to me when I ate it and I really did eat a lot of it. Your post has helped, thank you.

Hi again, yes it is confusing, confusion reigns because those practitioners don't get the training in how hypoglycaemia can happen if you are not T1 or not on meds. Especially when your fasting and hba1c is normal.
That is why you need to get referred to a specialist endocrinologist. I would definitely recommend it.
Porr

 

[Lamont D]

I'm confused myself Lamont but I was shocked at the time. However, he did say that my Hba1c was good and when I described what I ate for my breakfast, he did ask if I ate porridge that is a slow release carb. It would be interesting to know if porridge worked similarly on me as it did you. I wish you could hear the doctors and nurses when they discuss my case because they are genuinely perplexed but delighted that I've done it. One doctor has asked if he can use my case in a future student class. I didn't think I'd done anything so momentous but I take it as a compliment.
Yes I am very low carb, barring parties, barbeques, etc, where I would devour someone's arm if they sprinkled salt on it but those occasions are few and far between. I've adapted to it without realising it too.
Yes this is so confusing and can look so complex especially when we sometimes have experts who don't agree with each other.
I will let you know how it goes. Thanks Lamont.

I appreciate the information here Nicole, I didn't know that, although at the back of mind, I did wonder if I had become more tolerant over time. It's strange because on a Saturday, as a rule, we go to my in-laws and I call it a treat day. We eat white teacakes, pork pies, sausage rolls and a bun at the end, in other words, lots of carbs. I can eat like a horse so I fill my plate. But I have noticed now that on several occasions, when we're home and usually around 11.00pm, I feel sick, I can shake, my vision goes foggy and I feel awful. I said to my husband that I can't do this because of how it feels later on. I think my body is so attuned to eating properly, that it rebels when I don't. It just shows what junk was doing to me when I ate it and I really did eat a lot of it. Your post has helped, thank you.

Hi again, yes it is so confusing, because those doctors have not had the training in hypoglycaemia. In my experience only a specialist endocinologist would recognise those readings and symptoms.
I have been where you are now five years back, I have had all the guinea pig stuff.
I have e had an actual scientific paper produced due to tests.

 

[Aldebaran]

Sounds like your blood sugar is low. Maybe you should have a quick look at the reactive hypoglycaemis forum and see if it rings any bells?
Congrats on annihilating the T2

I didn't even know that forum existed Ellie but I'm keen to have a read of it. Is there a link for it anywhere?
And thank you for saying that. I'm so pleased that I've done it and it's made me appreciate what being healthier means and how important it is

 

[Aldebaran]

That's quite a reaction to the carbs and I imagine not never pleasant. I would probably cut back on them and hope everyone understands.... it can be a tricky area. Good luck and well done.

It is absolutely terrifying hankjam to be honest. It's happened 3 if not 4 times now and after correlating things and looking back on it, I realised it was the food. I'm just not used to that much pastry, margarine, salt and cheese, etc, anymore. In one respect, I'm actually okay with my body reacting because it's a warning but on the other hand, it scares me when it happens. I have to make sure that I have my treats but not a combination like that. Thanks again hankjam.

 

[Aldebaran]

Hi again, yes it is so confusing, because those doctors have not had the training in hypoglycaemia. In my experience only a specialist endocinologist would recognise those readings and symptoms.
I have been where you are now five years back, I have had all the guinea pig stuff.
I have e had an actual scientific paper produced due to tests.

I really have appreciated the advice given on my post Lamont and this is included as I'm still learning myself. Sometimes I do feel like we're giving the medical field a nudge or helping hand as they seem baffled, but it surprises me that there is still so much that needs the appropriate training. I hope that your scientific paper goes a long way to building knowledge and understanding of conditions such as Diabetes and Hypoglycaemia. I'm just pleased to be able to ask you guys here about this and I will keep you informed too. Thanks again Lamont.

 

[Lamont D]

I really have appreciated the advice given on my post Lamont and this is included as I'm still learning myself. Sometimes I do feel like we're giving the medical field a nudge or helping hand as they seem baffled, but it surprises me that there is still so much that needs the appropriate training. I hope that your scientific paper goes a long way to building knowledge and understanding of conditions such as Diabetes and Hypoglycaemia. I'm just pleased to be able to ask you guys here about this and I will keep you informed too. Thanks again Lamont.

My endocrinologist told me because of my history that his mentor, a professor of endocrinology, would never have given such a diagnosis because he believed that the pancreas couldn't possibly overshoot insulin.
This is one of the reasons we get posters who have been seen by so called specialists, get bad advice and treatment, as I did from my original endocrinologist, who didn't hear clue. That was over ten years ago.
If you have read our forum, you will see all diversity of Hypoglycaemia cases.
What I have is rare, but not as much as was first told.
I do believe that there are many, many more people struggling with Hypoglycaemia, with the wrong treatment and don't know what is going on.

Best wishes

 

[EllieM]

I didn't even know that forum existed Ellie but I'm keen to have a read of it. Is there a link for it anywhere?

Sure, it's one of the subforums here - just keep scrolling down the forum list
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/reactive-hypoglycemia.70/

 

[Lamont D]

I didn't even know that forum existed Ellie but I'm keen to have a read of it. Is there a link for it anywhere?
And thank you for saying that. I'm so pleased that I've done it and it's made me appreciate what being healthier means and how important it is

There are three links below in my signature box, one is for the forum, one for my blog, and the other is a thread about the basics for RH.
All good reads!

 

[Aldebaran]

My endocrinologist told me because of my history that his mentor, a professor of endocrinology, would never have given such a diagnosis because he believed that the pancreas couldn't possibly overshoot insulin.
This is one of the reasons we get posters who have been seen by so called specialists, get bad advice and treatment, as I did from my original endocrinologist, who didn't hear clue. That was over ten years ago.
If you have read our forum, you will see all diversity of Hypoglycaemia cases.
What I have is rare, but not as much as was first told.
I do believe that there are many, many more people struggling with Hypoglycaemia, with the wrong treatment and don't know what is going on.




Best wishes

Wow. It just shows that if you have a query, you need to ask because I had no idea about this at all. In fact, because I was Type 2, I wouldn't have thought it was possible to go from one extreme to the other. Thank goodness you saw my post to let me know. It's always worth me asking about this. I was telling my husband last night about what you'd said here. I didn't have time to reply then and even he was intrigued by it. I am still nervous but at least now I have some ammunition to use when I have a chat next week.

And thank you for pointing me towards the links too. I'm off for a read of them now

Sure, it's one of the subforums here - just keep scrolling down the forum list
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/reactive-hypoglycemia.70/

Thanks Ellie. I've also got some links from Lamont so I have some good information to look at