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Q: Low blood sugar - not hypoglycemic ?

asked by: missyjec on November 4th, 2009

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I have seen 2 endocrinologists and both told me that everything looks normal with my sugar levels, thyroid, etc. However, I have symptoms of hypoglycemia that I do not know what to attribute it to. I had a bowl of oatmal and a banana this AM (have it everyday) at 9am, by 11am I felt shaky and my blood sugar was 66. I felt like I was going to pass out. I don't understand why I feel so awful. I was hyperventilating a little, Very light-headed and thought I was going to pass out. But Dr's tell me I'm ok. They say it's just anxiety. My therapist doesn't really know how to help me with this either. People say I'm just addicted to food but why would my blood sugar be that low? Is that normal?

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hypo40

replied on November 4th, 2009

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Did the doctors do a glucose tolerance test? This will show if your blood sugar drops at a certain time after eating something sugary. Which then shows if you have hypoglycemia. I do know that bannanas aren't the best thing if you have this. They have a lot of sugar in them. Hypoglycemia is controlled through a change in diet. You might want to cut out all sugar and bad carbs for a while too see how you feel. Check out Stan's rules and diet on this site. It will give you a place to start. Good luck and know this is a process that might take awhile, it's not an over night fix. But you will start to feel better.

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