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Hi My name is Michele this is what is going on right now.

I have been feeling poorly for about the last week headached, dizzyness, nausea, tiredness, pains in stomach. I have been to see the doctor who thinks i may have a virus but also mentioned diabetes. My Dad is Diabetis and takes insulin, I also have polycystic ovarian disease and high colesterol.

I thought I would buy a Blood Glucose Meter and have tested my level it is at 4.7 about an hour after 2 cups of tea and a small bacon sandwich. The doctor has done a blood test but this will not be in for another few days and I am woried I feel so ill.

I have not been eating very well for a few days either. Could I be DIabetic.

Michele
 
Hi Michelle,
A reading of 4.7 just one hour after eating a bacon sandwich is quite low and would suggest that you are probably not diabetic. However, random testing like this doesn't really prove anything and will simply make you worried. To get a better idea you should test first thing in the morning before breakfast. A non-diabetic reading would be somewhere around 4 to 5.5. Then have your normal breakfast and test again 2 hours later. Your BS will have gone up after eating, but at the 2 hour point it should have reduced almost to the level it was before breakfast. You could repeat this exercise before and 2 hours after your evening meal.

In view of a family history of diabetes, you are wise to be aware of the possibility, but a virus does seem more likely than diabetes.
 
I did test again an hour later and my Bg was 3.7 I only tested again as i was going dizzy and wondered if it was connected.

I am awaiting blood results from my doctor but am worried as i feel so ill.

Thank you for your reply.

Michele
 
Hi Michelle,
You wouldn't normally expect blood sugar to have dropped at 2 hours after eating to a lower level than it started at. It could be that the dizziness is a result of your sugars dropping too low (3.7 is lower than normal) and certainly indicates that something is wrong. Unfortunately we on the forum can offer advice and suggestions but are not qualified to diagnose what the cause of the problem is.
 
Thank you for your help. I am awaiting some results form the doctor just somethimes they make it out that you are making up your problem when i know there is something wrong. That is why i bought the monitor.

Michele
 
Hi Michelle,
Getting as low as 3.7 indicates that you are producing a lot of insulin. This is reassuring in a sense as it means your pancreas is up to the job. It also suggests that you may be making a lot because there is a lot of carbohydrate in your diet. This is often referred to as hyperinsulinemia and is something to be wary of as it can be associated with a number of health issues in the longer term.
The dizzyness / tiredness could well be associated with this. A chat with your doctor would be the next step I think.

All the best,

fergus
 
fergus said:
Hi Michelle,
Getting as low as 3.7 indicates that you are producing a lot of insulin. This is reassuring in a sense as it means your pancreas is up to the job. It also suggests that you may be making a lot because there is a lot of carbohydrate in your diet. This is often referred to as hyperinsulinemia and is something to be wary of as it can be associated with a number of health issues in the longer term.
The dizzyness / tiredness could well be associated with this. A chat with your doctor would be the next step I think.

All the best,

fergus
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Before going to the doctor I'd suggest doing some further testing, like 1/2 hour then 1 2 3 and 4 hours after a carby meal.

The numbers you've posted so far are on the low side. PCOS and high lipids (do you have a breakdown?) are both suggestive of insulin resistance.

One pattern which may occur for years before "actual" diabetes is Reactive Hypoglycemia, where your first phase insulin no longer works so you go high after a meal, then your pancreas wakes up and dumps a load of Phase 2 insulin and you rebound low after an hour or two. Can be hard to diagnose (BTDT) as you may have normal numbers fasting and at 2 hours which is when doctors normally look, and you have to fill in the gaps for them.

Best plan is to treat as if you were already diabetic, drop the carbs to a level where you no longer go high, then the reactive lows don't occur. Also growing and using muscle is one of the best treatments for insulin resistance.

There could be other things occurring which will need a doctor to diagnose, but you can certainly help by providing as much information as possible.

Of course it *could* be a virus. Once i was feeling extremely **** and nearly passed out while peeing. Thought my heart was failing until I discovered my neighbour who was normally strong as an ox had been laid up in bed for several days by the same virus.
 
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