Hypoglycemia Forum - Diagnosed hypoglycemia

I'll try to keep this short as I can so if anyone wants more information please ask.

I have recently (in the last couple of months) finally been diagnosed with a carbohydrate sensitivity, reactive hypoglycemia.

I suffer low blood sugar (2.4mmol/l and under) about 2-3 hours after consuming carbohydrate, especially the single and double sugars found in fruit and table sugar. Lucozade has the most clear effect where my blood sugars will hit 13mmol/l after 1 hour, then 2.4mmol/l after 2 hours. Symptoms include general low blood sugar symptoms and I am prone to passing out, situation depending. The first time I passed out from low blood sugar was at 11 years old, so I've had the condition from that age at least. When fasting my blood sugar remains stable at 4mmol/l.

Since following a lower carbohydrate diet, leaving out sugar and eating fibre with each meal as advised by my specialist - the low blood sugars have improved greatly. I even manage to eat some fruit and not suffer now.

But that's only half the battle.

I have another set of symptoms which may or may not be related to the hypoglycemia. Here's the symptoms:
Severe fatigue, brain fog, confusion, irritability, depression, memory problems, tearfulness, inability to think, anti social, etc...
These symptoms occur in phases which have been worsening and getting longer over the last 5 years. Usually a phase would last a few days and a diet low in carbohydrate (or better, a fast) would help lift the symptoms, but this is isn't the case anymore. Despite my blood sugars improving on a low carbohydrate diet, this second set of symptoms are persisting and I'm unable to shift them.
Bread, pasta, rice, etc, seem to bring on these symptoms or at least worsen them, whereas fruit and veggies I seem to get away with. I was under the impression that sugar is sugar as far as your body is concerned, but maybe there's something else in these specific types of carbohydrates that's aggravating(?).
After eating these foods (bread, rice etc) I instantly feel very fatigued and have to lay down. What goes down the loo is more often than not a light orange colour.

I also have a constant niggly headache in the eye area which has been constant for the last 4 years at least. It's a lot worse recently and is really starting to get to me, pain pills rarely clear it.

Other things that may be relevant - I wake up every night, sometimes more than once, to go to the loo. This is very annoying since it interrupts my sleep. I also have frequent nightmares and move and talk during my sleep, to my husbands despair. I've also been suffering seemingly random bouts of nausea and dizziness more recently.

I'm still in touch with my surgery and am waiting for news on a referral for my headaches. But the set of symptoms including fatigue and brain dog, aren't being dealt with. I've had a full blood screening as well as a gluten intolerance test, and there's nothing of any concern.
I've considered depression and have tried anti depressants which didn't help any. I've also considered an adrenal fatigue due to the excess insulin I was producing so regular, which I still suspect may be the case, but I'm not a doctor and I haven't mentioned it to mine as I don't want him to think I'm self diagnosing from the internet Embarassed

My mother has type 2 diabetes, and my father has a low blood sugar problem which he takes prescribed sugar supplements for, my father has also been diagnosed with ME. The ME diagnosis was after many years of seeing many specialists, doctors still don't know what exactly is happening to him but ME is the closest they can diagnose at the moment. My symptoms are much less severe but worryingly similar to his, fatigue, brain fog, confusion, etc.

If anyone has a similar problem or has any idea what could be going on, it would be appreciated Smile