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Q: Causes For Being Hypoglycemic
asked by: Jakemathias on October 12th, 2007
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Hey all, my name is Jake and I believe that I have a generally mild form of hypoglycemia. My symptoms include extreme dizzyness, shakiness, insane hunger (usually occurs after the dizziness goes away), and I also get easily angered. I've only done some simple blood tests but the doctor says that I appear to be perfectly healthy. I've been living with this condition for about 3 years now but just a couple months ago the dizzy attacks have gotten extremely strong. If I don't immediately have protein when I get dizzy, I feel like I can't even function and worry about fainting. I've read some of the diets on this page but they seem so complicated to follow. Considering I am only 16 years of age, and have school and a job to worry about. I also get confused on what I'm supposed to eat and what not to eat. Everyone seems to have different opinions on what works and what doesn't... I feel so depressed. My question is... Is there a relatively simple diet I can follow? And what could be the cause of my hypoglycemia at such a young age? Is it because I'm growing so fast? I'm 6 feet, 2 inches tall, yet only weigh 165. If someone could shed some light on what I need to do, that would be great.
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Stan
replied on October 14th, 2007
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You were probably born with it. Did you read my diet on here? Do it.
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vina
replied on October 27th, 2007
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The doctor will only see that your hypoglycemic in a blood test..if at the time of the test you were experiencing hypoglycemic symptoms which it sounds like you have.

But it is impossible for a doctor to diagnose you with it unless they have actual results. Especially with hypogylcemia because they don't know alot about it. There is only the one test I am pretty sure that shows your blood sugar levels and if you are feeling ok during your test than it won't show.

I was born with hypoglycemia but the symptoms didn't get bad until about grade 3. The doctors my whole life told me I was perfectly healthy until I was about 18 and I had a test taken when I was actually feeling the symptoms. Then it showed I was hypoglycemic. But still doctors do not know enough about it yet. So your best bet would be a naturapath and online I think.

I had the test in the morning right after I had eaten hashbrowns, eggs and toast with water. maybe 20 mins after.
It is harsh but if you want your doc to know whats going on. You have to get him to test you when you feel like hell..then he can see what is happening in your system. If you can, get him to check for anything that could be causing it at that time because you don't want to have to go through that again for a whole new test.
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Stan
replied on October 29th, 2007
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You can have positive results but feel fine during the test, I did.
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bradf004
replied on August 14th, 2009
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GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST- EASY DIAGNOSES
Do a glucose tolerance test. After a night of fasting, they test your blood sugar. Then they give you a high sugar syrupy drink and test your blood sugar immidiately then every hour or half thereafter. Its an easy diagnoses if it fluctuates- which it will like crazy if you are hypoglycemic ( mine went to 25 and they stopped it)
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Dutchmann2
replied on August 18th, 2009
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I have had Plasma Readings as low as 75 mg/dl and 70 mg/dl on my plasma blood meter and the government doctors would say my blood levels are just fine. I would be visiably shaking, panicing, and shortness of breath, and very hungry with dizziness and still they would tell me that I was just fine. Next they would tell me to go home and eat anything I liked and not to worry about what the glucose meter stated.
What kind of doctors would do a thing like that, I ask you. The Veterans Hospital Doctors did just that to me last year and I found the lab results dating way back to 1982 in my medical files. The lab report a blood sugar level of 55 mg/dl on my test. The lab recommended that I start recieving treatment for low blood sugar but, for some reason the VA Hospital did not tell me the results other than your blood sugar levels are just fine.
Try living with that knowledge for 20 -25 yrs and no treatment.
Some doctors just do not want to recognized that Hypoglycemia can occur in Non-diabetics or that the disorder even exist at all.
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