It refers to my condition.
which is Reactive Hypoglycaemia.
that is the shortened version of which may include quite a number of conditions termed as Hypoglycaemia.
there is a difference between diabetic conditions including T1 and T2. In which the patience may go hypo.
And,
Non Diabetic Late Reactive Hypoglycaemia is just one of the hypoglycaemia conditions.
It is quite a rare condition.
It is totally food related with intolerance to many foods.
And we have our own sub forum, on this great website.
Not many doctors havent either. In 2007 (ish) can't remember exactly, but my first endocrinologist, no tests, couldn't reason it through and diagnosed me as a fatty liver. Insisted I stop drinking alcohol.Oh wow, haven’t heard of this. Can imagine this/these conditions must present many challenges for you, and those with the above conditions. Thank you for explaining it. Take care.
Not many doctors havent either. In 2007 (ish) can't remember exactly, but my first endocrinologist, no tests, couldn't reason it through and diagnosed me as a fatty liver. Insisted I stop drinking alcohol.
Good advice you think, but stopped five years earlier, he didn't believe me.
I did get diagnosed with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver, as I seen my second endo, some six years later.
I was fortunate, in that my GP didn't understand why I was going hypo in front of her. Not T1, no diabetic meds or reason to go hypo! Got a referral to the endo, that did save my life.
I had a hypo on my first and second appointment which gave him an idea as to what it could be.
by this time I was seriously overweight and my health was at an all time low.
Now a decade older living a controlled dietary hypo free life. (Hopefully!)
Best wishes.
Yes, I can raise my own BG to well over nine just by having a small latte. 5.2 to 9.6 after 40 minutes, back to 5.2 by 60 minutes. The point is I think that rises and falls in blood glucose are perfectly normal - it's like a car needing and using more fuel to go uphill. Blood glucose levels aren't the result of food alone - our livers will adjust how much glucose is in the blood according to what it thinks we need.
So natural and normal changes in BG hour by hour aren't really much for me to get anxious about: there's not a lot anyone can do to stop livers adjusting BG levels. Worrying about it (or anything) may make the liver increase BG levels - we react that way to stress. And if I'm returning to close to starting BG levels two hours after food, that's fine too.
The issue for me (as a type 2) is that I don't want rises in BG that go on for a much longer time. Personally, I'd be less worried about a short-term rise to 10 that fell back to 5.5 within an hour than a rise to 8 that lasted six hours. The second case shows that excess glucose is hanging round in the blood, and that's what can do physical damage to nerves and capillaries.
What you're looking for is information on how well your system deals with the additional glucose produced by the digestion of carbohydrate. So the idea is that your system should be getting you back to close to where you started - within 2mmol/l of the "before food" figure. It will either handle the glucose and you'll be back roughly where you started, or it won't, and that tells you that there were probably too many carbs in what you ate. So if I started at say 4.5 and had a reading at +2 hrs of 7.5, that's too many carbs for me.Incredible amount of interesting and helpful information thanks guys. It’s a lot to take in for a new-be
May I ask another question please?
I understand the reason for pre and post meal blood glucose testing.
If, for example, my blood glucose is 4.5mmol/l pre meal, should I be trying to get my BG back down to 4.5 2 hours after, OR anywhere below 7 mmol/l?
I have been testing my BG pre and post meals on a regular basis over the last few weeks. My BG pre meal is often between 4 and 5 mmol/l, and on a few occasions less than 4, particularly first thing in the morning.
My BG 2 hours after meals has generally been below 6-7 mmol/l, occasionally in the ‘5 -6 region’ but does not always return back down to the level it was pre meal. Is that ok?
In someone who has a healthy response to glucose, would they find their BG returning to where it started, or just somewhere below 7.8 mmol/l?
Great, thank you @KennyA. Luckily most, if not all of my BG tests are within 2mmol post meal since being on this pathway on looking after myself. On one occasion it was below the ‘pre‘ meal which was bizarre!What you're looking for is information on how well your system deals with the additional glucose produced by the digestion of carbohydrate. So the idea is that your system should be getting you back to close to where you started - within 2mmol/l of the "before food" figure. It will either handle the glucose and you'll be back roughly where you started, or it won't, and that tells you that there were probably too many carbs in what you ate. So if I started at say 4.5 and had a reading at +2 hrs of 7.5, that's too many carbs for me.
In addition the second reading should be lower than 7.8 - 8 is close enough for all practical purposes given inaccuracy in the meter - it's not either/or.
As said above, you are not looking for the highest point, which will probably occur around 45 minutes after eating.
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