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some advice please!

kirstiejayne

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hello, i am looking for some advice as i think i have had a few episodes of low blood sugar...i will give as much info as possible that may help!

Im almost 29 years old ( female) i am active and healthy, although i am classed as underweight - but i have always been very petite. i try my best to eat a good diet although i have been known as a chocholic! i am happily married and we have 3 young children one who was born 9lb 6oz.

i have been having loads and loads of yeast infections - which are not very pleasent! and i have been finding what i think are symptoms of low blood sugar. twice i have been what i would call quite bad that it scared me! during the times it was 'bad' i experienced the following.. headache, heavy feeling in my arms, shaky hands rapid heart beat, feeling very faint, finding hard to concentrate and feeling almost like it was difficult to talk - i find it quite hard to explain, this happened yesterday and i felt so bad i checked with my son if he remebered how to call an ambulance if mummy ever felt ill! (this happened half way trhough eating my dinner) i felt very sick and felt like i was going to collapse. i then felt hungry and ate some chocolate and started to feel better - about half hour after i felt more normal and i then finished my dinner!

the first time this happened i spoke to my doctor who decided to do a fasting test the following morning which came back as 4.4 which i understand is normal and i felt fine, he also did a few other blood tests which all were normal.

i have had my blood sugar checked at a pharmacy (when i wass feeling ok) and it was just under 2 hours after eating and it was again 4.4, about an hour after the test was when i had my first 'bad attack'

i was just wondering if this could be symptoms of diabetes? as my blood tests came back normal the gp doesnt seem bothered!
 
Your story of having a big baby and lots of yeast infections does make it sound that you could certainly be at risk of diabetes.

In the early stages of type two diabetes you can indeed get hypos because the pancreas overshoots the amount of insulin you need.

There is a website "hypoglycaemia support" that has a quiz you can do to see if you are at risk for hypoglycaemia. A five hour glucose tolerance test is needed to diagnose the condition for certain. Obviously this would also be an accurate way to see if you have any glucose impairment problems too. You may find their dietary tips on hypoglycaemia support can make life more bearable for you.
 
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