hi
For the last few years I’ve felt quite weak and faint in between meals especially if I did some form of exercise or something in the garden.
I’ve got a number of health issues, fatty liver, Gilbert’s syndrome, hiatus hernia and diverticulitis. I am not really overweight as such but I’m 48 so do have an extra few pounds in my middle.
About 12 months ago I was getting stomach pains and my bilirubin was spiking more than normal. I was admitted to hospital and had a ct scan but all was well and released. I also paid for a specialised pancreas mri just to be sure and nothing was found.
My weakness in between meals continued but I made sure I ate on time with carbs to keep the feeling faint at bay.
Recently I seem to have got worse and any exercise seems to make me feel faint and I have to eat something and rest.i seem to get fatigue easy in my muscles too.
Over the years I’ve had quite a few fasting blood tests and all came back ok, or good enough to not worry the gp.
However, this weekend I decided to do some real testing and bought a kinetic wellbeing blood glucose monitor and tested today. I didn’t eat much in the morning, Usual eggs on toast and I had then been out so when I tested before the teatime meal I expected it to be low. The result was a warning of less than 1.1 mmol and should seek health professional.
Then I ate my dinner and tested 2 hours later. Still the same. I had a chicken salad sandwich and a chocolate bar so was sure it would raise it. Same result, monitor stated low which meant less than 1.1 mmol.
A few hours later I’ve drank a glass of orange juice, waiting 20 minutes and took another test. This time I was struggling to even get a reading. It just kept flashing with no result.
Now I’m worried that these symptoms I’ve been having that have been getting worse is due to hypoglycemia and that my pancreas is releasing too much insulin. I’ve scared myself when I read that a tumour in the pancreas could cause this. But I was tested 12 months ago with a detailed mri and nothing was seen and I was already getting symptoms before then just not as bad.
Does any of this ring a bell with any of you. I thought I may be insulin resistant but now I’m wondering if it’s something else causing my hypoglycaemia. I’ve done 3 tests and not got any to give me a higher reading. Surely if I’m less than 1.1 mol I would be feeling worse than I am. I’ve read something about hypoglycaemia unawareness, could I have that?
I guess I’m the opposite end of diabetes as mine is so low, or are they all linked. I’m so confused by it all.
Is this dangerous? Should I make an urgent appointment with my gp?
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
For the last few years I’ve felt quite weak and faint in between meals especially if I did some form of exercise or something in the garden.
I’ve got a number of health issues, fatty liver, Gilbert’s syndrome, hiatus hernia and diverticulitis. I am not really overweight as such but I’m 48 so do have an extra few pounds in my middle.
About 12 months ago I was getting stomach pains and my bilirubin was spiking more than normal. I was admitted to hospital and had a ct scan but all was well and released. I also paid for a specialised pancreas mri just to be sure and nothing was found.
My weakness in between meals continued but I made sure I ate on time with carbs to keep the feeling faint at bay.
Recently I seem to have got worse and any exercise seems to make me feel faint and I have to eat something and rest.i seem to get fatigue easy in my muscles too.
Over the years I’ve had quite a few fasting blood tests and all came back ok, or good enough to not worry the gp.
However, this weekend I decided to do some real testing and bought a kinetic wellbeing blood glucose monitor and tested today. I didn’t eat much in the morning, Usual eggs on toast and I had then been out so when I tested before the teatime meal I expected it to be low. The result was a warning of less than 1.1 mmol and should seek health professional.
Then I ate my dinner and tested 2 hours later. Still the same. I had a chicken salad sandwich and a chocolate bar so was sure it would raise it. Same result, monitor stated low which meant less than 1.1 mmol.
A few hours later I’ve drank a glass of orange juice, waiting 20 minutes and took another test. This time I was struggling to even get a reading. It just kept flashing with no result.
Now I’m worried that these symptoms I’ve been having that have been getting worse is due to hypoglycemia and that my pancreas is releasing too much insulin. I’ve scared myself when I read that a tumour in the pancreas could cause this. But I was tested 12 months ago with a detailed mri and nothing was seen and I was already getting symptoms before then just not as bad.
Does any of this ring a bell with any of you. I thought I may be insulin resistant but now I’m wondering if it’s something else causing my hypoglycaemia. I’ve done 3 tests and not got any to give me a higher reading. Surely if I’m less than 1.1 mol I would be feeling worse than I am. I’ve read something about hypoglycaemia unawareness, could I have that?
I guess I’m the opposite end of diabetes as mine is so low, or are they all linked. I’m so confused by it all.
Is this dangerous? Should I make an urgent appointment with my gp?
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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