need advice ASAP. . .blood sugars

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

For about the last 3 months, I have been having low blood sugars, hypoglycemia.

Tuesday, I had a 2 hour glucose tolerance test. My fasting BS was 97. I then

drank the glucose " cocktail " and had my BS checked two hours after that. After

the 2 hours, my BS was only 111. I have an appointment with my doc tomorrow,

but I wanted to get any information from those of you who have experience with

this as to what you think. My doc called me and said that the test was

" completely normal. " Wouldn't my BS have been higher than 111 after that

glucose drink? That still sounds low to me only being 14 points higher than my

fasting BS. What to you all think.

Yesterday, my fasting was 73, at which point I start having symptoms (actually

even at 82 I have symptoms) of sweating, dizziness, nausea, tired, shaky, etc.

I drank a regular pop (not diet), ate a Pop-Tart, peanut butter crackers, and a

granola bar only to have my BS go up 20 points.

I would truly appreciate your advice/experience about this.

Thank you! My thoughts and prayers are with you all!!

T. (Ohio)

[Guest guest]

that is completely normal.....I wish I had sugars like that after drinking

sugar.....Your body did what it was supposed to do.....I hope this finds you and

yours well......Mark

> Hi all,

>

> For about the last 3 months, I have been having low blood sugars,

> hypoglycemia. Tuesday, I had a 2 hour glucose tolerance test. My fasting

> BS was 97. I then drank the glucose " cocktail " and had my BS checked two

> hours after that. After the 2 hours, my BS was only 111. I have an

> appointment with my doc tomorrow, but I wanted to get any information from

> those of you who have experience with this as to what you think. My doc

> called me and said that the test was " completely normal. " Wouldn't my BS have

been higher than 111 after that glucose drink? That still sounds low to me only

being 14 points higher than my fasting BS. What to you all think.

>

> Yesterday, my fasting was 73, at which point I start having symptoms (actually

even at 82 I have symptoms) of sweating, dizziness, nausea, tired, shaky, etc.

I drank a regular pop (not diet), ate a Pop-Tart, peanut butter crackers, and a

granola bar only to have my BS go up 20 points.

>

> I would truly appreciate your advice/experience about this.

>

> Thank you! My thoughts and prayers are with you all!!

>

> T. (Ohio)

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

While it appears that you ARE having some problems with hypoglycemia,

your response rate with additional glucose seems to be excellent. For

a non-diabetic, a BS of 111 after the cocktail would be normal. That's

a great BG and a good response.

Even your response after the crackers, soda, granola bar and pop-tarts

was great - you responded as a non-diabetic would. If a diabetic

person had consumed that many carbs without the assistance of insulin

to bring their BG down, they probably would have had a BG around

225-250 or so. (I'm using myself as an example - every diabetic has a

different ratio and a different response). So the fact that you only

had a BG that was 20 points higher than your fasting BG indicates that

your insulin reaction is normal. It means that your endocrine

functions are reacting well and producing the right amounts of insulin

to bring your levels down to a normal point.

What you need to address is the hypoglycemia, and the reasons for

that. Hopefully your doctor will be able to investigate this and find

the answers for you.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

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consultation.