I have just read the first page of the advice for ' reactive hypoglycaemia' on the home pages.
While the description is pretty good, one thing did highlight this discrepancy.
Quote 'Scientists believe that Hypoglycaemia to be the result of too much insulin being produced and released by the pancreas following a high carbohydrate meal.'
This is wrong!
@Administrator,
@Brunneria.
Regardless of how high the carb intake, a reactive hypoglycaemia patient will still go hypo if the triggers that causes the initial blood glucose levels rise enough to cause the overshoot.
Also, recommending fibre rich food, which includes complex carbs, when through the experience that I and many others have gained, is the intolerance to wheat, dairy, starchy vegetables will almost always trigger the overshoot.
I could be even more pedantic, but this home page for reactive hypoglycaemia has been produced by someone who doesn't understand the intricacies of the condition.
It does not state anything about the abnormal, response(s) of insulin, how hyperinsulinaemia, insulinoma, insulin resistance and because of these symptoms, you can have high glucose levels because of the high circulating insulin levels.
The recent increase in known diagnosed reactive hypoglycaemic patients, the good endocrinologists, do know the causes of this type of hypoglycaemia. As in diabetes, the diversity of the condition is high and different for most. The basic advice from mine and others is, 'no hyper, no hypo'!
And as always, testing and finding the best food balance, to prevent the hypos.
It doesn't mention fasting.
I would like to think that our Reactive hypoglycaemia forum has better advice from those who have experienced the condition and could rewrite this home page introduction to the condition, as it seems to me, in my opinion, it is describing, the symptoms of reactive hypoglycaemia in other forms of diabetes rather than the condition itself.
I have ' Late Reactive Hypoglycaemia'!
I would be ill and suffering from hypos continually, if I followed this advice.
Regards