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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1858516" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi and welcome [USER=474498]@kiwi gal[/USER] </p><p></p><p>All I can tell you, based on my own experiences of RH is that what happens with me, is that my blood glucose dips low enough to trigger my body into thinking it needs to boost blood glucose. And it does that by dumping adrenalin and other stress hormones into me - which is what causes all that awful shakey panic feelings.</p><p></p><p>In effect, the low blood glucose happens before I get the shakey symptoms because they are a side effect of the adrenalin release and by the time I test my blood glucose has already risen - so any test at that point won't show how low I went.</p><p></p><p>Hope that makes sense?</p><p></p><p>The only way I actually saw how low I was going was by buying and using a Freestyle Libre. This was most illuminating! And made me realise that my blood glucose could dip down into the 1s and 2s before the stress hormone release, then rise (within a matter of a few minutes) back into the normal 4+ range. Which meant that by the time I got it together to test my bg, I was already showing 'normal'.</p><p></p><p>I had been experiencing this for years! But it was only getting the Libre that gave me the full picture.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, I cannot say that this is happening to you, but it is a possibility.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and I really wish I could express my disgust at any medical professional who blithely says 'oh, they are panic attacks'.</p><p>The question should be 'what is causing these symptoms that look like panic attacks?' because a massive stress hormone release gives very similar symptoms!!! Mainly because a panic attack involves a massive stress hormone release, doesn't it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1858516, member: 41816"] Hi and welcome [USER=474498]@kiwi gal[/USER] All I can tell you, based on my own experiences of RH is that what happens with me, is that my blood glucose dips low enough to trigger my body into thinking it needs to boost blood glucose. And it does that by dumping adrenalin and other stress hormones into me - which is what causes all that awful shakey panic feelings. In effect, the low blood glucose happens before I get the shakey symptoms because they are a side effect of the adrenalin release and by the time I test my blood glucose has already risen - so any test at that point won't show how low I went. Hope that makes sense? The only way I actually saw how low I was going was by buying and using a Freestyle Libre. This was most illuminating! And made me realise that my blood glucose could dip down into the 1s and 2s before the stress hormone release, then rise (within a matter of a few minutes) back into the normal 4+ range. Which meant that by the time I got it together to test my bg, I was already showing 'normal'. I had been experiencing this for years! But it was only getting the Libre that gave me the full picture. Obviously, I cannot say that this is happening to you, but it is a possibility. Oh, and I really wish I could express my disgust at any medical professional who blithely says 'oh, they are panic attacks'. The question should be 'what is causing these symptoms that look like panic attacks?' because a massive stress hormone release gives very similar symptoms!!! Mainly because a panic attack involves a massive stress hormone release, doesn't it? [/QUOTE]
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