Guest guest Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Dawn, I do not know your financial circumstances, but if it is possible for you to purchase a blood glucose meter from the chemist you could test your blood sugar at the times you are getting a hypo and write them down to show your doctor your figures. The meters themselves are not too expensive, the cost comes when buying the test strips to use with them. But I should think you would only need to get one pack of the testing strips, which usually come in two packs of 25, which will be more than sufficient to show your blood sugar readings. Don't forget when you make a list of the numbers that you put the time of day it occurred and whether it is after you have eaten, and how long after, or before etc. The doctor will need all this information. A cheaper way of getting some idea if you are diabetic, but does not show low blood sugar only too high, are the sticks you test your urine with. Clinistix I believe they are called. They are not expensive, especially for a one off pack. You can do a sort of fasting blood sugar test with them. If you fast (except for water) for 12 hours then have a very concentrated sugary drink. Two hours later do the urine test. Then look at the colours. It usually only changes colour after the blood sugar has gone to 10, so if it changes colour slightly then there is a slight possibility that you are, if it changes colour dramatically then you most likely are. Then tell your doctor what you did and the results. But that only shows diabetes NOT hypoglaecemia of course. Hypoglaecemia is known to be a precursor to diabetes. Unfortunately all these strips are date sensitive, and although they usually have a long date, if you wish to keep them over that time they are no longer accurate. Lilian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hi Chris yes hon I know, and therein lies my problem, the doc tests my glucose usually when I have gone up there I have had something to eat quite recently or a coffee with sugar otherwise I would not get there. I told the doc I had hypoglycaemia before I went on armour but he said 'how do you know?' and 'I doubt it' and left it there but it has got much worse on armour for some reason. I need to test it somehow and if the glucose meter when I feel bad will do it then it would be a good thing to have. lotsa luv Dawnsx > > Hi Dawn > > I think hypo=glycaemia would mean " low blood sugar " . > > Chris > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 > I > told the doc I had hypoglycaemia before I went on armour but he said > 'how do you know?' and 'I doubt it' and left it there but it has got > much worse on armour for some reason. Hiya Dawn I could be wrong and I can't bring to mind all your other posts now so you may already have thought of this, but your hypoglycemia might be worse now because your adrenals are having to work harder to cope with the Armour and are under extra stress. I always notice an increase in my hypoglycemia symptoms when my adrenals are having to work harder because of something I'm doing or taking. It's so noticeable with me that I've learnt to take extra care about diet etc at such times. But like I say, I could be way off beam but that thought immediately sprang to mind when I read your post. You sound as if you're having a really rough time. I do feel for you and wish you better. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Adrenaline blocks insulin, so as a diabetic my blood sugar rises (hyperglaecemia) if I have an argument or am stressed in any way. Also any matters that would cause the adrenals to work overtime makes the blood sugar of a diabetic go up. Lilian I could be wrong and I can't bring to mind all your other posts now so you may already have thought of this, but your hypoglycemia might be worse now because your adrenals are having to work harder to cope with the Armour and are under extra stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Cool, so glad you are getting that test, let us know how you get on please :)/ I have to go up the docs now for a number of reasons, this is paramount, however I have found things in my notes which I got from the hospital which should be of concern but have never been mentioned. Apparently in 1980 I was diagnosed with Schizoid Personality first I ever heard of it, I am nothing like a Schizoid Personality, I am a warm, empathic, social animal, what gives? Also on my hospital scan notes it says 'Clinical History, Known arteriopath, Stroke' first I have heard of that too. There is also an abmnormal sinus rythm ecg.I do wish they would talk to us like human beings. They seem to have done some blood tests too but they are without ranges and I don't even think the hospital ran TFTs. This was when I was on T4 only on the 11th Feb this year a month before I went on NAE and Armour, the hospital must have pulled them up off some notes that I had already on the computer, I have not seen them before. FT3 4.8 FT4 16.2 TSH 18.8 My wbc count is constantly up but they just say it is fighting some virus My Creatine levels are constantly up too. There are no ranges on the sheet but they look well out to me!!!! No wonder I was dragging myself about. Can you estimate what they are with average ranges anyone please? I am beginning to get mad now about the poor care I have been getting , the lack of information and care planning for conditions I had no idea I had, wrong diagnosis, and I shouldnt get angry because it will get my adrenals going God bless Dawnx > > Wow now this is what I call very timely.......... Thank you so much > for posting this info.... > > I saw my Dr today and she thinks I may be hypoglycemic and so > tomorrow I am off to get the GTT done. I dread to think how much > this is going to cost I just hope the insurance pays most of > it............... > > denise M > > > > Hi folks > > > > Well I consulted with an expert on hypoglycema and he gave me a link > > to this set letter which I am going to send to the doctor. > > > The four hour medical Test for Hypoglycemia explained at: > > http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/testing_hypoglycemia.html > > > > There is a letter attached to that article. Copy it and give it to > > your doctor. If the doctor is not willing, please ask to be referred > > to a Nutritional Doctor or a Clinical Nutritionist. > > > > See: > > > > Looking for Complementary Health Practititioners at: > > > http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/Looking_for_Doctors > .pdf > > > It is explained in the article: > > > > What is Hypoglycemia at: > > http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html > > > > see type 4 hypoglycemia. > > > > Also test yourself with the > > > > The Nutrition-Behavior Inventory Questionnaire (NBI) at: > > http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/nutrition- > behavior_inventory.html > > > > and the > > > > The Hypo Quizz at: > > http://www.hypoglycemia.org/hypo_test.asp > > > > > > Also read: > > > > Beating Anxietiy and Phobias at: > > http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/beating_anxiety.html > > > > See also: > > http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/hypo/ > > http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/hypoglycemia.htm > > > > As to OCD read: > > > > Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Nutrition. > > > http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/OCD_and_Nutrition.p > df > > > > luv Dawnx > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi dawn Let us know how you get on with your doctor - this, once again, shows what an appalling situation we are having to put up with. Can you take somebody with you so they can take some notes. I would love to be in there with you. Your previous thyroid function tests 9even without the reference ranges for each test show your TSH was WAY too high, your Free T3 was at the bottom of the scale and with your reasonably high Free T4 (for somebody who wasn't on any thyroid replacement at that time - it looks as though you were not converting it to T3. No wonder you felt so bad. This must all have been such a shock to you, but at least, now you can demand some answers and hopefully, a few things will start slotting into place. Luv - Sheila Cool, so glad you are getting that test, let us know how you get onplease :)/I have to go up the docs now for a number of reasons, this isparamount, however I have found things in my notes which I got fromthe hospital which should be of concern but have never been mentioned.Apparently in 1980 I was diagnosed with Schizoid Personality firstI ever heard of it, I am nothing like a Schizoid Personality, I am awarm, empathic, social animal, what gives? Also on my hospital scannotes it says 'Clinical History, Known arteriopath, Stroke' first Ihave heard of that too. There is also an abmnormal sinus rythm ecg.Ido wish they would talk to us like human beings. They seem to have done some blood tests too but they are withoutranges and I don't even think the hospital ran TFTs. This was when Iwas on T4 only on the 11th Feb this year a month before I went on NAEand Armour, the hospital must have pulled them up off some notes thatI had already on the computer, I have not seen them before.FT3 4.8FT4 16.2TSH 18.8My wbc count is constantly up but they just say it is fighting some virusMy Creatine levels are constantly up too.There are no ranges on the sheet but they look well out to me!!!! Nowonder I was dragging myself about. Can you estimate what they arewith average ranges anyone please? I am beginning to get mad now aboutthe poor care I have been getting , the lack of information and careplanning for conditions I had no idea I had, wrong diagnosis, and Ishouldnt get angry because it will get my adrenals going God blessDawnx .. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1413 - Release Date: 03/05/2008 11:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi Dawn http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/nem064v1 Dysautonomia, A Heuristic Approach to a Revised Model for Etiology of Disease Derrick Lonsdale 24700 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145, USA [[Dysautonomia refers to a disease where the autonomic nervous system is dysfunctional. This may be a central control mechanism, as in genetically determined familial dysautonomia (Riley-Day Syndrome), or peripherally in the distribution of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. There are multiple reports of a number of different diseases associated with dysautonomia. The etiology of this association has never been explained. There are also multiple publications on dysautonomia associated with specific non-caloric nutritional deficiencies. Beriberi is the prototype of autonomic dysfunction. It is the best known nutritional deficiency disease caused by an imbalance between ingested calories and the vitamins required for their oxidation, particularly thiamin. Long thought to be abolished in modern medical thinking, there are occasional isolated reports of the full- blown disease in developed Western cultures....]] I thought you should get the full nine yards while you're on a roll Dawn... Magnesium and thiamine are both inmplicated in this matter. best wishes Bob > > Cool, so glad you are getting that test, let us know how you get on > please :)/ > I have to go up the docs now for a number of reasons, this is > paramount, however I have found things in my notes which I got from > the hospital which should be of concern but have never been mentioned. > Apparently in 1980 I was diagnosed with Schizoid Personality first > I ever heard of it, I am nothing like a Schizoid Personality, I am a > warm, empathic, social animal, what gives? Also on my hospital scan > notes it says 'Clinical History, Known arteriopath, Stroke' first I > have heard of that too. There is also an abmnormal sinus rythm ecg.I > do wish they would talk to us like human beings. > They seem to have done some blood tests too but they are without > ranges and I don't even think the hospital ran TFTs. This was when I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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