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Reactive Hypoglycaemia

sharon80 said:
Hi @Brunneria

My consultant has tried medication (along with 3 years of tests including a 72 hour starve) but as the dose increased I had terrible stomach problems so I am just controlling with diet. I just find if I get a cold or infection, it sends my sugar levels all over the place, so a simple cold can really affect me.

My hospital consultant is really good, so will ask him on my next visit where I stand with work.

My consultant has said that RH often transitions into diabetes, have you heard this?
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Oh yes,

I started off with RH as a child, and ended up type 2 by my mid 40s.

Do you low carb? That is the only way of eating that has ever given me control of it. If you have read any of the RH threads, you will know that @nosher8355 and i are pretty passionate about dietary control! (Massive understatement!)

:D
 
My dad is type 2 and used to have hypos when he was younger but the doc put it down to stress/panic attacks!

I have to say, low carb is very much not what I've been told to do! I avoid sugar. But lately I have been gaining weight, so after reading much of the above, it's def something I am going to try to see if it works for me.
 
I found that i ended up drifting more and more low carb, thoughout the years, but it only really clicked when i added in enough fat.

Give the lc thing a go, you may find it changes your life. ;)
 
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Hi,
I have not been low carbing very long but
I have cut out bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and cut down drastically on oats (porridge) it has stopped my morning and pm hypos in their tracks.
D.
 
sharon80 said:
Day 1 of LC for me.... Will let you know!
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Hi @sharon80
Welcome to our unique club!
Well done for finding us here, diet or lifestyle is the only way to control this condition.
It is food that triggers the hypers and hypos, so we stop eating them!
I wish you success that low carbing works for you as it does for me!

Best wishes and ask any questions you want to! Me or @Brunneria will reply, or one the many others, that have discovered us may help you out.
There aren't many of us but it is growing!
 
sharon80 said:
My dad is type 2 and used to have hypos when he was younger but the doc put it down to stress/panic attacks!

I have to say, low carb is very much not what I've been told to do! I avoid sugar. But lately I have been gaining weight, so after reading much of the above, it's def something I am going to try to see if it works for me.
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The gradual weight gain is the excess insulin that turns into visceral fat.
It is the carbs that do that!
You flush or overshoot insulin into your bloodstream as a reactive part of the condition.
No carbs, no overshoot, no excess insulin, no weight increase!
If you want more information then there is a link below about Reactive hypoglycaemia.
It's the third one down.
 
It hasn't been too bad, I did miss having potato with my dinner, but coped better than I thought. Let's see how day 2 goes. I've been researching recipes, but I can see my will power will be tested when I'm cooking tea (with carbs) for everyone else!
 
sharon80 said:
It hasn't been too bad, I did miss having potato with my dinner, but coped better than I thought. Let's see how day 2 goes. I've been researching recipes, but I can see my will power will be tested when I'm cooking tea (with carbs) for everyone else!
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Once you get your head around the idea that what you're eating is harming you. Then it will become easier. There will always be temptations and you can tolerate some treats, I'm just about to have my supper of full fat Greek yogurt, couple of strawberries and a couple of pieces of 85% dark chocolate. Doesn't do anything to my blood levels and so yummy!
One of the tricks I learnt is to have little and often. Even if it means to have something like 6, 7 or 8 snacks a day, this is not to difficult as it seems, all you do is topping up through the day, once the hunger pangs go and they will its easier to have a bite to eat than plan bigger meals and it didn't impact on your blood glucose levels.
 
Hey everyone and Hey Sharon80 I have no diagnose of RH but think it could be! Got a appointment by a endo next week. As les carbs I eat as better my body. I'm still able to eat some carbs! I find as older I get as worse my problems with bs. Do u's have the same?! Sharon80 do u also have problem with blood pressure and other Side effects?! If yes, what kind?
 
Great to hear from you @Jey
Glad to see you've got your appointment next week.
Hope it goes well for you.

Are you feeling better now, that you are low carbing?
 
I doing fine Brunneria, my GGT was a few points better at 84. The nurse told me my kidney results were improved as well. It will take time but its worth it.
regards
 
Jey said:
Hey everyone and Hey Sharon80 I have no diagnose of RH but think it could be! Got a appointment by a endo next week. As les carbs I eat as better my body. I'm still able to eat some carbs! I find as older I get as worse my problems with bs. Do u's have the same?! Sharon80 do u also have problem with blood pressure and other Side effects?! If yes, what kind?
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Hi

No I don't have BP probs, my Blood sugar falls very dramatically, when I was having tests at hospital it fell from 6 (which is quite high for me) to 2.1 in 10 mins, so I only have a little bit of notice to spot the symptoms, so I have to act quickly.

I go very hot and sweat profusely, get shaky, very confused (couldn't possibly take my own bloods, I've tried and it didn't turn out well....), I just go for a quick fix of Lucozade then eat asap.

What symptoms do you have?
 
nosher8355 said:
Once you get your head around the idea that what you're eating is harming you. Then it will become easier. There will always be temptations and you can tolerate some treats, I'm just about to have my supper of full fat Greek yogurt, couple of strawberries and a couple of pieces of 85% dark chocolate. Doesn't do anything to my blood levels and so yummy!
One of the tricks I learnt is to have little and often. Even if it means to have something like 6, 7 or 8 snacks a day, this is not to difficult as it seems, all you do is topping up through the day, once the hunger pangs go and they will its easier to have a bite to eat than plan bigger meals and it didn't impact on your blood glucose levels.
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No hypo today, and I always have one on a Thursday as it is a very busy day for me! So I know it's early days, but I'm feeling very positive about LC

Thanks all for your comments, it's nice to speak to people that suffer the same!
 
sharon80 said:
Hi

No I don't have BP probs, my Blood sugar falls very dramatically, when I was having tests at hospital it fell from 6 (which is quite high for me) to 2.1 in 10 mins, so I only have a little bit of notice to spot the symptoms, so I have to act quickly.

I go very hot and sweat profusely, get shaky, very confused (couldn't possibly take my own bloods, I've tried and it didn't turn out well....), I just go for a quick fix of Lucozade then eat asap.

What symptoms do you have?
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I don't have any symptoms, not any more!
The last hypo I had was my last OGTT in hospital. It wasn't planned but with RH, it always happens.
It took me at least a day to get over it, as I have become very sensitive to going low.
Lucozade is not the way I'd treat a hypo. It would be a nice cuppa with a plain biscuit, to bring your levels up very slowly and then have a low carb meal shortly after. The lucozade would send you high, then you would hypo again, if you stopped the hypo again your blood glucose levels would bounce around, not very good!
I stay roughly in normal range all the time, so I don't hyper, don't hypo. That is the only way to treat this condition.

Have a read of my blog about Reactive hypoglycaemia, that will give you a better idea what is going on!
 
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