Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Reactive Hypoglycemia
Tests for RH
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="KarenTh" data-source="post: 2210884" data-attributes="member: 492119"><p>Hi Sarah T. I was diagnosed with RH 18 months ago and saw both an Endocrinologist, a Gastro Enterologist and a specialist dietitian. I had a 48 hour urine collection test, an endoscopy, CT scan of my stomach and finally a 5 hour glucose tolerance test. The first tests were to rule out a pancreatic tumour and anything else that may have been causing my symptoms - typical RH hypo symptoms plus chronic diarrhoea every morning on rising. The latter was put down to excessive adrenal activity. The GTT delivered my RH diagnosis almost immediately as after the initial spike, my blood sugars fell through the floor down to 2.8. At that point they stopped taking blood via a cannula and fed me! Seeing the dietician and eliminating sugars and carbs and keeping a food diary enabled me to start feeling better almost immediately. I have done lots of refinement to my diet which means eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours since then with trial and error. We are all slightly different in what can be digested e.g. caffeine. Some people can and others can’t! I think it’s vital you have the extended GTT ASAP and wish you luck with getting the right diagnosis so you can start to feel better very soon. Ask any questions as they come to mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarenTh, post: 2210884, member: 492119"] Hi Sarah T. I was diagnosed with RH 18 months ago and saw both an Endocrinologist, a Gastro Enterologist and a specialist dietitian. I had a 48 hour urine collection test, an endoscopy, CT scan of my stomach and finally a 5 hour glucose tolerance test. The first tests were to rule out a pancreatic tumour and anything else that may have been causing my symptoms - typical RH hypo symptoms plus chronic diarrhoea every morning on rising. The latter was put down to excessive adrenal activity. The GTT delivered my RH diagnosis almost immediately as after the initial spike, my blood sugars fell through the floor down to 2.8. At that point they stopped taking blood via a cannula and fed me! Seeing the dietician and eliminating sugars and carbs and keeping a food diary enabled me to start feeling better almost immediately. I have done lots of refinement to my diet which means eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours since then with trial and error. We are all slightly different in what can be digested e.g. caffeine. Some people can and others can’t! I think it’s vital you have the extended GTT ASAP and wish you luck with getting the right diagnosis so you can start to feel better very soon. Ask any questions as they come to mind. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Reactive Hypoglycemia
Tests for RH
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…