Low Blood Sugar without Insulin

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CFinCalifornia

Guest
Hi, I'm new to the forum and have been having some confusion with my blood sugars. I was wondering if anyone else who is not on insulin or any diabetes medications ever gets low blood sugars -- 30s, 40s, 50s.

I'm 23 and my doctors have been watching my blood sugar for 11 years (they pretty much promised me that I'd be on insulin by the time I turned 13). But my numbers seemed to be under control. Recent at home monitoring shows that my blood sugar spikes into the 200s an hour after a carb-heavy meal, particularly in the morning, but is controlled pretty well with high protein foods and my numbers always go back to normal (and sometimes low) after 2 hours.

My weight and general health are stable, though my A1C has just risen to 6 (which I'm told is slightly into the "abnormal" range) and I'm still waiting for the results of my most recent Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.

I know this is unusual, but does it sound familiar? If so, what do you do to treat it and do your doctors classify you as CFRD?

Thanks - I know this was a long post!

Megan
 
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CFinCalifornia

Guest
Hi, I'm new to the forum and have been having some confusion with my blood sugars. I was wondering if anyone else who is not on insulin or any diabetes medications ever gets low blood sugars -- 30s, 40s, 50s.

I'm 23 and my doctors have been watching my blood sugar for 11 years (they pretty much promised me that I'd be on insulin by the time I turned 13). But my numbers seemed to be under control. Recent at home monitoring shows that my blood sugar spikes into the 200s an hour after a carb-heavy meal, particularly in the morning, but is controlled pretty well with high protein foods and my numbers always go back to normal (and sometimes low) after 2 hours.

My weight and general health are stable, though my A1C has just risen to 6 (which I'm told is slightly into the "abnormal" range) and I'm still waiting for the results of my most recent Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.

I know this is unusual, but does it sound familiar? If so, what do you do to treat it and do your doctors classify you as CFRD?

Thanks - I know this was a long post!

Megan
 
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CFinCalifornia

Guest
Hi, I'm new to the forum and have been having some confusion with my blood sugars. I was wondering if anyone else who is not on insulin or any diabetes medications ever gets low blood sugars -- 30s, 40s, 50s.

I'm 23 and my doctors have been watching my blood sugar for 11 years (they pretty much promised me that I'd be on insulin by the time I turned 13). But my numbers seemed to be under control. Recent at home monitoring shows that my blood sugar spikes into the 200s an hour after a carb-heavy meal, particularly in the morning, but is controlled pretty well with high protein foods and my numbers always go back to normal (and sometimes low) after 2 hours.

My weight and general health are stable, though my A1C has just risen to 6 (which I'm told is slightly into the "abnormal" range) and I'm still waiting for the results of my most recent Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.

I know this is unusual, but does it sound familiar? If so, what do you do to treat it and do your doctors classify you as CFRD?

Thanks - I know this was a long post!

Megan
 
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CFinCalifornia

Guest
Hi, I'm new to the forum and have been having some confusion with my blood sugars. I was wondering if anyone else who is not on insulin or any diabetes medications ever gets low blood sugars -- 30s, 40s, 50s.

I'm 23 and my doctors have been watching my blood sugar for 11 years (they pretty much promised me that I'd be on insulin by the time I turned 13). But my numbers seemed to be under control. Recent at home monitoring shows that my blood sugar spikes into the 200s an hour after a carb-heavy meal, particularly in the morning, but is controlled pretty well with high protein foods and my numbers always go back to normal (and sometimes low) after 2 hours.

My weight and general health are stable, though my A1C has just risen to 6 (which I'm told is slightly into the "abnormal" range) and I'm still waiting for the results of my most recent Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.

I know this is unusual, but does it sound familiar? If so, what do you do to treat it and do your doctors classify you as CFRD?

Thanks - I know this was a long post!

Megan
 
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CFinCalifornia

Guest
Hi, I'm new to the forum and have been having some confusion with my blood sugars. I was wondering if anyone else who is not on insulin or any diabetes medications ever gets low blood sugars -- 30s, 40s, 50s.

I'm 23 and my doctors have been watching my blood sugar for 11 years (they pretty much promised me that I'd be on insulin by the time I turned 13). But my numbers seemed to be under control. Recent at home monitoring shows that my blood sugar spikes into the 200s an hour after a carb-heavy meal, particularly in the morning, but is controlled pretty well with high protein foods and my numbers always go back to normal (and sometimes low) after 2 hours.

My weight and general health are stable, though my A1C has just risen to 6 (which I'm told is slightly into the "abnormal" range) and I'm still waiting for the results of my most recent Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.

I know this is unusual, but does it sound familiar? If so, what do you do to treat it and do your doctors classify you as CFRD?

Thanks - I know this was a long post!

Megan
 
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bagged2drag

Active member
If I'm not careful and eat something sugary without anything to follow up shortly, my sugars crash too. I have been in the 40's and probably lower (40's I just get a little shaky, haven't gotten to test during what feels like a "bad" crash). I go to about 220 after eating high carb/high sugar meals too, but I haven't officially been diagnosed as CFRD. Last I was told I was borderline. I don't use any insulin at all.
 
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bagged2drag

Active member
If I'm not careful and eat something sugary without anything to follow up shortly, my sugars crash too. I have been in the 40's and probably lower (40's I just get a little shaky, haven't gotten to test during what feels like a "bad" crash). I go to about 220 after eating high carb/high sugar meals too, but I haven't officially been diagnosed as CFRD. Last I was told I was borderline. I don't use any insulin at all.
 
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bagged2drag

Active member
If I'm not careful and eat something sugary without anything to follow up shortly, my sugars crash too. I have been in the 40's and probably lower (40's I just get a little shaky, haven't gotten to test during what feels like a "bad" crash). I go to about 220 after eating high carb/high sugar meals too, but I haven't officially been diagnosed as CFRD. Last I was told I was borderline. I don't use any insulin at all.
 
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bagged2drag

Active member
If I'm not careful and eat something sugary without anything to follow up shortly, my sugars crash too. I have been in the 40's and probably lower (40's I just get a little shaky, haven't gotten to test during what feels like a "bad" crash). I go to about 220 after eating high carb/high sugar meals too, but I haven't officially been diagnosed as CFRD. Last I was told I was borderline. I don't use any insulin at all.
 
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bagged2drag

Active member
If I'm not careful and eat something sugary without anything to follow up shortly, my sugars crash too. I have been in the 40's and probably lower (40's I just get a little shaky, haven't gotten to test during what feels like a "bad" crash). I go to about 220 after eating high carb/high sugar meals too, but I haven't officially been diagnosed as CFRD. Last I was told I was borderline. I don't use any insulin at all.
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hi Megan, welcome to the site! I'm also in CA.

Like you, I have occasional bouts of hypoglycemia (low blood sugars.) Your numbers sound very similar to mine. If you're pancreatic insufficent and use pancreatic enzyme supplements, your problem could likely be related to the amount of enzymes you're taking. It could be that the timing between when you eat and when the food gets into your bloodstream aren't synced up very well. That's a problem I have occasionally.

Here's some info about enzymes, and an article that describes the ranges of normal and abnormal on an OGTT:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/300963/pancreatic_enzyme_supplements.html">Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements</a>

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/diabetes-screening.html">Diabetes Screening</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hi Megan, welcome to the site! I'm also in CA.

Like you, I have occasional bouts of hypoglycemia (low blood sugars.) Your numbers sound very similar to mine. If you're pancreatic insufficent and use pancreatic enzyme supplements, your problem could likely be related to the amount of enzymes you're taking. It could be that the timing between when you eat and when the food gets into your bloodstream aren't synced up very well. That's a problem I have occasionally.

Here's some info about enzymes, and an article that describes the ranges of normal and abnormal on an OGTT:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/300963/pancreatic_enzyme_supplements.html">Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements</a>

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/diabetes-screening.html">Diabetes Screening</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hi Megan, welcome to the site! I'm also in CA.

Like you, I have occasional bouts of hypoglycemia (low blood sugars.) Your numbers sound very similar to mine. If you're pancreatic insufficent and use pancreatic enzyme supplements, your problem could likely be related to the amount of enzymes you're taking. It could be that the timing between when you eat and when the food gets into your bloodstream aren't synced up very well. That's a problem I have occasionally.

Here's some info about enzymes, and an article that describes the ranges of normal and abnormal on an OGTT:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/300963/pancreatic_enzyme_supplements.html">Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements</a>

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/diabetes-screening.html">Diabetes Screening</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hi Megan, welcome to the site! I'm also in CA.

Like you, I have occasional bouts of hypoglycemia (low blood sugars.) Your numbers sound very similar to mine. If you're pancreatic insufficent and use pancreatic enzyme supplements, your problem could likely be related to the amount of enzymes you're taking. It could be that the timing between when you eat and when the food gets into your bloodstream aren't synced up very well. That's a problem I have occasionally.

Here's some info about enzymes, and an article that describes the ranges of normal and abnormal on an OGTT:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/300963/pancreatic_enzyme_supplements.html">Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements</a>

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/diabetes-screening.html">Diabetes Screening</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
Hi Megan, welcome to the site! I'm also in CA.

Like you, I have occasional bouts of hypoglycemia (low blood sugars.) Your numbers sound very similar to mine. If you're pancreatic insufficent and use pancreatic enzyme supplements, your problem could likely be related to the amount of enzymes you're taking. It could be that the timing between when you eat and when the food gets into your bloodstream aren't synced up very well. That's a problem I have occasionally.

Here's some info about enzymes, and an article that describes the ranges of normal and abnormal on an OGTT:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/300963/pancreatic_enzyme_supplements.html">Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements</a>

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/diabetes-screening.html">Diabetes Screening</a>
 
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Ender

New member
Hey,
I've been like that for years. Usually it happens only in the morning if i eat a carbohydrate rich diet, then two hours later i crash, sweaty, shaky etc. It doesn't happen all the time, but i hate it when it does.

I think it has something to do with your pancreas being a bit lazy <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> It doesn't register your blood sugar going high right away, so it only peaks its insulin release say an hour after you eat, instead of 15 minutes. This causes your blood sugars to be a bit high after you eat, and the crash a couple hours after.

Consider it a good thing, since you don't need insulin <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">..and it can be like this for the rest of your life without ever having to need insulin. Just try to eat a lot of protein in your first meal, and some sort of protein in all your others, as it takes longer to break down. Also, carbs that break down slower are probably a good idea (whole grains etc) would be good too.
 
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Ender

New member
Hey,
I've been like that for years. Usually it happens only in the morning if i eat a carbohydrate rich diet, then two hours later i crash, sweaty, shaky etc. It doesn't happen all the time, but i hate it when it does.

I think it has something to do with your pancreas being a bit lazy <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> It doesn't register your blood sugar going high right away, so it only peaks its insulin release say an hour after you eat, instead of 15 minutes. This causes your blood sugars to be a bit high after you eat, and the crash a couple hours after.

Consider it a good thing, since you don't need insulin <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">..and it can be like this for the rest of your life without ever having to need insulin. Just try to eat a lot of protein in your first meal, and some sort of protein in all your others, as it takes longer to break down. Also, carbs that break down slower are probably a good idea (whole grains etc) would be good too.
 
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Ender

New member
Hey,
I've been like that for years. Usually it happens only in the morning if i eat a carbohydrate rich diet, then two hours later i crash, sweaty, shaky etc. It doesn't happen all the time, but i hate it when it does.

I think it has something to do with your pancreas being a bit lazy <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> It doesn't register your blood sugar going high right away, so it only peaks its insulin release say an hour after you eat, instead of 15 minutes. This causes your blood sugars to be a bit high after you eat, and the crash a couple hours after.

Consider it a good thing, since you don't need insulin <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">..and it can be like this for the rest of your life without ever having to need insulin. Just try to eat a lot of protein in your first meal, and some sort of protein in all your others, as it takes longer to break down. Also, carbs that break down slower are probably a good idea (whole grains etc) would be good too.
 
E

Ender

New member
Hey,
I've been like that for years. Usually it happens only in the morning if i eat a carbohydrate rich diet, then two hours later i crash, sweaty, shaky etc. It doesn't happen all the time, but i hate it when it does.

I think it has something to do with your pancreas being a bit lazy <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> It doesn't register your blood sugar going high right away, so it only peaks its insulin release say an hour after you eat, instead of 15 minutes. This causes your blood sugars to be a bit high after you eat, and the crash a couple hours after.

Consider it a good thing, since you don't need insulin <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">..and it can be like this for the rest of your life without ever having to need insulin. Just try to eat a lot of protein in your first meal, and some sort of protein in all your others, as it takes longer to break down. Also, carbs that break down slower are probably a good idea (whole grains etc) would be good too.
 
E

Ender

New member
Hey,
I've been like that for years. Usually it happens only in the morning if i eat a carbohydrate rich diet, then two hours later i crash, sweaty, shaky etc. It doesn't happen all the time, but i hate it when it does.

I think it has something to do with your pancreas being a bit lazy <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> It doesn't register your blood sugar going high right away, so it only peaks its insulin release say an hour after you eat, instead of 15 minutes. This causes your blood sugars to be a bit high after you eat, and the crash a couple hours after.

Consider it a good thing, since you don't need insulin <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">..and it can be like this for the rest of your life without ever having to need insulin. Just try to eat a lot of protein in your first meal, and some sort of protein in all your others, as it takes longer to break down. Also, carbs that break down slower are probably a good idea (whole grains etc) would be good too.
 
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