andybonse Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hey,Every morning I feel terrible then ill eat a banana and a waffle and some spaghetti and feel ok for about an hour, then ill feel really terrible in my head, feel so sick etc.Took my blood sugars it was 3.6mmol omg! I freaked out!! Ate plate of chips, powerade with added sugar and a apple now its 6.3 I feel fantastic compared!!Cant believe its another thing to add to the list ><, who do I speak to about it GP? Autonomic specialist in this?Freakkkinggg lol I was like quick quick!!! Bring me sugar!!! Buying some choc bars now ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looneymom Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I think you should let your GP know. Maybe this is the cause of your POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkd Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Well, blood sugar will drop about an hour after you eat and then go back up to normal. (That's a lot of carbs to be eating at once, btw )I just looked up what a 3.6 mmol is equivalent to in US terms and it's a 65, which is considered the low end of normal.If you have the little glucose machine (which I'm assuming you do) take a reading first thing in the morning (fasting) and then one two hours after after you eat, and see what you get.Definitely bring it up to your doctor though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I have low blood sugars too and talked this over with my family doctor. When tested I came out high. After discussing what happened when, we came to the conclusion that it seems to be an unnecessary insulin dump that can happen at any time and there's no specific reason. So for me it's another autonomic problem. I always carry drinks, something to eat and dextro tablets with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Yep, I've had low blood sugar for many years. I feel awful when it's going down, but it's happened so many times now, I'm losing my ability to notice it until it is really low. I don't feel it now until it is in the 40s(2.5-2.8 mmol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I can have hypoglycemic issues too although mine isn't consistent. Please remember that eating sugar or carbs as an emergency fix is ok but you should follow up with complex carbs (whole grains), protein, and a bit of healthy fat as soon as possible. If you don't, having eaten all those refined carbs will make your sugar bottom out again in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Merlin* Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Does sound like reactive hypoglycemia, fairly common with POTS. Sometimes it comes on so quickly with me that I end up face down on the floor before I can do anything about it, although I never completely lose conciousness. I wonder if they train service dogs that can detect low blood sugar? Any excuse for a new puppy . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybonse Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Haha, yeah I'd love a puppy , I have a pin prick kit here anyway, it does come on quickish, Ill start feeling verrry bad in my head, its hard to explain. Always thought it was POTS, glad I checked my numbers!! So today got up bit earlier, ate some cereal and milk a banana and now orange juice, feel normal apart from the pots stuff haha but a lot better than no fuel!!I want a puppy now hate you!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Merlin* Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Oops, sorry :-P! I've given up angling for another dog, OH says no more pets. As it's nearly Easter, I thought I'd try him with the idea of another rabbit. We had our last house rabbit for 11 years, he was amazing. Hmm, service bunnies, it's a long shot I grant you but . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Are all of you diabetic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Merlin* Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I'm not. As far as I'm aware, reactive hypoglycemia has an entirely different metabolic cause compared to the blood sugar/insulin mechanism issues that diabetics suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I am not diabetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybonse Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I'm not diabetic either, had plenty of tests plus got my own little pin prick to test . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigskyfam Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Make sure you have protein as well. That helps prevent crashes. I had gestational diabetes and have sugar issues now without a true diabetes diagnosis. Sometimes high sometimes low. Had a crash last night. Takes a while to recover.see your GP for a gameplan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Nope...not diabetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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