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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m1567" data-source="post: 2478997" data-attributes="member: 552183">I have severe POTS/CFS so I'm unsure whether that has any relevance to what is going on. I've also had bulimia on and off for 8 years. Just thought I would mention these things in case they have anything to do with what's going on.Over the last 8 months or so, I've gained 10 pounds that won't budge with no change in diet. I've always been very slim so this is unusual. I'm also constantly hungry (despite eating loads) and I have to eat every 2-3 hours. My CFS is also consistently getting worse despite rest + pacing etc... I'm also experiencing heart palpitations which I've recently begun to suspect is in reaction to high carb/sugar meals. I've developed morning hypoglycemia (around 3.8 usually). All of this has started after a period of very high stress in my life.I'm putting this down to reactive hypoglycemia and probably insulin resistance at the moment. I've spoken to my doctor who is not worried but ordered the Hbac1 anyway. It's come back at 31 which is apparently normal. Throughout the day, my blood sugars are well in the normal range (never seen them above 6.0 and they are usually closer to 5.0 ). I'm trying to lower my carbs but I'm ending up feeling even worse (really fatigued and even more hungry) so I'm not sure what to do re. diet. I also had my thyroid and cholesterol checked and both are fine. Because I'm at a healthy weight and all my bloods are fine, my doctor won't run any more tests at present but I feel so terrible that I know something isn't right. I really would like the OGTT but I'm not sure how to go about getting one.Any advice re. tests, diet, explanations etc... would be appreciated. Thanks!</blockquote>

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