risa
HI, I CAME ACROSS THIS MESSAGE AND FOUND IT QUITE INTERESTING. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE SYMPTOMS OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR FOR 17 YEARS. THE DOCTORS SAID IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. I FEEL THE SYMPTOMS AND JUST EAT SOMETHING AND FEEL BETTER. I ATTEMPTED A 5 HOUR GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST 16 YEARS AGO AND DID NOT MAKE IT PASSED 2 1/2 HOURS.I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. THE DOCTORS SAID I MUST HAVE THE FLU OR SOMETHING AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT AGAIN.(I DON'T THINK SO) AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE TEST AGGREVATES LOW BLOOD SUGAR MAKING IT WORSE. A GOOD DOCTOR SHOULDN'T MAKE YOU GO THRU THAT. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR WITH A SECOND APPROACH. THE PAIN IN THE STOMACH YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. I GET IT EVERY 3-4 HOURS EVERY DAY. I HAVE GAINED 45 LBS FROM JUST EATING TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THE DOCTOR SENT ME TO A GASTO DOCTOR AND AN ENDOSCOPY WAS DONE. HAITUS HERNIA AND ESOPHOGITIS. I WAS TREATED FOR THIS BUT THE SYPTOMS OF LOW SUGAR AND THE PAIN IN THE STOMACH STILL REMAIN. I USED TO HAVE PANIC ATTACKS EVERYTIME THIS WOULD OCCUR. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE, GO TO THE STORE,ETC. I HAVE USED MIND OVER MATTER TO ELIMINATE THE PANIC ATTACKS. I DID NOT WANT TO MENTION THAT PART TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD SEND ME TO A SHRINK! WHEN THE ATTACK STARTS, JUST BREATH SLOWLY AND CONCENTRATE ON THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING,ANYTHING. THE MORE YOU WORRY ABOUT THE ATTACK THE WORSE IT GETS BECAUSE YOU END UP HYPERVENTALATING, GETTING DIZZY AND FEELING LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO PASS OUT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 8 YEARS TO GET OVER THE PANIC ATTACKS. IT IS STILL A STRUGGLE WHEN THEY ARE COMING ON. I THINK THE ATTACKS IS THE RESPONSE THE BRAIN GIVES YOU WHEN YOU SUGAR GOES TO THE DANGER POINT. I AM TRYING THE DOCTOR THING AGAIN. I TOOK IN A PAPER FORM THE INTERNET ON DUODENUM ULCERS AND TOLD THEM THAT WAS MY SYMPTOM TO HOPEFULLY GET TO THE PAIN IN THE STOMACH. I HAVE TAKEN LIVER FUNCTION TESTS AND H. PYLORI. ALL WAS OK. OCT 19 I AM SCHEDULE FOR A GALLBLADDER ULTRA SOUND AND AN UPPER GI. THIS IS THE PLAN: I FINALLY FOUND A DOCTOR THAT BELIEVES SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IS WILLING TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS. I CAN'T EAT ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND I KNOW MY SUGAR WILL BE VERY LOW. WHEN THEY FIND NOTHING ON THE GI AND THE ULTRA SOUND I AM GOING TO SUGGEST THAT THEY TEST MY SUGAR. YESTURDAY I BOUGHT A BLOOD GLUCOSE METER AND HAVE DONE MANY TEST THE LAST 2 DAYS. IF THEY DO A TEST WHILE I AM THERE HAVING THE SYMPTOMS THEN MAYBE THEY WILL EXAMINE THE SITUATION DEEPER. THIS MORNING WHEN I GOT UP MY SUGAR WAS 29. I HAVE EATEN AND EATEN. THE HIGHEST IT HAS BEEN IS 128 AFTER EATING AND WITHIN 2 HOURS DROPS BACK DOWN TO 75. ITS LIKE IT TAKES ALL DAY TO GET TO A NORMAL LEVEL THEN I FEEL GOOD FOR A FEW HOURS THEN IT DROPS AGAIN. I AM TIRED OF FOOD! I AM TIRED OF BEING FAT AND HAVING MY WHOLE LIFE EVOLVE AROUND THEN NEXT FEEDING. WHAT MAKE THE SUGAR GOE SO LOW ANYWAY? YOU WOULD THINK BEING 40 POUNDS OVER WEIGHT THAT THE BODY WOULD BURN OFF SOME OF THIS EXTRA\FAT I HAVE. HOW CAN I BE OUT OF SUGAR????? ANY HELP , ANY SUGGESTIONS, WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED!!! THANKS AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU. RISA