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Posted 4/5/2013 8:18 PM (GMT 0)
I just got back from the doctor, and she said that although I'm testing hypoglycemic (less than 100, even after meals) that she thinks I am prediabetic. She took about 20 viles of blood to run all sorts of tests, but is thinking that I have too much insulin in my body. She said that this is most often a precursor to type 2 diabetes, which my dad has. Some of the blood tests won't be back for several weeks, but I'm now very worried, as I've been using sugar to give me a boost when I get lightheaded, see double, or have any other symptoms and she has told me that protein every 3-4 hours would be more helpful and less harmful. Unfortunately, my stomach issues (see signature) prevent me from eating many things, and this is very difficult for me to do. She suggested making smoothies with protein powder, but I need to be eating too. I'm just very scared and confused right now and don't really know what to do. I just moved halfway across the country from my parents, I'm only 22, and I'm suddenly being faced with a huge life change! PLEASE HELP!
Posted 4/5/2013 8:46 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the Diabetes Forum, rpgdancer. I'm sorry you're dealing with these conditions and you don't need to worry about another one! I have also read that hypoglycemia can be a precursor to diabetes after some years when you're older. How's your blood pressure? I have essential hypertension and am taking an ACE inhibitor which also protects the kidneys. Diabetes can affect the kidneys, so my doctor felt this kind of blood pressure medication is best for me.

The best way to deal with hypoglycemia is to eat frequent, small meals and always carry some kind of snack with you in case you go too low when you're out and about, at work or school. It's helpful if you have a blood sugar meter to tell you where your levels are.

Usually I would say to eat balanced meals of vegetables and meats, some dairy, beans, nuts, some fruit but you also have ulcerative colitis, so you will have to choose the food that will not aggravate this yet will also help keep your blood sugar up to more normal levels. If your blood sugar is going that low that you're seeing double and getting light-headed, please carry the special glucose gels that you can get in any pharmacy over the counter.

An endocrinologist is a specialist that could help more as far as the blood sugar if you think you need someone more knowledgeable than a GP.

I don't know if protein powder is the way to go for a person with kidney problems. (I'm not a doctor!)

I wish I could help more but maybe other members can post advice for you. Good luck and keep us updated.
Posted 4/5/2013 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
I have a meter but I'm not getting up over 100 ever. I do have the glucose tablets and once (about three years ago) was administered glucose via IV in an ambulance (hated that experience)! Due to just moving, I can only see doctors after seeing a GP. Once she gets the test results, I'm sure she'll send me to an endocrinologist. I just am freaking out right now. I know that it's something that many people live with, my dad included, but I'm afraid that everything I've been doing for years (that we believed was helping) actually made everything worse. I also can't get in to see a nutritionist down here in TX until I actually have diabetes; which I think is stupid! I think that if they can prevent it from becoming full blown diabetes through diet, they should! Also, much of my current diet is made up of carbs, which the doctor said was a bad thing; but again, with my stomach, it's so difficult to change my way of eating. UGH!
Posted 4/6/2013 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
Are you taking a good multivitamin that contains essential micronutrients that metabolize sugar such as manganese, biotin, etc.?

Taking a capsule with at least 200 mcg of chromium picolinate. The purpose of this nutrient is specifically to help your body use insulin more effectively. Therefore your body does not need to produce so much insulin to keep your blood sugar low.

Diabetics who are on meds should be careful because chromium is so powerful that it could seriously affect med and insulin requirements.

From reading your signature fish oil and magnesium are also helpful for blood sugar.

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Posted 4/6/2013 1:31 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know. It's like a vicious circle. Carbs raise blood sugar and diabetics are told to cut down on them, but your blood sugar is low, so I suppose it would make sense to eat carbs to bring it up.

I hope you and your doctor can figure out a proper way of getting control of this as you don't want to be continually walking around in danger of very low blood sugar, so I hope you do get a referral to an endo.

Keep us updated. Good luck.
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