Hypoglycemia with normal bloodsugar levels?
OK, I know someone who has quite a few symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and it was even suggested by a doctor that he might have it, but he tested his blood sugar several times, and it was in the normal range. Is it possible that he could still have hypoglycemia, or could there be another cause for these symptoms which closely resemble hypoglycemia?
Hi, im a leukemia patient from the age of 6 (im now 35 years old), after having radio therapy, started having these hypoglycemic attacks. For those of you who have never experienced this before I can only describe it as an ache all over your body that is indescribably unpleasant, with this ache comes a heaviness and lightness all at the same time, you feel cold but are hot and perspire a lot similar to a fever, a you get so weak you can hardly move a muscle in your body or have the strength to hold your own head up. you suddenly have to lie down but are instinctively drawn to sweet food with intense desire to eat like your life depended on it, while your in this agonizing state you are unable to concentrate on anything but getting rid of this feeling. Ive never taken drugs that were non prescribed but i can imagine this being similar to a heroin addicts recovery period in rehab (hell is the only word to describe it).
I have been studying for many years into why i might be having rapid weight gain and constantly getting these attacks.
A dietitian mentioned hypoglycemia to me so i researched the process, When a carb sensitive body eats carbohydrates, the body sees this as a poison in the blood and causes the pancreas to overproduce insulin which means most of the sugar in your bloodstream has now been stored as fat instead of being used for energy, this leaves you blood sugar very low and the symptoms kick in.
I found that totally cutting carbs out of my diet, especially complex carbs and having a rich lean protein diet that the attacks completely stopped, i had loads of strength and energy every day. I also lost 8 stone in 6 months, the only downfall is that my body likes sweet foods and i do fancy something like a cake or chocolate now and then but have to fight it.
After cutting carbs for a while, my body started developing skin problems, i have dry skin on my hands which i maintain with petroleum jelly, this was ok but not a permanent fix. I eventually went back onto carbs for a few months and found the skin had gone back to normal but i had rapidly put about 4 stone on in that short amount of time and the hypo's returned too.
The big struggle here is once your off the carbs you stop craving them. Carbs are like a drug to some people, come off them for a while and your ok again, until you break your strict diet again. im usually ok until i put a carb in my mouth, then after a day or 2 i will get this intense craving for carbs and denial kicks in - even though im aware of the denial im helpless until ive had enough carbs pile on a whopping 4-5 stone then when my heart is at risk again I can try and motivate myself into getting rid of the carbs again. The cycle repeats itself over and over.
Yesterday, I had a hypoglycemic attack in work and ended up in hospital, The symptoms were identical to hypoglycemia but my levels were fine, so this could be a thyroid problem or a pituitary gland issue, im really not sure yet but i will be investigating, however If i cut carbs i dont get these attacks.
If anyone out there is suffering the same thing, give this a try, it might help, its not the way but is a way that works for me and a few people that i work with use this too and are happy with their own tweaked variations.
Peace and Love
Shy