Severe Reactive Hypoglycemia And Gastroparesis Posted: 01-07-07 00:52am
I'm new to the board, but I can see that
it is a great source of information.
I'm going through a pretty rough time
healthwise at the moment and thought that
maybe someone on here has had a similar
experience.
I have had severe reactive
hyperinsulinemia (and thus hypoglycemia)
for years. I was just recently diagnosed
with gastroparesis, which is a true
nightmare for someone with my already
difficult blood sugar issues. Is anyone
out there in a similar situation? If so,
any information about how you regulate
their blood sugar would be greatly
appreciated.
I should note that my doctors have been of
no help whatsoever, and i'm not really
sure where to turn at this point. Does
anyone know of a physician or dietician in
the midwest who works w/people
w/hypoglycemia who also have serious
digestive problems? I would even settle
for a good endocrinologist (i.E., one who
realizes how serious reactive hypoglycemia
can be).
Thanks,
liz
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Stan
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Posted: 01-07-07 16:15pm
Man, that really sucks. Hmmm, you may
find that after eating properly for awhile
most of the symptoms disappear, but if the
vagus nerve has been damaged in some way
it will be more difficult. Have you
tried supplementing with lemon balm? Any
indication what's causing your digestive
problem? How long have you had it?
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JaniceW49
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Severe Reactive Hypoglycemia Posted: 02-25-07 01:48am
Hello,
Just know that you are not alone in
this. I have had reactive hypoglycemia
for over 10 years. Right now I am going
through a relapse and it's worse than
ever. My symptom list is very long. I am
trying to stay on a strict diet but it
doesn't seem to be helping right now. All
I can tell you is to read, read, read.
That has really helped me a lot. I didn't
do very well during the holidays, with my
diet and now I am really paying for it.
Take care and I wish you good health,
JaniceW49
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usbbar
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Posted: 02-27-07 03:30am
I find that I get hypoglycemic attacks
when I'm on holiday - were I tend to spend
a LOT of time in front of teh computer. I
don't take enough breaks and apparently,
it's causing my body problems with insulin
production. I am only 17 and I am not
overweight, so it is very unusual... The
first attack I had, I had skipped
breakfast and I honestly thought that I
was going to die. I started to lose
sensation in my hands, then my cheeks and
lips, then I got very weak. It was so
scary. The second time (I had it today
actually) lasted about 2 hours and It was
horrible, I also got a headache. I've had
2 in the past 2 years... So it's not
exactly frequent; I guess I have to do
something about my sedentary lifestyle.
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JaniceW49
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Vagus Nerve Posted: 03-06-07 01:16am
Can you tell me what exactly the Vagus
Nerve is and how can it get damaged?
Thanks,
JaniceW49
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Stan
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Posted: 03-06-07 09:19am
It runs down from the brain along the
esophagus and such into the abdomen. It's
responsible for a number of things, and in
some rare cases damage to it can cause
gastronintestinal problems, though I'm
pretty definite there will be obvious
heart related problems as well since it
has something to do with heart function.
Severe trauma to the torso could do it,
but usually it's only a severe disease or
illness that effects organs around it.
It's incredibly hard for it to get
damaged, so don't worry about it.
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liz1965
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Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Illinois
Metformin And Glyset Posted: 04-29-07 19:14pm
Thanks to all who replied to my earlier
post (in January). For some reason, I
wan't able to access this earlier
(problems with my computer?).
Fortunately the gastroparesis has
remitted. It's a mystery as to what
caused it, but I suspect that it was three
weeks on a protein only diet per the
recommendation of my then endocrinologist.
At that time I also had horrible muscles
aches and my hands and feet went numb.
Although that too has gotten better, my
blood sugar issues persist. I just saw a
new doctor who put me on Metformin and
Gyset to try to get my blood sugar under
control. Has any out there used either or
both of these drugs to treat reactive
hypoglycemia? I was initially given
Metformin at the Mayo Clinic (was there
for the neurological stuff) in February.
It did work in that I no longer entered
into that insulin fog after eating carbs,
but my blood sugar was still going really
high, and it was staying there for hours
(whereas it used to come crashing down).
So now I've added the Glyset, which is
supposed to slow the absorption of carbs
so that my glucose doesn't go as high.
Anyway, I was just curious as to whether
anyone has had success (or not) with these
drugs. My take so far is that the
Metformin does help. In fact, when my
blood sugar drops it levels off at about
85 rather than 65. For me, that makes a
huge difference in terms of symptoms.
Thanks,
Liz
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Stan
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Posted: 04-29-07 19:52pm
You should still be eating healthy when
taking an insulin suppressing medication.
If you take it and eat pizza, your sugar
can go dangerously high, you need to watch
how much you eat.
