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<blockquote data-quote="Lamont D" data-source="post: 1395216" data-attributes="member: 85785"><p>I suffered with multiple hypos for quite a long time. Every doctor, dsn, even a specialist didn't have a clue! I of course was unaware and my life was dreadful in what I term my hypo hell! I would either be dead or in a terrible state if my current endocrinologist didn't know about RH!</p><p>I do think and believe that it did take a toll on my short term memory and also an awful lot of my memory from those years! I just don't remember a lot that went on then, and I struggle with names and nouns, I'm not sure wether age is a factor but I seem to be able to do my job with just a little bit of forgetfulness now and again!</p><p></p><p>The brain needs a certain amount of glucose, it also depends on other hormones and triggers to get on with daily thought process. If there is an imbalance of your hormones and the brain doesn't get the necessary glucose, then when a hypo occurs the brain doesn't receive enough and in RH, too much insulin causes the hypo!</p><p>The effect of low blood glucose levels and then hypers, then hypos because of the rebound effect, the brain can't cope, the liver does help with glucogenesis but because of hyperinsulinaemia, this can be too little to help.</p><p></p><p>I have found myself, apparently asleep or conked out and if I had known, that I was close to a coma so many times, I did try and battle for years to get a different specialist and it took me having a hypo in the doctors surgery till I got one!</p><p></p><p>I very low carb, I have to because my health is better and my future health is assured as much as it can be. </p><p></p><p>My lifestyle has changed dramatically in the last few years and I haven't had a hypo for three years or so!</p><p>I have become very lucid and my energy levels are exceptional.</p><p>My brain is working ok, with a few bits of memory loss!</p><p>I have my life back!</p><p></p><p>Best wishes to you and your father.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lamont D, post: 1395216, member: 85785"] I suffered with multiple hypos for quite a long time. Every doctor, dsn, even a specialist didn't have a clue! I of course was unaware and my life was dreadful in what I term my hypo hell! I would either be dead or in a terrible state if my current endocrinologist didn't know about RH! I do think and believe that it did take a toll on my short term memory and also an awful lot of my memory from those years! I just don't remember a lot that went on then, and I struggle with names and nouns, I'm not sure wether age is a factor but I seem to be able to do my job with just a little bit of forgetfulness now and again! The brain needs a certain amount of glucose, it also depends on other hormones and triggers to get on with daily thought process. If there is an imbalance of your hormones and the brain doesn't get the necessary glucose, then when a hypo occurs the brain doesn't receive enough and in RH, too much insulin causes the hypo! The effect of low blood glucose levels and then hypers, then hypos because of the rebound effect, the brain can't cope, the liver does help with glucogenesis but because of hyperinsulinaemia, this can be too little to help. I have found myself, apparently asleep or conked out and if I had known, that I was close to a coma so many times, I did try and battle for years to get a different specialist and it took me having a hypo in the doctors surgery till I got one! I very low carb, I have to because my health is better and my future health is assured as much as it can be. My lifestyle has changed dramatically in the last few years and I haven't had a hypo for three years or so! I have become very lucid and my energy levels are exceptional. My brain is working ok, with a few bits of memory loss! I have my life back! Best wishes to you and your father. [/QUOTE]
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