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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Melgar" data-source="post: 2759028" data-attributes="member: 520626">Hi and welcome to the forum [USER=597797]@Justneedhelpinfo[/USER] . You are in the right place for help and advice. Although I do not have RH I may be able to shed some light on your queries. RH is not diabetes. It is perfectly feasible that your blood sugars are in the normal range for the following reasons: RH is an issue with your pancreas over-reacting to carbohydrates which causes the lows. The pancreas should stop producing insulin when your blood sugars fall into the normal range, but in RH the pancreas overshoots the insulin which cause your blood sugar to drop too low. When your blood sugar falls into the low range repeatedly, the lows will bring down your overall HbA1c readings. I had an issue with low blood sugars a while back, for completely different reasons. These low sugar events dragged my overall HbA1c readings down, giving the impression my blood sugars were not as high. HbA1c tests are the standard tests used, however, the test has issues, especially if you have blood sugars that are unstable, or if you have frequent low blood sugar events. Many members with RH choose to go low carb to manage their RH. I am not an expert on diet so I will leave dietary advice to others here. I will tag [USER=85785]@Lamont D[/USER] who may shed some more light on the successes of low carb diets and RH management.</blockquote>

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