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Q: Hypoglycemia From Too Much Insulin
asked by: StarBright1 on June 27th, 2007
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hey,

I'm new. I've had probs with hypo for a while now. At first it was just with exercise now it is fasting, exercise, and lack of carb intake.
I have to regularly eat fast acting carbs with slow acting carbs. Slow acting alone just wont cut it, doesn't do a thing..

I had 2 labs drawn one was 2.5mmol and another came back at 2.1mmol/l also my insulin level was was 10 and the c-peptide was 0.77nmol/l. The lowest bgl I've had was 1.4mmol/l d/t exercising.

The endo was going to consult with another endo at a larger hospital, but everything I've read indicates my pancreas makes to much insulin.

It's very frustrating, I hate that I HAVE to eat to keep my bg's at least in the 3's and I can't exercise I get very low in the 1's and pass out.
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Stan
replied on June 30th, 2007
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I know exactly what your problem is and will always be until you fix it, you're not eating right. If you should be eating any carbohydrates at first, they must be primarily from whole grains and ideally from green vegetables, no fast acting carbohydrates can be eaten. I assume you mean sugar or candy or something? You say it 'just won't work' but really the reason why it won't is because unfortunately, even after eating right, it can take months to see the results you want to see. If you keep combating it by doing what you're doing, it will get worse. Changing your diet will not yield quick results, but it's the only way.
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StarBright1
replied on July 5th, 2007
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What I meant by slow acting cabrs not helping I just go lower. I try something like eating say steamed vegetables for lunch (potato, carrots, brocoli) start with a blood sugar of say 3.2mmol/l and just end up dropping much lower in 2 hours or so... into the 1's ...
The fast acting carbs bring me up lately into the 7's and I don't go low (3's or 2's) for another 3-4 hours sometimes.
To me it's like slow acting carbs take too long to have an effect, while my pancreas is still spitting out lots of insulin even though I'm already low thus making me go lower.
Crazy stuff - I really feel for all those with hypoglycemia.
I've been seeing an endocrinologist, at the last appoint she did say she was going to call an endo at one of the states larger hospitals, either admit me for a supervised fast or medication.
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Stan
replied on July 5th, 2007
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I know what you meant. So fast acting means candy and such correct? You didn't answer the question so I assume yes. If so, trust me, give it a bit of time and your lows will be so severe you'll go insane. Potatoes and carrots are actually not slow acting carbohydrates, they only are in comparison to straight sugar. You need to eat lower carbohydrates and stick with it until your insulin stabalizes. Unfotunately, and I'll say it again, don't expect to feel better within the first two weeks. You may notice no change for up to a month and a half.
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StarBright1
replied on July 24th, 2007
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Thanks.
Since I last posted I am doing so much better, well maybe a little too good... Yes, by fasting acting I meant things like jelly benas, lollies

I'm eating toast or porridge for breakfast, sandwich for lunch with either tomato sauce, cheese, or lettuce and tomato. Dinner chicken and vegetables, seafood, stir fry or pasta. I can't choose my dinners though, have to eat what my Dad cooks.

Anyway, been getting 5-6 fasting blood sugar and 6-10 2 hours after eating w/the exception of protein meals such as mostly chicken dinner or seafood. A few weeks ago I had seafood for dinner (fish, calamri, prawns) started at 4.4mmol/l and 4 hours later was 8.2mmol/l, next morning I woke at 6.1mmol/l.

As of late, I have been put on oral steroids (not d/t to the hypo or by the endo) and am finally getting no low numbers. I wake 7-10 and have seen numbers in the low 20's after eating. I make sure I was my hands prior to testing

Not perfect by any means, I prefer this to low blood sugar and now that I finally don't have to snack / eat all the time I'm happy to leave it like this for the time being! I still go to the low 4's with exercise and treat that with lucozade or jellybeans though..
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Bonne
replied on March 20th, 2009
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Low Blood Sugars/too much insulin
One endocrinologist I went to said when eating meals, use a 9 inch plate, nothing on it more than 1 inch high, 1/4 protein, 1/4 carbs and 1/2 vegetables. It balances itself and it works. Surprisingly, you are not hungry after a good balance. Snacks every 2-3 hours help balance as long as you stick to 15 carbs or so, with at least 3 proteins. Frequent whole grains help the balance more. Proteins at each meal should be 14-21 grams per meals, carbs about 40-60 grams, never more than 60. I have been doing this for 1 1/2 years and it goes very well, unless I do not balance (which I know when I eat something). This technique requires learning about your foods and knowing what you are eating. Pure sugar, candy and such, only makes the insulin flow more when I go low, so a complex carb is definitely better. Good Luck.
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