Wow!
Thank you for the reply , I have had loads of fasting blood tests all tests 4mmol and below and then they asked me to get refers to endocrine I think iris and the symptoms I was describing such as shakes sweating dizzy and a erg of hunger and when I have a sugar drink it disappears like it’s never happens I’m always tired and have other problems what I’m not down to the bottom of with abdominal pain and mouth ulcers and sores on my face had cameras up and down nothin come back from anything so when this started I said am not stopping till I no somethin so it was happening more often so when I had blood test it come back as blood sugars 3.9 and cortisol levels was low so I had snthaten test which was fine and then prolong glucose tolerance test I had a glucose drink and sat there for 9 hours and every hour it dropped lower and lower down to 2.7 when I had the hypo I was sweating and they wanted to stop the test but I told them to carry on, when it finished I went home and got a letter a few days later saying it’s RH , and I haven’t seen dietician yet or haven’t had my follow up appointment yet it’s 19th June , but now when it happens I panick that it’s dropped to 2.7 because the feelings are the same as when I done the test , not on any medications .. will I get a glucose meter to check them myself? Now people are believing me and my symptoms
I know how that feels!
Getting a diagnosis is the first step towards getting your health back.
Yes, you need a glucometer, insist on getting one from your doctor, I had to get my endocrinologist to tell my GP to issue one, I have just had an upgrade.
Insist on plenty of test strips and get thrall that you need on repeat prescription.
If you are like me, your surgery will not have another RH patient on their books and likely not be aware that testing and recording are an important part of getting control.
They surgery doctors, dsns and other staff, will not of even heard of RH, so be patient with them, explain what is happening to you.
If you don't know, a brief description.
You eat carbs, your initial insulin response is weak, you derive too much glucose from the carbs, you spike high and quickly, because of the low insulin, your brain triggers your pancreas to provide more insulin, this is called an overshoot, your pancreas creates too much insulin and drives your blood sugar levels down into hypo levels.
You gain control by not initiating the spike, no spike, no hyper, no hypo!
Staying in normal blood sugar levels is the best treatment for RH! Stability in your blood sugar levels will give you better health.
If you have a hypo, don't go to something high carb to get out of hypo levels, only have a few carbs to nudge your blood sugar up back into normal levels. Then test and have a very low carb meal to stabilise your blood sugar level. If you have too many carbs, you will what is called a rebound effect. This means the treatment for the hypos will trigger another hypo. You have to be careful, keep to low carb and get control.
Start tomorrow, avoiding carbs as much as possible, eat protein, and some natural good fats, if you go through a day without hypos and all the horrible symptoms that occur because of the fluctuating levels. You will have actually stopped the roller coaster ride and that is just the start.
Learn as much as you can by reading the RH forum, also have a read of the low carb forum, the recipes and ideas are something to think about.
Best wishes