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SweetPoison

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Salutations everyone!

I am 22 and from London. I recently went to my GP to get the results for my blood test, the results were.. no diabetes. He said I am perfectly healthy. (my blood sugar levels after starvation test were a normal 4.5) I was absolutely stunned by these results, and I am pretty sure I am hypoglycemic, but he kept saying I am fine, and looks at me like I am a hypochondriac. I have struggled with my sugar addiction for as long as I can remember, I remember being 7 at my cousin's house, BEGGING my aunt for a fourth jaffa cake, she was stern with health, but felt so bad for me that she gave in. A lot of people used to give sympathy because I would stress how I felt like I 'needed' the sugar, or more than other children to get a better fix.

My symptoms have been:

* Sides of hands itching after eating sugar. Past two months, most times I eat it, the skin itches 'down there'.
* 20 minutes after eating sugar a urination that is longer and faster than usual.
* I have developed a kind of respiratory problem where I get breathless extremely easily.
* I have tried sugar quitting programs but fruit is not enough and I feel ill.

I also found out last year that I have a severe gluten intolerance, as a child my blood never came up as caeliac but turns out I shouldn't really have been eating the stuff.

I read that Hypoglycemia can not be detected in a test, only under extreme levels. Does anybody have any advice for me?
 
Did you have an HbA1c test as part of your blood tests?

You are right, a fasting glucose level of 4.5 is non-diabetic normal, but some of us diabetics can achieve this on our home testing meters. (Not me, sadly)

I suggest you get yourself a meter, and test yourself immediately before eating, then at 1 and 2 hours after starting to eat, then see what happens to your levels.

I can't help with your symptoms as I've never experienced any of them personally.
 
"I read that Hypoglycemia can not be detected in a test, only under extreme levels. Does anybody have any advice for me?"
I can tell you that bit is wrong.
Diabetes is not about sugar.
Bread is worse.
As jack said look elsewhere.
 
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I have tried sugar quitting programs but fruit is not enough and I feel ill
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Fruit is full of fructose (a sugar) so should be greatly reduced if you are serious about reducing sugar in your diet.

Carbohydrates are addictive. Think Pringles! Once you pop you can't stop. Reduce your carbs and your cravings will reduce. Carbs are not an essential macronutrient. Eat protein, healthy fats and a small amount of carbs and see if your symptoms improve.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Did you have an HbA1c test as part of your blood tests?

You are right, a fasting glucose level of 4.5 is non-diabetic normal, but some of us diabetics can achieve this on our home testing meters. (Not me, sadly)

I suggest you get yourself a meter, and test yourself immediately before eating, then at 1 and 2 hours after starting to eat, then see what happens to your levels.

I can't help with your symptoms as I've never experienced any of them personally.
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I don't think I had the HbA1c test, would it make a difference? I think I will get a meter, thanks!
 
Everybody, I figured out it is Candida. My doctor told me this is a fad and that that it does not exist.. however I think he is wrong.
 
Candida is a yeast infection and it will 'feed' off sugars, as do all yeasts. If you are feeling ill after eating sugars its quite possible that you are going very high, then having a reactive hypo, i.e. producing lots of insulin to deal with the sugar, then dropping really low afterwards which would make you feel ill. Also, the large swings from low to high and back again will make you feel bad. I strongly suggest that you get a meter and test yourself. Test before you eat, then 30, 60, 90, 120 mins afterwards, and record what you ate and what the levels are. However, i would strongly suggest that you stop consuming vast quantities of sugars (not just the sweeties, white stuff, but also breads, pasta, potatoes, rice, sweet cereals etc) these are all carbs, they turn to sugar when you digest them. It is these that will raise your blood sugar reading, they will also make you very hungry very quickly after you have eaten. Its possible that you have some sort of glucose disregulation, but feeding it with sugar will make it worse. Also, if you have a meter you can test yourself when you feel like you are hypo and see what the reading actually is, its quite possible that it isn't actually that low, also your body should naturally correct a low by itself. If it is really low i.e. in the low-mid 2s then eat something sweet, but not too much, you only need a little to correct. It is possible to go really low after exercise. If you are inclined to go low, then get yourself a proper nutritious meal of protein, fats, and vegs, not sweet things.
 
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And sport/activity! Remember your body needs this to get all that blood with all that insulin distributed to all the cells!


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