Please someone help me

[Lamont D]

From Jess Shan's description, Reactive Hypoglycaemia was my first thought. To be honest, as she's under the care of an endocrinologist I couldn't understand why that isn't being investigated.

You are exactly correct, catinahat, with your assertion that IF it is Reactive Hypoglycaemia the worst thing to do to treat a hypoglycaemic event is to eat sweets and/or drink regular orange juice. This will simply raise your blood glucose levels rapidly, stimulating the pancreas to 'over-produce' insulin in a deliberate attempt to bring the blood glucose level back down, causing a 'rollercoaster' type of effect. i.e. going 'low', going 'high', going 'low' again.

Of course, if your blood glucose level is falling to 2.2 mmol/l then you DO need something sweet to raise your blood glucose level quickly, but this should be followed up with something 'more substantial', such as a sandwich, etc. and preferably one that contains not just carbs but also fat, which will slow down the rate at which it's broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream. (I guess that's one of the reasons that her endocrinologist has prescribed Acarbose, which slows down the rate of absorption of anything imbibed ... either eaten or drunk ... in an attempt to control what's happening with insulin production and/or release.)

Unfortunately, Jess Shan, there is no medication (or surgery) to directly treat Reactive Hypoglycaemia. Control is via dietary control. i.e. learning how your body reacts to eating and/or drinking various foods/drinks. As I said in my response to catinahat, foods that contain more fat do slow down absorption of foods, and hence the release of glucose into the bloodstream.

I could have posted these posts!
And I do agree with you!
Nice to know another convert that understands RH.

Best wishes

 

[Kes]

why not try semaglutide in tablet form GLP1 in long lasting form
and snack on peanuts&cashews, cut out bread.. or swap to dark rye with inulin from Polish Bakery.
use whole milk not semi skined

I don't think regular small protein snacks will spike or cause big releases of insulin
Porridge is a slow realease food so start having porridge in morning or for dinner.
Not the 3 min in a packet, but real oats.

Mind you it is carbs so if it causes hypos try snacking on slice of cheese with slice of meat.

If sugar is hard to give up , try adding cocoa powder to your coffee jar.
Coffee with cocoa some how reduces the need for sweet and it is full of antioxidents.

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[SnapDani329]

Hello everyone
was wondering if someone could help me.
I am 30 and For the past year I have been suffering from low sugars. I have more around 2-3 hypos per day which are starting to take even longer to come out of .. I was told I had pre diabetes a year ago but yesterday I had a blood test confirming I have type 2 diabetes but my sugars never go higher than 7/8. So I don’t suffer from hypas just hypos I’m still not getting any answers I’m am under an endocrine team who doesn’t know what is wrong so was hoping someone here could shine some light. Thank you

Hi Jess,
My name's Dani. I was diagnosed with type 2 at 19, after that clearly not being the case due to the occurrence of severe, common hypos, and sugar spikes directly after meals with no lowering, I demanded a retest of the antibodies and any other tests they could do. They put me on a CGM for 2 weeks, it was clear I was type 1 and they tested for islet, GAD, and Zinc. I came back really elevated for zinc proving I have LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults)- note the other two antibodies came back negative and this is true for 25-50% of type 1s. It's a long story but in a nutshell, I think you need to heavily push for alternate antibody testing. 30 is really young for type 2- it can happen but that plus your hypos are two big red flags. Doctors always think they know best so you need to advocate for yourself firmly and repeatedly. In the meantime, have snacks on you at all times, make sure you and people you're often with are carrying frosting tubes or glucose gel to rub on your gums in case of unconsciousness, and make sure you're eating enough fiber and protiene- this will keep you more stable for longer. Also, ask your doctors for an emergency glucagon injection. Hope this helps and I'm sorry you're going through this- it really does get better.

 

[AndyBusby]

Hey I am a type 1 diabetic, for about 4 years, if you search on YouTube there is a Dr bernstein who is a expert and has been a diabetic for over 70 years, he has broke down a plan that works for everybody, basically it's low carbs.
Not gonna lie its tough to avoid rice /bread/pasta /cakes etc but my blood sugars don't shoot up then crash down which causes hypos, I have been doing it for about 3 weeks and my blood sugars have been perfect, have lost over half a stone and haved the amount of insulin I was using, I generally think this could be caused by what you eat but I would definitely look into Dr bernstein.
Hope this helps good look franky

Hey Frankey,
I found Dr Bernstein a couple of years ago on the internet and I’m a thirty odd year diabetic type one(53yr old), and I’d started getting red light side effects(frozen shoulders, sore itchy eyes every morning, bad circulation etc.), so I frantically searched the internet for answers and like you found Bernstein, who’s story is inspiring and comforting. Anyway I went on a low carb diet and I didn’t go the whole way but low carb and I only need six units per meal of nova rapid now, and all my ailments have gone away. So I too recommend Bernstein but I do think the diet is or can be a bit too repetitive and slightly oppressive, it’s not easy is it keeping on top of a healthy diet