Results of Gtt - Stan, Can You Look? Posted: 12-17-07 10:02am
Hi Stan,
Finally got a 3 hr GTT after begging my
gyno. to look at my blood sugar levels due
to a suspicion of hypoglycemia. I have a
family history of diabetes, but I am thin
and healthy (very active) so he didn't
think I fit the prototypical model for
someone with blood sugar problems or
insulin resistance.
My symptoms are mainly severe fluctuations
in mood/irritability in reaction to
certain foods,
shakiness/weakness/dizziness when hungry
or after eating a big serving of carbs.
When I am hungry, I HAVE to eat or I lose
it. I get really depressed from time to
time and have notices it correlates with
my diet and how well I am controlling my
sugar intake.
I have severely changed my diet. I am
extremely healthy. I eat plenty of protein
but my problem still is in carb craving. I
will still indulge in potatoes, chips,
bread (whole wheat), etc. I eat carbs but
healthy ones. I run a lot and do tons of
yoga so I feel that my body NEEDS some
carbs or else I will get too thin and too
starving!!!!
Anyway, here are my results. He would only
do 3 hours...
Notice that my sugar never went up!! This
was after a 75g sugar load and fasting for
12 hours. He just said that it is not
considered a disease state of hypoglycemia
but that my body just eliminates sugars
too quickly. I KNOW that there must be
something more to this. Do you think I am
hypoglycemic? Aren't your sugars supposed
to rise after the drink??
Please help...I'm confused. I've tried
your diet but I find it too difficult with
my active lifestyle. Do you think I need
to cut back on exercise?
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lulu1346
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Posted: 12-18-07 10:57am
any feedback would be great...anyone have
gtt results like this where numbers never
go up???
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Stan
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Posted: 12-20-07 19:32pm
Did you read my new diet? It seems
everyone goes to the old one. Those
results are quite clearly displaying a
problem, especially because you never go
above fasting level at any point, at least
not that they showed. In a normal
response, it shoots up, and then goes back
down a little below fasting and then
levels out. I wish they went another hour
at least, that's a little annoying. At
this point, it may be good for you to get
a glucometer to track your sugar when you
feel like crap and to see what happens
when you wake up, 30 min after eating, 1
hr after eating and so forth. If you can
handle healthy carbs, that's perfectly
fine, but many people are amazed to see
how quickly your body adapts to eating a
lower carbohydrate diet and how much
weight you don't lose in some cases. Read
my new diet and let me know if you have
any questions, it's stickied on this forum
part. But yes, there is clearly a glucose
problem, at least your doctor was willing
to give the test, many are quite reluctant
and simply won't order it.
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lulu1346
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Thx... Posted: 12-21-07 09:52am
I did read the new diet. Usually the point
after breakfast for me is the worst (like
10am)...seems no matter what I eat I crash
at that point. Lately I have been eating 2
eggs w/ cheese and a sprouted grain piece
of toast. Sometimes I have oatmeal with
almonds and milk. I try to snack on
cheese, nuts, things like that. I feel a
world of difference when I eat this way
but still have frequent crashes.
Lately I have noticed that I am crashing
around 4am...waking up in a cold sweat,
nightmares, etc. Then my blood sugar seems
to level out. I do have a glucometer and
check when I feel bad. Usually in the a.m.
when I wake up it's around 72-75. It
rarely reads above 90 ever. But once I
felt shaky after drinking a glass of wine
and it was 170 or something...so it seems
all over the place. My grandmother is
diabetic and had the same symptoms
(hypoglycemia) before it turned into Type
1 at the age of 27. I am 29.
Seems that a big part of it is genetic for
me. But I know I need to stick to the
diet. Finally I have been able to give up
munching on chips/popcorn/crackers/etc.
Do you know anything about hypoglycemia
and pregnancy? I am planning to get
pregnant soon. I've heard sometimes it
switches into higher glucose levels...
Thanks for all of your advice. I
appreciate it.
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lulu1346
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One More Thing.. Posted: 12-21-07 10:24am
Stan, what are your thoughts on caffeine?
Is decaf OK or should caffeine be 100%
avoided?
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Stan
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Posted: 12-21-07 14:07pm
I unfortunately don't know anything about
hypoglycemia and pregnancy, though I would
say getting pregnant while feeling like
garbage is probably not a good idea.
Using a glucometer, that I finally have
now, I find the same interesting
information as well, it seems when I feel
bad my glucose is reading normal, and it's
been good thus far in the morning. Going
over 90 is not bad actually, that would be
considered a good thing. The only glucose
test that showed something goofy was the
GTT, so I'm not sure what happens when
we're eating well, but something's going
on. The one thing I always stress is that
when you start the diet, especially after
you may have been eating crap for a long
time, don't expect to feel better
immediately, it can take MONTHS. Read
that again. What you can expect is to
hate life while on this diet for awhile,
unfortunately. It gets better in time,
and you'll eventually feel really good.
Caffeine is a big no no no. If you feel
it seems okay, then go ahead, but the
response in the body from it causes your
glucose to rise, which then becomes a drop
for us. I found that out the hard way one
day when I thought that green tea didn't
have any. Boy was I wrong. Decaf, as
most people actually don't know, is not
good either, there's still caffeine. It's
funny because that's quite an improper
usage of English, I'm not sure where it
started. The prefix 'de' means without.
But decaf still contains caffeine. What?
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Posted: 12-22-07 11:42am
Hmmm, you know, thinking more about
glucose readings, I don't think the levels
you get are as important as correlating
symptoms with them. I forgot that a
normal person will experience a rise in
glucose to usually around 120-140 after
eating breakfast. Mine only raises a few
points and never seems to go above 100.
By the set standards, this is normal, but
if not being caused by sugar, something
weird is happening in there.
