Reactive hypoglycaemia

[mabs79]

Hi newbie here.
I have been having issues relating to blood sugars after eating.
I have a good diet although I dont eat as much as I used to.
But noticed it started after I had some cereal one day then about 2 hours later I went extremely unwell, shaky, dizzy, nauseous, confusion. I felt like I hadn't eaten in days, I had all the energy zapped out of me and managed to struggle closest place to eat unfortunately was McDonald's but needed food.
I have been having issues for 4 months and have just worked out that my blood levels are going to low normal but causing me all sorts of symptoms.
I am generally experiencing a hypo after every meal. I have tried different foods, I don't eat steak etc as have digestive issues due to no Gallbladder and have to be careful with fatty food etc.
Has anyone been able to find a cure for this? It feels unrelenting and scared of going into a severe hypo when asleep.
I am.hoping it's nothing too serious but it's affecting my day to day life and really getting me down and too scared to leave the house in case i suffer an episode.
I have Rock bottom levels of b12 and folate and iron which are being supplemented but struggling with energy like I can't absorb any energy from my food.
Anyone experienced similar and know what causes it and what helps in healing. Anyone been. Put on medication for reactive hypoglycaemia.

 

[Lamont D]

Hi, and welcome to our forum.
I have been diagnosed with RH. After a few hospital tests.
I found an endocrinologist who recognised the symptoms, because of me going hypo in GP surgery then in front of my endocrinologist twice.
RH is food intolerance. And the treatment is avoidance of those foods that trigger the reaction.
There is not a way I can definitely suspect you have hypoglycaemia, but because of your other conditions, you can't rule out anything, you need a referral to an endocrinologist, ifyou don't already have one. To get the necessary tests done.
There is no cure.
But you can control your blood glucose levels and help yourself to a better health.
You mention you eat a healthy diet, it you do have a condition similar to RH, a so called healthy diet might be the problem. It is the carbs, sugars that need to be avoided, healthy carbs are still carbs and cause spikes, which I know would trigger a reaction.
Again, if you have a similar condition, a glucometer and keeping a food diary is important to show your doctor what is happening.
You also mentioned low energy, I suspect that because of your other conditions, your dietary regime is contributing to this. You need carbs for energy, but it is not enough, sugar crashes because of the spikes, are symptomatic with various levels of hormones such as insulin, other contributing factors are lifestyle.
The difference a very low carb diet did for me was remarkable.
I am eating fresh food every day. I am eating a keto diet. Which means I get my energy from ketones rather than carbs.
I am on a drug called sitagliptin. This helps with my first phase insulin response. Which in turn prevents the spikes, if I mistakenly do have carbs. Which in turn reduces the reaction of overproducing insulin.
We do have our own forum, have a read, there is a lot of information and knowledge on those looking for advice.
As you will see, there are many forms of hypoglycaemia and similar symptoms that cover a wide range of non diabetic and diabetic conditions.

Best wishes

 

[mabs79]

Hi please can you direct me to the forum.
I eat chicken,turkey,pork,fish and vegetables. I eat brown rice and wholemeal bread. Full fat butter and eggs and just drink water. No added sugar in my diet and have cut carbs apart from the brown rice and wholemeal bread. Not sure what else I can do.
Thank you

 

[Lamont D]

Hi please can you direct me to the forum.
I eat chicken,turkey,pork,fish and vegetables. I eat brown rice and wholemeal bread. Full fat butter and eggs and just drink water. No added sugar in my diet and have cut carbs apart from the brown rice and wholemeal bread. Not sure what else I can do.
Thank you

At the top of the page, there is a forums button, click on that, scroll down and you should see the RH forum.
If that fails, use the search button.

it's great you have started and understand that carbs and sugars should be avoided.
And depending on how carb intolerant you are, you can't get away with having brown rice and wholemeal bread.
If you look at a wholemeal bread wrapper, wheat is written in bold, soya is written in bold, these are known allergens and intolerants. Not only for gluten but other ingredients. There is also a lot of ingredients that I would never go anywhere near, such as vegetable oils, sunflower, rapeseed and palm.
Rice is pure starch. Which is a carb. Very similar to spuds, which still holds the record in my food diary for a portion. Over sixteen mmols from 4+mmols.!
Do please read our forum.
If you can't get on the forum I'll tag a moderator

Best wishes.