I’m 17 and have hypoglycemia. I currently have a piece of chocolate fudge cake in front me. I read the ingredients; it does have sugar, but no glucose-fructose, sucrose, or dextrose. Would it be ‘safe’ for me to eat it? Or will it cause me to become ill?

I am reallyyy tempted to eat it right now.

This is purely out of curiosity, because I’m in medical school and we haven’t extensively covered diabetes yet.
A girl that was at a party I was at was diabetic (not sure which type, but she takes insulin shots) and drinking excessive amounts of beer. She was also smoking weed. She started feeling sick and acting really strange and screaming a lot and throwing up. We tried to test her blood sugar, but she was apparently out of strips so we couldn’t do it. We ended up calling rescue and they took her to the hospital.
Does this sound like hypoglycemia? Best answer goes to the most informative.

I have had blood testing for hypoglycemia and it came back normal. Are there other tests that can be done because I am pretty sure I have it. I know I should ask a dr, but I dont want to go pay another dollar copay just to be told that there is not another test and not to worry about it.

I’m going to have this test done Tuesday and I’m curious what to expect. I would like to hear how others tolerated this test, how bad did you symptoms get?

Thanks!
I should add I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia.

An elderly female (87) has Diabetes Type 2. She checks her blood sugar every morning around 7 or 8 am before breakfast. Her blood sugar scores are as follows (from 9/1/09-9/10/09): 60, 64, 67, 73, 71, 88, 69, 82, 86, 55. She also takes these medications: propoxyphene & ibuprofen (for arthritis pain), paroxetine (depression), amlodipine (high blood pressure), furosemide and she has been taking warfarin for the past couple of months. She has had recently had swelling in her leg, ankle, foot and was diagnosed with venous disease (chronic blood clot) and prescribed the blood thinner. Last August she was rushed to the emergency room with hypoglycemia. To treat the Diabetes Type 2 what would be a good prescription for her, and what dosage would be sufficient?

Hypoglycemia tends to run in my family and I’ve suspected that I was hypoglycemic since I was really young, but no one has ever bothered to test me for it, chalking up all my symptoms to things like PMS and whatnot. Anyway, I took an online assessment (I know, it’s not the same as a doctor’s diagnosis, but it turned out how I thought it would) and it placed me at a really high risk (like 85% or so) and it said that a score of 20 or above was higher risk…mine was like 115 or so. Would it be a good idea to have a glucose meter or would it be pointless? Also, I’ve heard that if you’re hypoglycemic it puts you at a higher risk for diabetes. Is that true? How long would it take to turn into diabetes (on average, if it ever happens)? Thanks!
And here’s the link to that test I took: http://www.hypoglycemia.org/hypo_test.asp
No no one in my family has invested in one, that I know of. They have a doctor tell them that they are most likely hypoglycemic and then they ignore it like it will go away if they pretend they didn’t hear it or something. My family consists of many very stubborn people who believe that God will not allow anything bad to happen to you, etc. Yes I do feel better after eating.

If your blood sugar was low and you drank a soda, would it raise it or effect your level if it was tested shortly after consuming the soda (like 30 minutes to an hour)?

A nurse asked me if I was hypoglycemic one time when she met me. She figured that I was either hypoglycemic or anemic and I’m not anemic (I’ve been tested a few times, especially when I was pregnant). I’m not sure how the two would be related as far as symptoms goes. I don’t know much about anemia. Thanks for the answers so far!

im a newly diagnosed hypoglycemic and I need to lose weight but its been so hard to lose weight when i am stuffing myself with sugar to keep my blood sugar from dropping. can anyone help me with a meal plan? I am interested in knowing all about hypoglycemia and any reccomendations will be helpful thanks so much!

oops that should be hypoglycemia, not hyperglycemia

I want to know if I have any sort of a legal case?
Well about a year ago my daughter 11 yrs old. had problems with very low blood sugar & the peditrician that we had made me test her 3 times a day and as she was symptomatic. Well the Dr.my daughter seen left the practice just recently about 8 months ago & handed it on to another doc in the mean time. Well the new Dr. called in more refills for my daughters script (glucose test strips) and I kept treating her as the previous Dr. told me to do.
In the mean time The pharmacy where I go to which is the only pharmacy near my town, has been filling the script. A few times during gym the nurse had to test & retest my daughter due to hypoglycemia and the nurse used a quite a few strips so I called the pharmacy they filled them early like 6 days early. Well the pharmasist got mad and told me that I was abusing my daughters test strips and told me that I cannot get them filled early anymore although my insurance covered them early and refused to give me my daughters strips. He then accused me for using them myself or giving them to someone else!
So I called my insurance company and they told me they would call the pharmacy and make sure they would be dispersed and the pharmacy still would not! In desperation and lack of other resources I called the Dr.s office and they said I would have to think of something different because the pharmasist called and told them I was misusing the stips for something other than my daughter and suggested to the doc that he cancel the script, the doc cancelled them and told me to go find another doc who would fill them. I was embarassed and mad knowing that I woulkd not abuse such a thing and my daughter needs them.
So I went to the pharmacy to buy some over the counter so she could have some to bring to school with her and the pharmacy told me no. so my daughter had to go to school & play a soccer game without strips because of this. She is a hypoglycemic and has no strips. I have no other way of getting them and I am a scared Mom for her.
Not to mention that is the only pharmacy wothin 2 1/2 hr drive and they wont help. Also the way the pharmacist humiliated me and made things difficult tees me off. Do I have any leagal cases on this? What should be my next step? Thank You

how long wil it take if i administer approx 3 ml of insulin when already having symptom of hypoglycemia..how long will it take to die ??
hypoglycemia in not diabetic person (due to missing meals )

I’m 24 years old suffering from low blood sugar some how some way.

I have gone through the glucose test a while back my doctor thinks my blood sugar is normal.
Well my blood sugar was stable 80-90′s. I was worried.

6 months go by and the symptoms hit me and I feel worse and I’m in this dizzy feeling like passing out.

I don’t even know if I am diabetic.

I have been having low blood sugar on and off for the past 6th months my readings have been 51, 64 , and I feel bad when it hits the low point when I am 70 and I know my blood sugar is going to drop low I can feel it.

I got my first test strips of 100 for my Aviva Ac-cu-check last month to be sure about this.

I have changed my diet the best I can!
I have even stopped drinking caffeinated drinks that includes my favorite Coffee…
I have emergency sugar ,but I just keep feeling worse.

I do not know what to do , but maybe I should see a different doctor , or take the glucose test again?

Anyway my doctor scripted out those glucose test strips , and I had one hell of a conflict with the Walgreens Pharmacy, and other pharmacies like Kmart which caused me a hurtful embarrassment that I don’t think anyone suffering hypoglycemia should suffer.

My doctor was wanting me to monitor my low blood sugar , and for some reason I got chewed out for not being diabetic and NO YOU CAN"T HAVE TEST STRIPS..

And I’m saying I don’t even know if I am diabetic , but even if you are hypoglycemia is that really the signs of diabetes?

What kind of doctor would do this to a young patient in pain?

I could die if they can’t determine whether I’m diabetic or not because I hurt , and I am reaching out to the people across the internet tell me what hypoglycemia is!!!!

I have hypoglycemia along with a never ending list of other conditions and need to find a book or place on the web that can give me recipes and meal plans for hypoglycemia. I know supposedly diabetic meals will work for hypoglycemia but i am still a little leerily. I am married, in college and working and going back and forth to the doctor so i don’t have alot of time to plan out meals myself. If anyone knows any places on the web with meals and recipes catering specifically to hypoglycemia i would appreciate the knowledge.

My first born was healthy, as was I. My second born was born with hypoglycemia and had to stay in the NICU for several days before I could take him home. I am now 3 1/2 months pregnant with my third. What would be the chance of me getting the gestational diabetes again?

I have hyperglycemia and I’m looking for some tricks to raise blood sugar levels? Also, any tips on how often to eat? And good snack ideas? Anything helps! Thank you
Opps! Feel so silly- I meant to say Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar!) Sorry for the confusion- I had a blonde moment

I am hypoglycemic but i love sweets. What could i put as a substitute in my baked goods that still tastes good but wont make my sugar level go down. Or what sweets can i have that wont affect me. (for those of you who dont know what hypoglycemia is its low blood sugar.)