Hi there everyone, just signed up on this forum, upon looking for some feedback on a home GTT I did on the weekend.

I have been banging my head against a wall for the last 6-7 years trying to figure out what has been wrong with me (although for quite some time I have suspected Hypoglycemia), and eventually decided to just get on and give myself the test - rather than face another doctor telling me I have psychological problems, after only doing a fasting level test.

I have a story - but I won't tell it yet. I am curious as to what people think of the home GTT results before I start influencing the thoughts of those people.

Ok here we go, the following results after a 12 hour overnight fast, and a 75g glucose load (apols for the untidy layout, I couldn't figure out how to get into spaced columns):

Point Time mg/l mmol/l
1 6:50:00 4.80 86.4
2 6:58:00 4.90 88.2
3 7:16:00 7.70 138.6
4 7:28:00 6.70 120.6
5 7:40:00 6.00 108
6 7:59:00 5.50 99
7 8:24:00 4.90 88.2
8 8:54:00 5.40 97.2
9 9:24:00 4.00 72
10 9:27:00 3.60 64.8
11 9:44:00 3.90 70.2
12 10:02:00 4.50 81
13 10:26:00 5.10 91.8
14 10:54:00 4.50 81
15 11:25:00 4.80 86.4
16 11:56:00 4.40 79.2
17 12:25:00 5.10 91.8

An image of this data is graphed at:

[img=http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/59 49/gttnd2.th.gif]

Along with the data above - I had hypoglycemic symptoms at various times in the morning (I don't have that data with me right new so can't quote times), along the lines of:

* Tightness, stiffness in the arms (muscles contracting)
* Shakiness in the arms (I had trouble getting the blood on the spot for the tenth sample).
* Erratic, frantic behaviour.
* Snapping at people (wife etc) that were talking to me
* Heart palpitations
* General feeling of unwell
* etc.


Certainly from what I have read (in books, and the net) the following points of the resultant data, I believe, are symbolic of Hypoglycemia:

* Glucose levels dropped below fasting levels.
* Glucose levels dropped below XX (some place I have seen 70, others I have seen 65 mmol/l) albeit mine didn't stay there for long.
* The rate of change - from the Hypoglycemic Health Assocation of Australia page - "greater than 1.6mm/L (30mg per 100ml) in 1/2 an hour or greater than 2.6mm/L (50mg per 100ml) in 1 hour". For my results, Point5-Point3 (24 mins) gives a rate of 76.50, Point6-Point3 (43 mins) gives a rate of 55.26, Point10-Point8 (33 min) gives a rate of 58.91.
* The sawtooth in the last couple of hours, whilst not a massive swing, to me indicates too much insulin being released each time, resulting in swings in the glucose level.


Anyway, additional opinions greatly appreciated - and if anyone knows a good doctor in Sydney, Australia, to talk to about this - feel free to pass the details on.

Cheers