You can probably sue in this case I would think. I'm going to go to bed now, and tomorrow I'll give you a detailed talking based on the questions you asked.

1. Your sugar didn't drop until the third hour during the test because of the huge amount of sugar you drink to take the test (100g). Now that you're eating healthier, but with less sugar, your body has not adjusted yet and is assuming you're going to eat a ton of it, thus it's shooting out insulin early, which is probably what it was doing before, but had a bit more sugar to stay just a teensy bit more level.

2. No other process, it's your pancreas and body reacting to the new diet, it's trying to get you to eat sugar again.

3. Those diseases you mention could be directly tied to your sugar problem, in fact it may be causing them. If you've had this for awhile and didn't know it, it can do plenty of damage, but it's luckily reversible.

4. The deficiences are being caused by the hypoglycemia. You will need to find a good vitamin to take for awhile, and I don't mean centrum, which sucks.

5. I'm not sure about that drug, but taking something you don't need for something as serious as seizures would certainly have an effect on the brain. You can probably sue for that one.

We'll help you, just keep trying, it may take over a year until you feel back to normal because I assume you have years of unknown abuse to make up for.

Stan,

Thank you for your help.

My primary health condition is Ehlers-danlos Syndrome, which is a genetic connective tissue disorder (a collagen deficiency, actually). I think that caused the syrongomyelia (SM), which is a buildup of spinal fluid within the spinal cord, ripping the cord apart lengthways (not recommended).

I have been to the top SM specialists in the world (I happen to leave near them) and they could not find a cause for this condition in me. All of the known causes were ruled out.

So I don't think the sugar problems caused these isues -although I do wonder if they are somehow interrelated. -particuarly the SM, which is a mystery, -not to mention the disease which will probably kill me.

Thinking back, I think you are right that the vitamin deficiencies were caused by the sugar problem and the resultant poor diet I kept for many years. I knew that food could make me fall asleep. I worked fulltime, and could not afford to nap on the job, so I simply didn't eat a lot of the time. I know, I know: Bad choice. But what's done is done.

I had some more questions (sorry).

I have been having lots of problems with memory and other functions: Not just short-term stuff like where I left the car keys, but more deep-rooted things like face recognition and remembering the way to get somewhere (especially in changed conditions, such as day vs night)

I was told that the 'epilepsy' caused these cognitive issues, but of course, now I know it wasn't epilepsy. Could these problems be related to long-term hypoglycemia? If so, Is it reversable? it is really embarrassing not to recognise my kids' friends and their moms.

Is there a genetic link to reactive hypoglycemia?

and lastly: Is it true that there is a strong link between hypoglycemia and alcoholism? Most of my family are alcoholics, hence the last two questions.

-Paula

First off, I don't know much at all about the diseases you mentioned, but if they found no cause, trust me, it's likely hypoglycemia is at least a major factor. People don't seem to understand how much your glucose levels can effect eveything in your body. I found it was the cause of my earlier cystic acne, among other things. The cognitive problems are directly related to hypoglycemia, it's one of the first areas to go because the brain realizes these things aren't important to basic functioning. Hypoglycemics usually always get this feeling of 'being nowhere' or not realizing where they are, which is called depersonalization/derealization. Read about it online, I'm sure many of the symptoms will match up for you. There is a genetic link, yes. You can probably think back to relatives that had blood sugar disorders, diabetes or otherwise. My grandfather had hypoglycemia, so I got it. There is a link to alcoholism, yes, it has the same functions, so your relatives may actually have a form of this and not know it.