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Posted 6/19/2014 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
so am i reading to much into this? or can someone normal spike that high. my body corrected itself by the 2 hour mark i was down to 89.. at 1 hour 7 mins 137, at 1 hour 27 mins 97 then 2 hours 89
Posted 6/19/2014 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
it was white bread sub, turkey, lettuce, tomato, olives, american cheese, spinach leaves, cucumber, mayo
Posted 6/19/2014 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
A non-diabetic will spike after a high-carb meal and then go back down to normal. So, is that what happened with you? I really don't know. This is why you need to see what the doctor says. I know this is confusing. When are you seeing the doctor?
Posted 6/19/2014 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
today at 4:30 i will let you guys know how it goes for sure! yeah i spiked hard at 45 minutes to 152 then dropped to 134 in between then spiked hard at 160 at 52 minutes, and 14 minutes later at 1 hour 7 minutes i dropped to 137, 20 minutes later 97 and at 2 hours 89. the drop felt horrible, nauseated, shakey, sweaty, i felt crazy my brain felt weird. omg it was bad lol. however oatmeal holds me 2 hours then i drop back to fasting level and 1 scrambled egg, green beans, and 1 piece buttered wheat toast held me 4 hours. with egg meal 30 minutes 95, 2 hours 30 mins 93 4 hours 73. i tested at weird times cause thats when i felt weird or had rembered to test i felt best on that meal.
Posted 6/20/2014 2:33 AM (GMT 0)
So i had appointment, they said im getting hypoglycemic reactions but its not true hypoglycemia. So im just going to feel the symptoms but it shouldnt drop to the point of me fainting or seizure. I asked if eating more can get my fasting level or post meal levels higher to a more comfortable, range she said yes. And to eat carbs with protien as you said to get a steady flow of blood sugar and avoid spiking. So hopefully as i learn to eat more, get the anxiety under control and gain some weight my body will find balance. And doc said to test only when i feel super lightheaded and if i eat ice cream ir other sweets and dont go over 200 they dont suspect im diabetic. That the raise i had after sub is normal and blood sugar goes up and down constantly.
Posted 6/20/2014 11:41 AM (GMT 0)
Ok good! I hope this puts your mind more at ease. Don't keep testing all day. Just test as the doctor said but still keep a food and blood sugar journal and write down if and when you have these odd feelings.

Stick to the eating plan and try to put this all behind you. Try to create some project with your son, some outdoor adventures, go to the library, build a fort with blankets :-) . Try to get your mind off what you're worrying about. I hope you get better everyday!
Posted 6/24/2014 3:54 AM (GMT 0)
still not feeling well. and i've been eating like a horse every 1-2 hours or i feel bad. i test and it says 80 it makes no sense.. unless the meter is not accurate? i read they can be off -/+ 15-20 points? so when it says 78 i could really be 58? i feel spacey much of the day,, get little moments where my mind feels clear and i feel like myself but it doesnt last long. i cant figure it out.. the only high type of sugar i have had in diet is strawberries and bananas and peanut butter.. i had a little gatorade today.. but it just doesnt make since. i even tried upping calorie intake. i try not to focus on it and didnt test for 2 days but i had felt so spacey, shakey, dizzy, irritable and sweaty/clammy i was crouched on the floor with head in hands, i wish doc would further investigate.. it doesnt pass but gets better with food temporarily then happens again. im stumped.
Posted 6/24/2014 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, I'm sorry you're still having those unsettling feelings. It seems to me that you're eating right in order to keep the blood sugar more or less level. I don't know why you're still having those odd feelings though except maybe it's stress/nerves and that needs to be addressed at this point.
Posted 6/26/2014 10:55 AM (GMT 0)
It could be that even though you are "eating like a horse" every few hours it may be that you are eating the wrong foods. Make sure you eat plenty of foods with slower digesting carbs. These will not raise you blood sugars very much but they also will not cause you to crash.
Posted 6/27/2014 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
thankyou, i found a couple foods that hold me steady so far.. 1 egg ,1 piece of wheat toast with butter, green beans. chicken, salad, tomato, sunflower seeds, cheese,1 piece of buttered wheat toast, and strawberries. piece of wheat bread and peanuts. im not sure why but those foods are helping so far.. i need more food ideas like that and more bed ideas, i tried a piece of wheat bread and peanuts before bed, this morning fasting glucose was 77, so thats not too bad even though i felt awful, meter can be reading higher who knows.
Posted 6/27/2014 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
its in the rise and the fall.. i got up to 150 and dropped down to 112 in 15 mins
Posted 6/27/2014 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
Gosh, trin123. I don't know what more to suggest about the food. I think you are eating pretty well to keep the blood sugar as level as you can but I also think that going from 150 to 112 in fifteen minutes would make anyone feel shaky. I really think you need a specialist to help you. Can you please see if you need a referral to an endocrinologist or if you can just make an appointment yourself to see one?
Posted 7/1/2014 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Fresh fruit and veggies are helping because they are slower digesting carbs than say a candy bar. Same goes with the nuts. You might also want to try some kind of shake like Glucerna which are made a slower digesting carbs.

Beyond that Lannie is right. You need to see a doctor about this and probably and nutritionist
Posted 7/4/2014 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
so i see doc 22nd, i had thee worst low sugar feelings 2 nights ago felt very irritable/agitated, shakey inside, weak, unsteady (i get unsteadiness all the time but worse when im "low"), stomach pain, indigestion, nausea, intense anxiety, spaciness/out of it feeling, chills cold to touch, exhaustion. my levels were normal!!! that morning i woke up stomach tension and pain, bad anxiety, weak, cold...went away as soon as i had 1/2 peanut butter sandwich. i feel shakey inside and a general unwell feeling and dizzy and tested my blood sugar it said 62... so i retested and it said 84 and i took it one more time to get a overall estimate and it said 79.. so what was i? I had 1 egg, 1 piece of buttered wheat toast and green beans... these readings were 1 hour 23 mins after eating cause thats when i felt bad.
Posted 7/4/2014 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
im using the cheap relion prime meter... if that has anything to do with it. but i thought meters were more accurate with lower numbers then high numbers?
Posted 7/4/2014 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know about accuracy being better at lower numbers. If you take your blood sugar twice within minutes, you'll most probably get different readings no matter what meter you're using. That's happened with ALL of mine. So, if you do this, then I would suggest averaging the results.

As before, I still suggest keeping to your eating plan to help keep your blood sugar as level or stable as possible. And the best doctor for this is an endocrinologist. It's possible that stress is also part of this.

I hope you are doing better than before. Have a nice Fourth of July today!
Posted 7/5/2014 6:42 AM (GMT 0)
I just looked at labs all the way back from 2011 when panic attacks started, my blood glucose was 65, which is normal on labs but thats the lowest point you go before entering low blood sugar. I ate everytime before blood draws because i get dizzy when they take my blood. in order over the last 5 blood work ups 73, 65, 75,84, 68. thats in year 2011, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. i will bring this up to doc because this makes me certain im dropping lower then those levels at some points throughout the day but unable to get the reading. on old meter from 2012 when i first suspected low blood sugars i had readings in 62's to 70's. would this mean my pancreas just over shoots insulin.. overreacts to carbs? im thinking it would have to be reactive hypoglycemia. or idiopathic postprandial syndrome as i dont drop to far below normal but get moderate symptoms. i see doc soon so crossing my fingers they have answers. theres a couple other wonky things thats changed in blood work, like my monocytes have been 18 since november of last year meaning im fighting some bacterial or viral infection, calcium is high end of normal at 9.9-10.3 in every lab test. and bilirubin has been elevated 5 times out of 6. indirect is 1.61. i figured i'd kinda log it all here so when i get my diagnosis whether it just be anxiety or i am hypoglycemic someone can read and it can help them lol
Posted 7/5/2014 1:12 PM (GMT 0)
Hi trin. It would be very interesting and valuable to the doctors you see if you do have those old lab results to show what your blood sugar has been in the past.

I don't know how to interpret more than how your blood sugar reacts to the food you're eating. I wish I could help you better!
Posted 7/5/2014 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Be sure to write down all your concerns, lab values, questions, etc so you remember what you want to speak to the doctor about. I know many times when I go to the doctor if I don't have something written down and the doc doesn't ask the right question to remind me that I end up walking out of the appointment without any answers to my most pressing needs.
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