Low Blood Sugar

[CAandCFnewbie]

Hi, I have had low blood sugar often at home after too many carbs in the am and sometimes during the day. My last test like yours was flagged as low but as I understand it, they only treat the high blood sugar ie diabetes.I researched the topic and there's a relationship to other factors like your hormones. I have more low blood sugar problems at the start of my period. In general,low blood sugar indicates that your pancreas is getting gunked up and is slow to react to the intial carb/sugars that you eat and by the time it stops it releases too much insulin and you're hypoglycemic 60-120 minutes after eating. I'm just starting enyzmes, but I understand that the pancereatic insufficiency and diabetes issues aren't always concurrent.

 

[CAandCFnewbie]

Hi, I have had low blood sugar often at home after too many carbs in the am and sometimes during the day. My last test like yours was flagged as low but as I understand it, they only treat the high blood sugar ie diabetes.I researched the topic and there's a relationship to other factors like your hormones. I have more low blood sugar problems at the start of my period. In general,low blood sugar indicates that your pancreas is getting gunked up and is slow to react to the intial carb/sugars that you eat and by the time it stops it releases too much insulin and you're hypoglycemic 60-120 minutes after eating. I'm just starting enyzmes, but I understand that the pancereatic insufficiency and diabetes issues aren't always concurrent.

 

[CAandCFnewbie]

Hi, I have had low blood sugar often at home after too many carbs in the am and sometimes during the day. My last test like yours was flagged as low but as I understand it, they only treat the high blood sugar ie diabetes.I researched the topic and there's a relationship to other factors like your hormones. I have more low blood sugar problems at the start of my period. In general,low blood sugar indicates that your pancreas is getting gunked up and is slow to react to the intial carb/sugars that you eat and by the time it stops it releases too much insulin and you're hypoglycemic 60-120 minutes after eating. I'm just starting enyzmes, but I understand that the pancereatic insufficiency and diabetes issues aren't always concurrent.

 

[CAandCFnewbie]

Hi, I have had low blood sugar often at home after too many carbs in the am and sometimes during the day. My last test like yours was flagged as low but as I understand it, they only treat the high blood sugar ie diabetes.I researched the topic and there's a relationship to other factors like your hormones. I have more low blood sugar problems at the start of my period. In general,low blood sugar indicates that your pancreas is getting gunked up and is slow to react to the intial carb/sugars that you eat and by the time it stops it releases too much insulin and you're hypoglycemic 60-120 minutes after eating. I'm just starting enyzmes, but I understand that the pancereatic insufficiency and diabetes issues aren't always concurrent.

 

[CAandCFnewbie]

Hi, I have had low blood sugar often at home after too many carbs in the am and sometimes during the day. My last test like yours was flagged as low but as I understand it, they only treat the high blood sugar ie diabetes.I researched the topic and there's a relationship to other factors like your hormones. I have more low blood sugar problems at the start of my period. In general,low blood sugar indicates that your pancreas is getting gunked up and is slow to react to the intial carb/sugars that you eat and by the time it stops it releases too much insulin and you're hypoglycemic 60-120 minutes after eating. I'm just starting enyzmes, but I understand that the pancereatic insufficiency and diabetes issues aren't always concurrent.

 

[SarahJean1976]

<img src="i/expressions/coughing.gif" border="0">I have a question on this topic...
I am wondering what it feels like when your blood sugar is low?? A couple times in the last year I have had a 'weird" experience and I blame it on my blood sugar, but since I say this topic I figured I would write and ask...
I have noticed it primarily if I eat a sugar cerel (Cookie Crisp, Cocoa Krispies)in the morning and then don't eat for hours... it feels all "weird", I cannot even describe it except it is just "off"... If I tried to explain it, it would sound crazy, but the last time it happened I almost called 911 because it frealed me out so bad, but as soon as I eat something I am fine... usually crackers or candy will snap me out of it...<img src="i/expressions/proudfart.gif" border="0">(My cousin was so CREATIVE)
So can someone help me???
xoxo
me

 

[SarahJean1976]

<img src="i/expressions/coughing.gif" border="0">I have a question on this topic...
I am wondering what it feels like when your blood sugar is low?? A couple times in the last year I have had a 'weird" experience and I blame it on my blood sugar, but since I say this topic I figured I would write and ask...
I have noticed it primarily if I eat a sugar cerel (Cookie Crisp, Cocoa Krispies)in the morning and then don't eat for hours... it feels all "weird", I cannot even describe it except it is just "off"... If I tried to explain it, it would sound crazy, but the last time it happened I almost called 911 because it frealed me out so bad, but as soon as I eat something I am fine... usually crackers or candy will snap me out of it...<img src="i/expressions/proudfart.gif" border="0">(My cousin was so CREATIVE)
So can someone help me???
xoxo
me

 

[SarahJean1976]

<img src="i/expressions/coughing.gif" border="0">I have a question on this topic...
I am wondering what it feels like when your blood sugar is low?? A couple times in the last year I have had a 'weird" experience and I blame it on my blood sugar, but since I say this topic I figured I would write and ask...
I have noticed it primarily if I eat a sugar cerel (Cookie Crisp, Cocoa Krispies)in the morning and then don't eat for hours... it feels all "weird", I cannot even describe it except it is just "off"... If I tried to explain it, it would sound crazy, but the last time it happened I almost called 911 because it frealed me out so bad, but as soon as I eat something I am fine... usually crackers or candy will snap me out of it...<img src="i/expressions/proudfart.gif" border="0">(My cousin was so CREATIVE)
So can someone help me???
xoxo
me

 

[SarahJean1976]

<img src="i/expressions/coughing.gif" border="0">I have a question on this topic...
I am wondering what it feels like when your blood sugar is low?? A couple times in the last year I have had a 'weird" experience and I blame it on my blood sugar, but since I say this topic I figured I would write and ask...
I have noticed it primarily if I eat a sugar cerel (Cookie Crisp, Cocoa Krispies)in the morning and then don't eat for hours... it feels all "weird", I cannot even describe it except it is just "off"... If I tried to explain it, it would sound crazy, but the last time it happened I almost called 911 because it frealed me out so bad, but as soon as I eat something I am fine... usually crackers or candy will snap me out of it...<img src="i/expressions/proudfart.gif" border="0">(My cousin was so CREATIVE)
So can someone help me???
xoxo
me

 

[SarahJean1976]

<img src="i/expressions/coughing.gif" border="0">I have a question on this topic...
<br />I am wondering what it feels like when your blood sugar is low?? A couple times in the last year I have had a 'weird" experience and I blame it on my blood sugar, but since I say this topic I figured I would write and ask...
<br />I have noticed it primarily if I eat a sugar cerel (Cookie Crisp, Cocoa Krispies)in the morning and then don't eat for hours... it feels all "weird", I cannot even describe it except it is just "off"... If I tried to explain it, it would sound crazy, but the last time it happened I almost called 911 because it frealed me out so bad, but as soon as I eat something I am fine... usually crackers or candy will snap me out of it...<img src="i/expressions/proudfart.gif" border="0">(My cousin was so CREATIVE)
<br />So can someone help me???
<br />xoxo
<br />me

 

[MicheleGazelle]

Low blood sugar can make you feel pretty awful. When it dips too low, the body releases adrenaline to try to get at the stored sugars it keeps for back-up. If you frequently have low blood sugar episodes, those back up sugars may be depleted and then the adrenaline has nothing to do except give you the shakes and make you feel paranoid -- because that "fight or flight reaction" kicks in and if you have no idea it's due to low blood sugar, you might start wondering why you feel so panicky. It can sometimes make you feel weak and lightheaded. When my low blood sugar was really, really bad in my teens, I sometimes stood up suddenly after not eating all day and blacked out momentarily and sometimes found myself face-down on the floor. There may have been more going on there than just my blood sugar. I wasn't diagnosed with CF until my mid-30's and didn't have any formal diagnosis for a lot of my issues as a teen. But low blood sugar was certainly a factor, as a minimum.

Hope that helps.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

Low blood sugar can make you feel pretty awful. When it dips too low, the body releases adrenaline to try to get at the stored sugars it keeps for back-up. If you frequently have low blood sugar episodes, those back up sugars may be depleted and then the adrenaline has nothing to do except give you the shakes and make you feel paranoid -- because that "fight or flight reaction" kicks in and if you have no idea it's due to low blood sugar, you might start wondering why you feel so panicky. It can sometimes make you feel weak and lightheaded. When my low blood sugar was really, really bad in my teens, I sometimes stood up suddenly after not eating all day and blacked out momentarily and sometimes found myself face-down on the floor. There may have been more going on there than just my blood sugar. I wasn't diagnosed with CF until my mid-30's and didn't have any formal diagnosis for a lot of my issues as a teen. But low blood sugar was certainly a factor, as a minimum.

Hope that helps.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

Low blood sugar can make you feel pretty awful. When it dips too low, the body releases adrenaline to try to get at the stored sugars it keeps for back-up. If you frequently have low blood sugar episodes, those back up sugars may be depleted and then the adrenaline has nothing to do except give you the shakes and make you feel paranoid -- because that "fight or flight reaction" kicks in and if you have no idea it's due to low blood sugar, you might start wondering why you feel so panicky. It can sometimes make you feel weak and lightheaded. When my low blood sugar was really, really bad in my teens, I sometimes stood up suddenly after not eating all day and blacked out momentarily and sometimes found myself face-down on the floor. There may have been more going on there than just my blood sugar. I wasn't diagnosed with CF until my mid-30's and didn't have any formal diagnosis for a lot of my issues as a teen. But low blood sugar was certainly a factor, as a minimum.

Hope that helps.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

Low blood sugar can make you feel pretty awful. When it dips too low, the body releases adrenaline to try to get at the stored sugars it keeps for back-up. If you frequently have low blood sugar episodes, those back up sugars may be depleted and then the adrenaline has nothing to do except give you the shakes and make you feel paranoid -- because that "fight or flight reaction" kicks in and if you have no idea it's due to low blood sugar, you might start wondering why you feel so panicky. It can sometimes make you feel weak and lightheaded. When my low blood sugar was really, really bad in my teens, I sometimes stood up suddenly after not eating all day and blacked out momentarily and sometimes found myself face-down on the floor. There may have been more going on there than just my blood sugar. I wasn't diagnosed with CF until my mid-30's and didn't have any formal diagnosis for a lot of my issues as a teen. But low blood sugar was certainly a factor, as a minimum.

Hope that helps.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

Low blood sugar can make you feel pretty awful. When it dips too low, the body releases adrenaline to try to get at the stored sugars it keeps for back-up. If you frequently have low blood sugar episodes, those back up sugars may be depleted and then the adrenaline has nothing to do except give you the shakes and make you feel paranoid -- because that "fight or flight reaction" kicks in and if you have no idea it's due to low blood sugar, you might start wondering why you feel so panicky. It can sometimes make you feel weak and lightheaded. When my low blood sugar was really, really bad in my teens, I sometimes stood up suddenly after not eating all day and blacked out momentarily and sometimes found myself face-down on the floor. There may have been more going on there than just my blood sugar. I wasn't diagnosed with CF until my mid-30's and didn't have any formal diagnosis for a lot of my issues as a teen. But low blood sugar was certainly a factor, as a minimum.
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<br />Hope that helps.

 

[rubyroselee]

I meant to mention this earlier, but CF people are very prone to getting hypoglycemic. Our pancreas doesn't work efficiently. For example, if we eat a high-sugar breakfast then some of us might feel hypoglycemic a couple hours later. In a normal person, the pancreas would release the insulin right away to balance out the blood glucose level. In CF, our pancreas doesn't respond right away. So our blood glucose levels go way up and then the pancreas over-compensates by releasing too much insulin to correct the problem (because it was slow to respond in the first place).

For me, this happens to me pretty much every morning. The hypoglycemic symptoms will be delayed a bit if I eat some complex carbs or something, but regardless it still happens to me daily at some point. So to fix this problem I just eat every 2 hours around the clock. I have breakfast around 7 am and then have a snack or another small breakfast at 10 am. I then eat lunch at noon, a snack at 2:30 when I get out of work, dinner at 5pm, and my final snack at 8 pm or so. This seems to work well for me. I know not everyone has the ability to eat every 2 hours so in that case eating high protein and complex carbs is a good idea.

 

[rubyroselee]

I meant to mention this earlier, but CF people are very prone to getting hypoglycemic. Our pancreas doesn't work efficiently. For example, if we eat a high-sugar breakfast then some of us might feel hypoglycemic a couple hours later. In a normal person, the pancreas would release the insulin right away to balance out the blood glucose level. In CF, our pancreas doesn't respond right away. So our blood glucose levels go way up and then the pancreas over-compensates by releasing too much insulin to correct the problem (because it was slow to respond in the first place).

For me, this happens to me pretty much every morning. The hypoglycemic symptoms will be delayed a bit if I eat some complex carbs or something, but regardless it still happens to me daily at some point. So to fix this problem I just eat every 2 hours around the clock. I have breakfast around 7 am and then have a snack or another small breakfast at 10 am. I then eat lunch at noon, a snack at 2:30 when I get out of work, dinner at 5pm, and my final snack at 8 pm or so. This seems to work well for me. I know not everyone has the ability to eat every 2 hours so in that case eating high protein and complex carbs is a good idea.

 

[rubyroselee]

I meant to mention this earlier, but CF people are very prone to getting hypoglycemic. Our pancreas doesn't work efficiently. For example, if we eat a high-sugar breakfast then some of us might feel hypoglycemic a couple hours later. In a normal person, the pancreas would release the insulin right away to balance out the blood glucose level. In CF, our pancreas doesn't respond right away. So our blood glucose levels go way up and then the pancreas over-compensates by releasing too much insulin to correct the problem (because it was slow to respond in the first place).

For me, this happens to me pretty much every morning. The hypoglycemic symptoms will be delayed a bit if I eat some complex carbs or something, but regardless it still happens to me daily at some point. So to fix this problem I just eat every 2 hours around the clock. I have breakfast around 7 am and then have a snack or another small breakfast at 10 am. I then eat lunch at noon, a snack at 2:30 when I get out of work, dinner at 5pm, and my final snack at 8 pm or so. This seems to work well for me. I know not everyone has the ability to eat every 2 hours so in that case eating high protein and complex carbs is a good idea.

 

[rubyroselee]

I meant to mention this earlier, but CF people are very prone to getting hypoglycemic. Our pancreas doesn't work efficiently. For example, if we eat a high-sugar breakfast then some of us might feel hypoglycemic a couple hours later. In a normal person, the pancreas would release the insulin right away to balance out the blood glucose level. In CF, our pancreas doesn't respond right away. So our blood glucose levels go way up and then the pancreas over-compensates by releasing too much insulin to correct the problem (because it was slow to respond in the first place).

For me, this happens to me pretty much every morning. The hypoglycemic symptoms will be delayed a bit if I eat some complex carbs or something, but regardless it still happens to me daily at some point. So to fix this problem I just eat every 2 hours around the clock. I have breakfast around 7 am and then have a snack or another small breakfast at 10 am. I then eat lunch at noon, a snack at 2:30 when I get out of work, dinner at 5pm, and my final snack at 8 pm or so. This seems to work well for me. I know not everyone has the ability to eat every 2 hours so in that case eating high protein and complex carbs is a good idea.

 

[rubyroselee]

I meant to mention this earlier, but CF people are very prone to getting hypoglycemic. Our pancreas doesn't work efficiently. For example, if we eat a high-sugar breakfast then some of us might feel hypoglycemic a couple hours later. In a normal person, the pancreas would release the insulin right away to balance out the blood glucose level. In CF, our pancreas doesn't respond right away. So our blood glucose levels go way up and then the pancreas over-compensates by releasing too much insulin to correct the problem (because it was slow to respond in the first place).
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<br />For me, this happens to me pretty much every morning. The hypoglycemic symptoms will be delayed a bit if I eat some complex carbs or something, but regardless it still happens to me daily at some point. So to fix this problem I just eat every 2 hours around the clock. I have breakfast around 7 am and then have a snack or another small breakfast at 10 am. I then eat lunch at noon, a snack at 2:30 when I get out of work, dinner at 5pm, and my final snack at 8 pm or so. This seems to work well for me. I know not everyone has the ability to eat every 2 hours so in that case eating high protein and complex carbs is a good idea.