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Help! I am totally confused. My doctor recently ordered a 5 hr glucose tolerance test and I got the results yesterday. The 3rd hour result was a glucose level of 59, which she said is borderline hypoglycemia. Her advice was to make sure I eat every couple of hours and carry a piece of candy with me if I need it.
I researched the archives and read that this could be related to bracing or possibly even parasites. I have been diagnosed with gastroparesis, candida and I fit the profile perfectly for dysautonomia. All of the stool testing I had was negative for parasites.
I cut sugars out of my diet about two months ago to help resolve the candida problem, now my doctor is telling me to eat CANDY!
Also- I had just made a post this past week about my recent struggles with anxiety. Now I am wondering if what I am feeling is actually a drop in my glucose level, rather than true anxiety...I have researched and the symptoms sound pretty much the same- rapid heart rate, tremors, clamminess, dizziness, nausea, numbness and tingling.
Should I get further parasite testing? I am confused- please help!! Thank you.
In Reply to: add hypoglycemia to the list! posted by Lauren on November 12, 2003 at 08:55:56:
don't eat candy. YOur doc is operating on very old and basically incorrect information.
I bet if you up your meat and fat intake, and curtail your carbohydrate intake, you will start to feel better. It's worth giving this relatively simple change in diet a try before you go forward with more testing.
My hypoglycemia sypmtoms were similar to what you described - sweating, cold, shakey and feeling as if I might faint...once I started eating meat at least twice a day, and cut out grains, I was like a new person. I don't even have to eat many small meals, as long as I have a good protein/carb balance when I do eat.
Try some eggs and beef for breakfast, some salad and/or green veggies with chicken for lunch, and then for dinner whatever you want (within reason of course), and see if you feel better.
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In Reply to: Re: add hypoglycemia to the list! posted by labrat on November 12, 2003 at 09:36:00:
Some websites that describe symptoms of magnesium deficiency include hypoglycemia as a symptom.
I was experiencing extreme drowsiness after meals. That improved quite a bit after I had taken magnesium glycinate for about three weeks. Not quite sure why but it actually got worse the first week I was taking the magnesium. I think my magnesium level was still probably dropping at that point.
From what I've been reading, a high stress incident or series of high stress incidents can take someone with a somewhat low level of intracellular magnesium and put them into a downward spiral toward more significant magnesium deficiency symptoms. This is because the body tries to relieve the high levels of anxiety by releasing magnesium. If the anxiety remains unresolved, magnesium continues to be released, taking it away from areas that need it to function well. Did you have something happen that might have been the trigger?
In Reply to: Re: add hypoglycemia to the list! posted by snooze on November 12, 2003 at 10:28:34:
I am certainly willing to give the magnesium a try. Any suggestions on which type to buy and how much to take per day? I have definitely had a series of high stress incidents lately in my life; on top of my health problems, I have a close family member dying of lung cancer, my fiancee recently had a car accident and had surgery, and to top it off I am trying to plan a wedding!
Thanks labrat for the dietary recommendations...I do not plan on eating candy like my doc recommended. I will try adding more protein and see how I do.
Thanks.
In Reply to: Re: add hypoglycemia to the list! posted by Lauren on November 12, 2003 at 14:16:13:
Gosh, that is a lot and would certainly have stressed me out.
I'm not trying to push the magnesium thing. Just wanted you to know not to rule it out just because you don't see hypoglycemia listed.
There's a lot of information in Dr. Stoll's Magnesium archives that I'll have to leave up to you to read. You can find a lot more information about magnesium out on the Web, some of it conflicting. I'm no expert, just a fellow sufferer, so if you pursue this, you will have to follow through on this yourself and make some decisions. Some sites suggest Calcium and Magnesium should be taken together, others disagree. A few say take it with Boron. A few say take it with B-6. You may read the same things I read and draw different conclusions. Everything I read about Calcium led me to believe that if I could get my magnsium levels back up, calcium wouldn't be a problem. So I'm just working on magnesium.
Here's what I'm doing...
I take about seven 100 milligram elemental magnesium glycinate capsules a day (Vital Life from Vitamin Shoppe). Dr. Stoll's archives list three types of magnesium that are more absorbable than others and this is one of them. He also recommends a higher dose, if you can get there, but this is as high as I could get without the predicatable consequences. I am also making sure I get more foods that contain magnesium into my diet.
One site (search for Magnesium + Krispin + nutrition) suggests taking it in doses of no more than 100-200 mg at one time otherwise it's wasted. For a while I was taking two at a time, but I found one a time paced throughout the day was more helpful to my symptoms (anxiety, twitching, etc.). It took a while to build up to seven. I just started taking a B-6 supplement once a day because I read that it increases Magnesium absorption.
For the first month, I could not take magnesium at bedtime, although some sites indicate that magnesium can help you sleep better. They seemed to charge me up the first few weeks I was taking them and I already had severe insomnia symptoms. But now, reasoning that keeping a supply of magnesium in my system overnight might help, I take two at bedtime without any problems.
I feel a lot better, but my life is full of anxiety-producing events too, so I've had a few setbacks. But it's solved many physical problems I've had for years that none of my doctors knew how to solve.
In Reply to: Re: add hypoglycemia to the list! posted by snooze on November 12, 2003 at 16:27:04:
Thanks, Snooze.
Walt
In Reply to: add hypoglycemia to the list! posted by Lauren on November 12, 2003 at 08:55:56:
Congratulations, Lauren.
It sounds like you are closing in on your problems' causes.
Questions:
What lab were your parasite tests sent to and how many specimens did they check?
What are you doing about yoru bracing?
Walt
In Reply to: Re: add hypoglycemia to the list! posted by Walt Stoll on November 13, 2003 at 08:44:12:
My parasite testing was done through Quest diagnosics, 3 specimins were checked. Everything checked out fine.
As far as the bracing, even just becoming AWARE that I was doing it has helped me. I still catch myself alot, particularly at work when I am stressed but I practice breathing exercises throughout the day. I have been stretching twice a day, I am trying to do some light exercises ( I have struggled lately trying to do too much because I do get dizzy and lightheaded easily ) but I manage to get out and walk for short intervals, I bought some relaxation cds and I listen to them and follow the exercises in the relaxation and reduction workbook. In addition I have gone for 2 massages in the past month, which I feel has been helpful.
Thanks for any suggestions you may have to offer!
Lauren
In Reply to: To Walt posted by Lauren on November 13, 2003 at 20:26:33:
Thanks, Lauren.
I would like to see the parasitology test scores for that lab when they applied to the state for a lab license.
If you can do your certified SR twice a day and follow the WFD, I think your program will amaze you as to how fast it will work---even if your stool specimens were not competently examined.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: To Walt posted by Walt Stoll on November 14, 2003 at 09:29:37:
To tell you the truth, I always doubted the lab results. The important thing is getting well, and if continuing the SR and WFD can get me there, then I am on my way!
Thanks for the advice. Lauren
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