Does Low Blood Sugar mean Diabetes?
@TickleMeBreathless (590)
United States
December 22, 2009 11:34am CST
Okay, so since I was little [about 8] I've had this thing. What happens is when I don't eat for an extended period of time [say I don't eat between breakfast and supper] I start to feel dizzy and like I'm going to faint, I even start shaking! For the longest time I didn't think anything of it, until finally because of my insurance I was scheduled for a yearly physical. I hadn't eaten breakfast that morning, so the doctor said he would run some blood tests to look for anything out of the ordinary.
Recently I got the results back, and the only abnormal thing was I had low blood sugar. Now, my father was diagnosed with low blood sugar, but he was also diagnosed with diabetes. I haven't had the chance to ask the doctor yet, as he's never available when I call! So my question to you is, do you know anyone with low blood sugar? Is diabetes involved? I know I could look it up on the internet, but I wanted to see if anyone else has been in a similar situation?
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@leeloo (1492)
• Portugal
23 Dec 09
Low blood sugar(Hypoglycaemia) can occur at any age and has various factors, people with diabetes may suffer from low blood sugar as a reaction to the medication. When I was younger I found I tend to have low blood sugar due to the excessive production of insulin. I was able to control it with diet, as I am supposed to eat at regular intervals and try to carry a snack with me for when I felt a spike in my blood sugar, I got very dizzy, this has not happened for years now fortunately but a doctor will not only tell you how severe or mild a case it is but also how to control it. The fact that the doctor did not call you in immediately, may mean that it is mild and should be controllable with a little care.
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@TickleMeBreathless (590)
• United States
23 Dec 09
I hope it is mild, because I'm not good with following a diet plan! Well I believe he tried calling me today, however I didn't have my phone on me as I was exchanged gifts with my family and my phone was charging back at my house. Opps! Hopefully he'll try again soon, as I really need to get the information on that!
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
25 Dec 09
I have the same thing happen to me sometimes and I have type 2 diabetes. I don't know if it's one and the same or if their different. I just know that when my sugar gets low, I tend to get the same dizzy, shaking, lightheaded feeling. The longer I go without eating the worse it gets.
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@TickleMeBreathless (590)
• United States
25 Dec 09
Well they told me I don't have diabetes, so I'm thankful for that. Thanks for responding! And same with me, if I don't eat something it just gets worse.
@cryw0lf (1302)
• United Kingdom
22 Dec 09
Well as you may know there are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2.
My mother suffers from type 2 which means she must take an insulin injection before every meal - this is the more serious type. And type one is usually controlled with a moderate diet, but then i have this question for you...
Are you able to eat large amounts of sugary things such as chocolate without feeling a different effect on your body?
There are alot of people that if they do not eat for certain periods of times, their body doesn't control their blood sugar properly. Now diabetes runs in families.. so i really couldn't tell you it is either (because i am not a doctor), but don't think the worst as it doesn't certainly mean diabetes.
Good luck with any results you receive. (:
@TickleMeBreathless (590)
• United States
22 Dec 09
Thank you for your response! Yes, I can eat and drink a large amount of sugary things without feeling odd or different. It's only when I don't eat for a long period of time that I feel the effects. My father has borderline diabetes, but it isn't bad. Diabetes runs on both sides of my family though, so I'm trying to keep a close watch on it.
It's good to know I'm not the only one who feels that. Thanks, I hope I have good luck!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Dec 09
hi ticklemebreathless I am a diabetic but when I was younger Ihad low blood sugar and if I did not eat right on time I would get faint and once passed out. ten years later I was diagnosed with type two diabetes, and told that a great many diabetics started out with low blood sugar too. but if you can keep your weight normal and eat nutritious food you can bypass getting diabetes. and the one who says type two is the more serious type has it backward. type one people usually get diabetes in their teens and their pancreas has quit working all together so they must have insulin every day . type two like myself get diabetes as adults and can take medications to control our blood sugar, we are not quite as serious as type one as our pancreases still do work, but not as well as they should.type ones are usually very thin while us type twos are usually quite overweight which Adds to the problems.
@TickleMeBreathless (590)
• United States
25 Dec 09
Thank you for sharing. =] Well I finally got that call from my doctor, and she told me that having low blood sugar is not a precursor to diabetes. Huh, well that confuses me a bit. I'll have to do some independent research on that. I was told to follow the healthy "Sixth Sense" diet, she called it. Where I eat three regular meals, but have a small snack between breakfast and lunch, between lunch and dinner, and right before bed. So I'm kind of happy about that, I'm going to start in the morning and see if it helps.
I've decided to lose weight and start eating healthier beginning at the new year, when we get more food stamps. I will also start exercising [I am buying a dance exercise dvd with some of my Christmas money] to help improve my health.
Again, thank you for posting, I appreciate the comment!
@Tina83 (1223)
• India
23 Dec 09
I think its not low blood sugar, it will be low blood pressure as according to my knowledge , if blood sugar actually incrases diabetes occurs.See diabetes happens when there is lack of insulin in the body, insulin actually absorbs glucose to produce extra energy in the body, without it the glucose level increases in blood and urine and for that diabetes occurs.
@TickleMeBreathless (590)
• United States
23 Dec 09
But I have low blood sugar, and that's when the pancreas sends out too much insulin and the sugar levels drop below the healthy functioning level. What I'm wondering is because my dad was diagnosed with low blood sugar [it didn't last long] then was diagnosed with borderline diabetes. So I'm wondering if it can be connected or if I could still have low blood sugar without having diabetes.
