I have always had symptoms of mild
hypoglycemia between meals (sweating, fast
pulse, irritabiliy, anxiety) and after
years of a bad sleep disorder and constant
stress it has gotten to the point where I
need to eat every three hours to feel
somewhat comfortable and avoid passing
out. I also noticed that I now become
very agitated minutes after sugar laden
foods even if the content is reasonable
and can get the same symptoms from certain
high carbohydrate meals. My results were
not as bad as I thought and I am clueless.
Can I even be diagnosed from these
values?
3 hr. 45 mins : 102 *done on glucometer at
home after test* I am assuming this was
some sort of error but who knows.
I felt fuzzy headed at the 1st hr , woozy
at the 2nd hr, and on the verge passing
out by the 3rd hour.
I will say that I had taken the medication
ativan to try get some sleep around 6
hours before the test, and for the 6 days
prior to the test I had been taking
Remeron primary to help with the insomnia.
I have no clue if these medications
affected the test in any way however I did
notice I did not get any of the adrenergic
symptoms I would normally get, which may
or may not be attributed to the Ativan.
I Apologize for being long winded, I am
just trying to figure out what has been
going on and I hope this test wasn't a
waste. Take care and best of luck to all
of you.
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lulu1346
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Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 34
Posted: 01-10-08 10:33am
HI -- I feel for you as I have been there
with all of the symptoms you mentioned. I
was on BOTH of those medications as well
and let me say you need to get off the
Remeron. Do some research on this
medication. It can lead to Diabetes and
tons of weight gain. When I was on it my
carbohydrate cravings were so high I was
eating more sugar than I ever have, which
is probably what contributed to my
hypoglycemia now....I did sleep like a
rock on this (like 13 hours per night
without moving) but you know what...I
never felt that rested. Those medications
will mess you up.
I would say look at Stan's diet. I think
it's version 6. You have to give your body
a substantial amount of time to be
balanced again so the sleep may take a
while. I generally have no problems with
sleeping now but every once in a while
when I get off the diet, I notice I will
wake up around 3am with night sweats and
anxiety/nightmares...usually due to a
blood sugar drop.
Be sure you are completely off caffeine
(and again, give your body time to
adjust). For sleep, I really like to take
magnesium taurate before bed. The brand is
Cardiovascular Research Ltd. For those of
us with insulin issues, magnesium
supplementation is a good thing.
Don't pay too much attention to the
numbers. You know and can feel how your
body responds to sugars and some of us
just can't tolerate it. Just do yourself a
favor and be very strict with the diet.
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Stan
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Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 01-14-08 20:43pm
No, my diet is at the top of the first
page of this forum, check for it, DON'T go
by the version one you see, it's
worthless. Hmmm, by numbers those are
actually not too bad, though you do drop
below fasting level. Too bad they didn't
do it longer, really need to know what
happens after that 81. The glucometer did
not error, it went back up to where it
should have, it's really hard to do it
wrong because it will just say ERROR
instead of reading wrong. You do drop
below fasting, but the medicines you are
taking could be having an effect,
especially that Ativan.
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kristin777
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Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 27
GTT results Posted: 04-18-08 10:14am
Sonar,
Our GTT test results are almost identical
in the beginning! The only thing is that
you had the 3 hour test and I had the 5
hour - and your #s seemed to drop faster
than mine. My results were:
Fasting: 94
1/2 Hour: 145
1 hr: 175
2 hr: 147
3 hr: 107
4 hr: 66
5 hr: 76
I also had the same symtoms that you did.
I was freezing and shaking at the 1/2 hour
mark and all throughout the test. I got
hungry and started feeling irritable at
about 3 hours, and then at 3 1/2 hours I
started getting really tired. At 4 hours
and 10 minutes, I passed out. The doctor
still seems to think that I don't have
hypoglycemia because he says my numbers
don't match up with hypoglycemia - he
thinks I have glucose intolerance. I am
seeking a 2nd opinion this month just to
stay on top of things and get this figured
out!!
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shawn604
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Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 28
Posted: 04-19-08 20:56pm
Due to the sham of a GTT test at the
doctor's i decided to use a glucometer at
home instead (glucose readings only at
fasting and 2 hours later, nothing in
between). I understand the glucometer is
not the best to try this, but here they
are anyways:
Prior to Lunch: 115
(i guess around here is the typical going
up to 150)
2.15 h: 101
2.30 h: 95.4 (then here it drops to the
lowest point)
2.45 h: 121 (and up again)
3.00 h: 108 (then stabilizes)
The highest i ever got before the drop is
usually 7.8ish (140)
It always seem to fluctuate around those
numbers and the same pattern, although it
never drops low (below 4.0) even during
the morning. But, I still feel the
anxiety and nervousness as well as
inability to think at the same time. Very
confusing results. I don't really know
what to make of it. Maybe idiopathic
postprandial disease? However, it seem to
be a typical reactive hypo curve despite
the high numbers. It goes up, then drops
a bit low, then raise a bit above, then go
back down a bit again. But i imagine i AM
eating a 1/2hypo, 1/2normal diet so that
may be why it is high and not drop too
low? Sigh i have no clue anymore
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shawn604
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 28
Posted: 04-20-08 12:08pm
Also, i am wondering...
I had some bad insomnia yesterday night,
first time in a while. I had the
glucometer, and took it twice that i woke
up (slept approximately 1.5 hours each
time that i could fall asleep). Both
times it read 6.6ish. Is that any
evidence for another issue? it seems a
bit low (usually my fasting is 4.6).
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