Thank you for the continued advice and support. There have been a few changes going on in my life lately that have been been for the worse. I have been testing my bg levels throughout the day and they have ranged from 67 to 93. This could be after I eat or a few hours eat, etc. I also have been having terrible anxiety, chest pain, jitterry feeling, headaches/brain fog that most likely is the result of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). After doing some research, I have found that the anxiety is coming from by body releasing adrenaline and cortisol to raise my blood sugar as a natural defense mechanism. The problem is, that I have been releasing the adrenaline every day for the past 1-2 weeks or maybe alot longer, and the anxiety is getting worse each day, which is not a good sign. And this adrenaline release cannot go on forever.
One of the main issues I am having is hunger, mostly from early evening until night time. I read that hypoglycemia is related to hunger, but I haven't seen to much in terms of treatment. It was mentioned that you can take some glucose tablets or something for a quick fix, but that does not address the long term solution. It seems like long term the best bet is to change your diet and exercise regimen. I already exercise fairly well so I am going to need your advice on how to change my diet. If diet is the only solution to treating or managing hypoglycemia, then what is best way to go. I have came across a lot of websites saying a higher complex carbohydrate diet with good amount of soluble fiber and protein, and to stay away from refined sugar.
I also have a serious insulin resistance problem and I think I need to tailor my diet for an hypoglycemic and insulin resistance diet. However, since I am having the hypoglycemic problems a lot right now, it needs to be more in line with a hypoglycemic diet. I have run through hundreds of web pages all saying various things and I would love to hear your opinions and advice.
My current diet is something like this.
1st meal—bowl of cereal (cherrios, life, or frosted mini wheats) and 2% milk.
It used to be non-fat milk, but I read that this causes a higher insulin spike than whole milk and I am thinking of switching to whole milk.
2nd meal—tuna or ham sandwich on stone ground wheat bread.
I was thinking of switching to rye bread because I heard it better for you, but are not sure. I am still searching for bread that might be good for HG diet, if stone ground wheat and rye are not.
3rd meal—It used to be a French bread pizza and chicken soup. I have stopped eating the pizza and do not eat the soup because it used to go hand in hand. I need to find a healthy replacement for pizza. I could incorporate a salad, but I whatever I choose I like to make it not complicated and would like to be able to put in the oven for a little while or not have to really make the meal.
4th meal—Five egg whites, one whole egg and oatmeal.
5th meal—Boston market or chicken burrito. The burrito was always healthy without extra toppings, etc., but boston market was bad and now I am going to be choosing healthy sides.
6th meal—It used to be steak or chicken and white rice with bread. Now it is steak or chicken with a good vegetable like asparagus, zucchini, etc. And now maybe a complex carbohydrate like pasta or a sweet potato. Not too sure what I should eat here because I don’t want to eat a bunch of carbs before I sleep, but at the same time, when I don’t eat enough, I can’t sleep and I wake up in the middle of night starved which disrupts your sleep.
Snacks—I used to eat pretzels, crackers, and granola bars.
I now am just eating granola bars. I am looking for some more good snacks I could use to eat in between meals or as meals themselves. I like fruit, but eating too much of certain kinds causing digestive issues.
I usually don’t eat all these meals in one day, but these are just examples of what I might have give or take a meal or two. I am open to any suggestions.
I am used to eating a lot of protein in my diet, but may have to cut back a little because I read that this increases insulin production. Which means, that I am going to have to increase carbs I think.
Here are a few other questions I have and issues that are related to my situation.
I could have a low cortisol issue and that could be making my hypoglycemia worse. I read that cortisol is connected with glucose processes and this could be a major factor in my hypoglycemia. I just did a 4 point saliva cortisol tests and will get the results soon. I also have a pituarty adenoma and few other hormone levels off in my body, has anyone had a hormone issue that affected their blood sugar.
What do people do who have severe reactive hypoglycemia. How is this treated. If I went the hospital, what could they do for me. From what I read, it seems like a doctor couldn’t do much for me besides advise me on my diet and tell me too exercise.
What does reactive hypoglycemia signal in your body. Meaning what happens after this and maybe why has this happened. Does it lead to type 2 diabetes. My medical consultant said that this is first stages of pre-diabetes, and that my blood sugar will be low for awhile and then it will start to get high and stay high. And how long could people have reactive hypoglycemia for.
What happens when the adrenaline stops being released to balance your blood sugar and what does this signal.
Another main problem I having is terrible brain fog, almost to the point where I want to lay down and close my eyes. I know this can’t be good. If this continues to get worse, should I go to the hospital.
Due to my insulin levels being pretty high and me having an insulin resistance problem, I am going to ask my doctor if we should do a mri to check for a insulin producing tumor. I know they are rare and my symptoms are more in line with reactive hypoglycemia, but you never know. Does anyone know of any more mri or blood tests I should mention to my doctor or reasons why I could be having this hypoglycemia issue. One blood test that I have seen mentioned is glucose tolerance test that measures insulin as well. I was scheduled for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test, but are not sure it tested insulin too, so I decided to wait. Have any of you taken this test..
Here are two good links talking about hypoglycemia.
Hypoglycemia
If anyone has some more good ones I would greatly appreciate it.
