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<blockquote data-quote="freshlybrewed" data-source="post: 931446" data-attributes="member: 201440"><p>Thanks for the welcome!</p><p>How does yours affect you?</p><p>Do you know what causes your symptoms and how to prevent them getting worse?</p><p></p><p>Replying to your questions, sorry for the long reply, it's nice to get this out for once.</p><p>I have been diagnosed with post prandial hypoglycaemia, it's about two years ago.</p><p></p><p>I didn't cope with hypos at all when I was a child, they freaked me out, I got terrible anxiety and spiralled out of control so I also had panic attacks to contend with.</p><p></p><p>I'd go through phases having and episode here and there, but then at times go through phases of having an episode every time after breakfast and lunch, so that's twice a day, and then even sometimes at night I'd wake up with it.</p><p>I vividly remember those periods in my life, it does something to you mentally I think.</p><p></p><p>In the past two years I feel I've got a good grip on things though. It's cutting out the carbs that's done the best for me. So what ever the carbs do results in high BG (aka the Diabetes side of things) but after that when BG drops it can lead onto a hypo. I say lead onto it because it's not just switch on hypo, it's a sequence of symptoms, progressively worse, and the hypo is the conglomeration of the worst of those at the end before passing out. So technically speaking I haven't had a hypo in two or more years, but symptoms almost every day. And the more carbs I cut out the less symptoms I've had.</p><p></p><p>I still have to take a cereal bar with me when I'm out and about because if I'm late in getting my lunch the symptoms will start. Although these days I doubt I'll get to hypo levels, the pre-cursor symptoms aren't pleasant anyway. I get a fuzzy head mostly, feel drained of energy.</p><p></p><p>My story is not over by any means, I feel like I've just begun a new chapter of freedom from this thing.</p><p></p><p>I haven't looked, but do you know whether there's NICE guidelines for this condition?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freshlybrewed, post: 931446, member: 201440"] Thanks for the welcome! How does yours affect you? Do you know what causes your symptoms and how to prevent them getting worse? Replying to your questions, sorry for the long reply, it's nice to get this out for once. I have been diagnosed with post prandial hypoglycaemia, it's about two years ago. I didn't cope with hypos at all when I was a child, they freaked me out, I got terrible anxiety and spiralled out of control so I also had panic attacks to contend with. I'd go through phases having and episode here and there, but then at times go through phases of having an episode every time after breakfast and lunch, so that's twice a day, and then even sometimes at night I'd wake up with it. I vividly remember those periods in my life, it does something to you mentally I think. In the past two years I feel I've got a good grip on things though. It's cutting out the carbs that's done the best for me. So what ever the carbs do results in high BG (aka the Diabetes side of things) but after that when BG drops it can lead onto a hypo. I say lead onto it because it's not just switch on hypo, it's a sequence of symptoms, progressively worse, and the hypo is the conglomeration of the worst of those at the end before passing out. So technically speaking I haven't had a hypo in two or more years, but symptoms almost every day. And the more carbs I cut out the less symptoms I've had. I still have to take a cereal bar with me when I'm out and about because if I'm late in getting my lunch the symptoms will start. Although these days I doubt I'll get to hypo levels, the pre-cursor symptoms aren't pleasant anyway. I get a fuzzy head mostly, feel drained of energy. My story is not over by any means, I feel like I've just begun a new chapter of freedom from this thing. I haven't looked, but do you know whether there's NICE guidelines for this condition? [/QUOTE]
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