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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2047167" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Yes, [USER=506290]@DaisyChloe[/USER] ,that is an interesting question, and you may well want to have a look at the reactive hypoglycemia forum, which is specifically for people with this sort of problems (non diabetics who produce too much insulin and have blood sugars that go too low).</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/reactive-hypoglycemia.70/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/reactive-hypoglycemia.70/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>The answer (for most people) is a combination of a feedback loop between the pancreas and the liver. You probably already know that if your blood sugar is high the pancreas produces more insulin to bring someone's blood sugar down to normal levels. If your blood sugar is too low, however, the pancreas reduces the insulin and sends out glucagon, which signals the liver to pump out stored sugar, so that your blood sugar goes back up.</p><p></p><p>This is one reason why diabetics on insulin are warned to be careful with alcohol: if you've been drinking your liver is busy processing the alcohol and not so good at picking up on the glucagon, and a night time hypo can become much more serious.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2047167, member: 372717"] Yes, [USER=506290]@DaisyChloe[/USER] ,that is an interesting question, and you may well want to have a look at the reactive hypoglycemia forum, which is specifically for people with this sort of problems (non diabetics who produce too much insulin and have blood sugars that go too low). [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/reactive-hypoglycemia.70/[/URL] The answer (for most people) is a combination of a feedback loop between the pancreas and the liver. You probably already know that if your blood sugar is high the pancreas produces more insulin to bring someone's blood sugar down to normal levels. If your blood sugar is too low, however, the pancreas reduces the insulin and sends out glucagon, which signals the liver to pump out stored sugar, so that your blood sugar goes back up. This is one reason why diabetics on insulin are warned to be careful with alcohol: if you've been drinking your liver is busy processing the alcohol and not so good at picking up on the glucagon, and a night time hypo can become much more serious. [/QUOTE]
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