Hypoglycaemia?

Good afternoon,

I was hoping someone might be able to help me.

For as long as I can remember I have always found that if I feel unwell eating something sugary helps. Recently I seem to be feeling unwell a lot more. Before and after eating. Sometimes I get very hungry and it makes me angry and I have to have something sweet there and then. Sometimes I lie down in the middle of the day because I feel unwell, and I fall asleep for a few minutes. I have also suffered from night sweats and waking up in the middle of the night for the last few months.

Diabetes runs in my family so I thought I would monitor my blood sugar levels to see if they are able to give me any clues.

My first glucose test was just before lunch, I had had quite a sugary breakfast (chocolate shreddies and a cup of non-concentrate orange juice. I can't stand plain milk, it makes me sick so I usually have something sweet.

I was feeling sick so I took a reading, it came out at 3.1mmol.

This morning I took a reading after waking up (I really struggled to get up this morning) and my reading was 1.6mmol. I did a control test on the glucose machine to test it was reading correctly, it came out fine.

I really do not want to be ill, so I am hoping someone can tell me that this is normal?

Hi, I am not diabetic nor am I on any medication.

Yes. I did a control test with the supplied bottle, which came out as normal. I then retested myself and it came out at 1.6 (again).

I had just woken up, which was a struggle today. I felt tired, hungry and a little sick. I started testing my bloods because I have been feeling sick a lot (well nauseous, I haven't thrown up).

Hello Jack412. After eating a sugary breakfast I began to feel better, this dipped again at 11.

I will book an appointment with the doctor and ask them to have a look. I will be driving a lot for work, I don't want to take any risks. I also don't want to waste a doctor's time.