What works today may not work tomorrow

[Totsied]

I'm becoming very frustrated and would appreciate knowing if anyone else has a similar experience as this...

I've been diagnosed as Relative Hypoglycemic/Pre-Diabetic. This diagnosis was a result of finding myself exhausted, like bone weary exhausted and feelings of anxiousness. Static, one time test in doctor's office showed fine but she was very supportive and knowledgeable and asked that I test at home a few days. Found my blood sugar would spike and crash and spike and crash (82 to 190 to 102 to 76 to 170, etc,). Advice was low carb, healthy diet and exercise.

I've been doing that for months now! I can go a couple weeks with a nice, 'normal' BS range (staying in 40 pts or so) then suddenly, with no change in diet or routine start going all spikey again.

This is extremely frustrating and discouraging. When I'm coming off my 'spikes' I get shakey, anxious and teary... even though life is grand other then this. It is not fun.

Soooo....
1 - Has anyone had similar issues with getting stable? Does it ever stay 'ok'???
2 - Does anyone else have the anxious, shakey reaction to a crash? Mine will wake me at 3am out of a pleasant sleep!

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience/knowledge.
~T

[Dis-N-Dat]

Hi Totsied:

Further reducing your carbs and eating more frequesntly should help. You may also want to have a snack before bed.

No, sugar, no bread, no pasta & small, frequent meals have really helped me.

[Totsied]

Thanks Dis, I'm doing that and will continue to do that. Still looking for anyone who shares the experience of yo-yo sugars with no change in habits (food, exercise, etc). And/or feelings of anxiousness when BS is all over the place.

Thanks,
~T

[foxl]

Take a food and Blood sugar log to your next MD appt.

You might need further testing ....

[Ronin]

Hi Totsied!

FWIW: Please see the post that I did in response to "Crazy Numbers." That might help.

[knorris]

Hi Totsied:

Further reducing your carbs and eating more frequesntly should help. You may also want to have a snack before bed.

No, sugar, no bread, no pasta & small, frequent meals have really helped me.

What hourage (is that a word?) are your frequent meals and about how many carbs per meal? Please and thank you
Karen

[Totsied]

Ronin, thanks for your re-direct to the other thread. That's exactly what I've learned as well as the adrenal gland kicking into gear to boost BS as well. This is what, I believe, causes my anxiousness. Fight or flight chemicals released when really I just needed to eat sooner.

Guess I just wanted to hear that I wasn't alone and that others have the same issues. Even better that someone HAD the same issues and have been able to control them.

It's frustrating to feel like I'm doing everything 'right' and still having issues. I guess I should focus on the fact that the yo-yo sugars are happening less and less often. Maybe I'm just impatient.

Thanks,
~T

[Ronin]

Hi Totsied!

I'm glad that my post helped. The most common problem here is that just when you think you've gone through the last loop on the diabetic roller-coaster you see the next one coming it's one heck of a ride.

Getting things under control can, and does happen but it is anything but easy.

Like you I've gotten a lot of support along the way from the other members here on DF. We pull each other through the rough patches.

It also sounds like stress is a large part of your life. Stress management can help those adrenal blasts. Exercise -- lots of aerobic type exercise helps me. Others meditate or simply take long walks. Whatever reduces the stress will help to moderate the adrenalin effect.