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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2431927" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Hi [USER=545826]@Debz1961[/USER] ,</p><p></p><p>What you're describing isn't a form of diabetes, but as others mentioned, reactive hypoglycemia. So that's why everyone's double-checking. Thing is, some doctors <em>don't know</em> RH exists, or that there is a name for it, and as it's a blood sugar issue, they just say it's diabetes. Which it isn't, but can sometimes turn into.</p><p></p><p>The thing is, if it is RH, and you really want to find out for certain, low carb eating would fix that for the most part. ( <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/</a> is a bit of a how-to, geared to T2's, but would serve an RH too.). If this is what's going on, your husband's blood sugars soar right after eating carbohydrates, and his pancreas is a bit slow with the release of insulin. But when it does release it, it massively overshoots, which would result in a hypoglycemic episode; low blood sugars, or a sugar crash. Every time he eats carbs, his pancreas'll overreact, meaning his blood sugars are all over the place, highs and lows, which can make a person feel absolutely wretched physically and mentally, make them pass out etc. Not good. Cut out the carbs, then you stop the overreaction and blood sugars remain stable.</p><p></p><p>But again, that is only if he actually has RH. Normally I'd tell you to get a blood sugar meter, but in this case, I think you'd want to invest in a CGM for a few weeks, at least. A continuous blood glucose monitor would catch all the highs and lows, so you know exactly what is going on. And while we can't diagnose on here, we <em>can</em> help read the results. Thing is, a diabetic doesn't get lows without assistance from injectable insulin or medication... We go up, not down. So if he has a clear picture of what his blood sugars do, a diagnosis of RH or T2 or whatever type, would be a lot more clear.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to the both of you!</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2431927, member: 401801"] Hi [USER=545826]@Debz1961[/USER] , What you're describing isn't a form of diabetes, but as others mentioned, reactive hypoglycemia. So that's why everyone's double-checking. Thing is, some doctors [I]don't know[/I] RH exists, or that there is a name for it, and as it's a blood sugar issue, they just say it's diabetes. Which it isn't, but can sometimes turn into. The thing is, if it is RH, and you really want to find out for certain, low carb eating would fix that for the most part. ( [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/[/URL] is a bit of a how-to, geared to T2's, but would serve an RH too.). If this is what's going on, your husband's blood sugars soar right after eating carbohydrates, and his pancreas is a bit slow with the release of insulin. But when it does release it, it massively overshoots, which would result in a hypoglycemic episode; low blood sugars, or a sugar crash. Every time he eats carbs, his pancreas'll overreact, meaning his blood sugars are all over the place, highs and lows, which can make a person feel absolutely wretched physically and mentally, make them pass out etc. Not good. Cut out the carbs, then you stop the overreaction and blood sugars remain stable. But again, that is only if he actually has RH. Normally I'd tell you to get a blood sugar meter, but in this case, I think you'd want to invest in a CGM for a few weeks, at least. A continuous blood glucose monitor would catch all the highs and lows, so you know exactly what is going on. And while we can't diagnose on here, we [I]can[/I] help read the results. Thing is, a diabetic doesn't get lows without assistance from injectable insulin or medication... We go up, not down. So if he has a clear picture of what his blood sugars do, a diagnosis of RH or T2 or whatever type, would be a lot more clear. Good luck to the both of you! Jo [/QUOTE]
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