Possible Hypoglycemia...?

[Vinsanity93]

Hey all, I was wondering if you could help me with something:

Recently I've been having these episodes where I become anxious, irritable, and fatigued; for lack of a better description, it feels like being drunk (not that i feel those 3 things when I'm drunk ).

I told my doctor about it and to find out what it is I am getting a blood test & a glucose tolerance test. The problem is that this test is still a week away, then another week to meet with the doc and these episodes are becoming a major annoyance since I don't know how to deal with it correctly.

So far eating a meal (not a snack) and some Gatorade usually helps but I sometimes get even more tired after a meal (like staying up a full 24hrs tired and I just want to sleep) and/or the episode doesn't fully go away.

Any helpful advice would help...

Also, I don't know if this is relevant but I stopped drinking milk a few months back because my doc said my calcium was high (It's also been giving me stomach pains and gas recently, idk why...lactose intolerance maybe?

EDIT: Just got a blood glucose monitor and it was 87 mg/dL, I've read it's supposed to be between 70 and 120 but I still felt a little weird after I took the reading.

 

[Kaat72]

I am not a doctor. Got common sense and some experience tough Blood pressure or blood sugar level seems obvious...
Start making notes in a diary: when do you eat what, when do you have heavy physical exercise, when do you feel odd?
This will help your doctor.

 

[artaxerxes]

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional.

Do you get the sugar shakes?
One way (although not the only way, and certainly not foolproof) to tell (if you don't already know) is by grabbing a lightweight object, like a pen or a pencil, and hold it in your hand. Now, look at the object. If it is moving erratically, way more than it should, then you have a moderate probability that you have hypoglycemia. Also note that your hand shaking like that could be caused by other things, but usually sugar shakes have a unique pattern.

But everyone has different symptoms, some have an excessive hunger (sometimes coupled with the shakes).

Start making notes in a diary: when do you eat what, when do you have heavy physical exercise, when do you feel odd?
This will help your doctor.

I agree, watch your diet and daily activities and keep a diary.

Usually consuming low GI (glycemic index) foods as part of your regular diet is recommended, and avoid the higher GI foods, EXCEPT when you are experiencing hypoglycemia. If you are experiencing hypoglycemia, your body needs sugar quickly.

Many people who switch over to low GI diets, usually their chronic hypoglycemia will go into remission, but once again everyone's different. Diabetics are usually recommended a low GI diet.

Low GI foods and diets supposedly help maintain a healthy sugar level in the body.

Also, it is recommended to be drinking about 10-12 glasses of water a day. It is recommended that you should eat at specific times, regularly. Variances to times can cause issues.