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Possible hypoglycaemia ongoing 20 years.

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wendolph
wendolph

I first started getting shakes and energy loss in my teenage years. In my 20s it started again. Everyday at work. I had eec mri, neurologists and gps not find anything wrong.

Im hypothyroid and have dizziness, weakness, shakes, light-headedness, confusion, get hot, irritable and more. I always described it as being drunk or standing up to quick or like watching my diabetic dad have a hypo was how i feel. Lasting 10 minutes to a couple of hours, everyday and Even went for a couple of years. I had it most days on weight watchers. Never had much luck at exercise even on good days. Gp retesting my fasting tests asking if i ate sugar the night before. I get tested alot as my dad is diabetic and because of my symptoms.

Recently I've been taking blood sugar tests at home. Morning blood sugar between 4.6 and 5.3 my average blood sugar level is 5.3. After meals raising to 8.5-9.7. I start feeling it come on around 4.6

The other day walking around all day took blood sugar before drive home and was 4.2 i ate a bag of sweets and noodles at home. 3 hours later my blood sugar was 3.3 i shoved half a packet of choc biscuits in my face and 7.3.

Today not feeling quite myself woke with 4.6 after breakfast 8.8 4 hours later feel awful 4.4 had sausage potatoes bread and bbq sauce and 10.8.

Anyone else experience this? Is my blood sugar all over the place or normal?

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  • marilyn_92910
    marilyn_92910 wendolph

    Posted

    I get hypos if my bloods drop down to 4.5 if this happens I just have something to eat, the diabetic specialists would tell this was normal but don't let it go any further as it could be classed as d
  • wendolph
    wendolph

    Posted

    Waking 5.2 breakfast of coffee with sugar 3 toast with jam home test.

    Half hour after 10.1

    1 hour after breakfast 10.9

    Another half hour 7.9

    2 hours after eating 7

    3 hours after eating 5.7

    4 hours after eating 3.9

    5 hours after eating 4.1

    Shaking throughout didnt feel good on the come down

    Ate vegetarian lattice 5.5

  • wendolph
    wendolph

    Posted

    I saw my gp today gave him the print out of my home tests. Waking average 5.3 between 4.6 and 6 once a 7. Start feeling ill 4.5 or lower and on the drop from a high. Only had one bad attack which was a 3.3 and i know I've been worse in the past. 1 hour after eating sometimes not raised sometimes between 9 and 10.4 once 11 dropping to 7-8 2 hours after, then 4-5 hours later 4.5 -4.2.

    Gp says looks normal, hypoglycaemia is diagnosed at 2 (which i had 10 years ago but lost those results) my blood sugar is high possibly prediabetes and the 11 is actually high enough to be considered diabetes. And hypoglycaemia doesn't just start. I handed him my own medical history notes and said I've always felt this way, I've seen neurologists and nothing followed up, I've been putting on weight since having my boy 2&1/2 years ago and in a few years you'll be putting it down to weight, age and pre menopause. I need answers now, please could you test me for reactive hypoglycaemia. He again stated results normal but he'd look through my medical history. I didn't get sent for any tests..... even though he said possible pre diabetes.

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