how do I know if I have chronic low blood sugar?

Answer 1

The only way to know for sure is through glucose monitoring. Buy a finger stick kit or see your doctor.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Check out www.hufa.org for more info on low blood sugar. The answers above are good, but I just found out that sleep apnea can cause a lot of the same symptoms. I did have chronic low blood sugar before I flipped and became a type II diabetic. Who knows how long I have had sleep apnea though.

So now I would say, have your significant other advise you if you snore. If you do, get checked out for sleep apnea, as well as getting a finger stick kit (blood glucose monitor, lancets and strips) to test yourself.

Answer 5

DIABETES--DEFINITION
Diabetes mellitus is impaired insulin secretion by the pancreas and variable degrees of peripheral insulin resistance leading to hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Early symptoms are related to hyperglycemia and include polydipsia (excessive thirst), polyphagia (excessive hunger and abnormally large intake of solids by mouth), and polyuria (excessive urination). Later complications include vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, and predisposition to infection. Diagnosis is by measuring plasma glucose (blood sugar). Treatment is diet, exercise, and drugs that reduce glucose levels, including insulin and oral antihyperglycemic drugs. Prognosis varies with degree of glucose control.

Hyperglycemia is high blood glucose. Symptoms are--
Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Irritability
Blurry vision


Hypoglycemia is low blood glucose. Symptoms are--
Sweating and palpitations
Pale skin
Hunger - to the extreme
Trembling
Irritability
Anxiety/aggression
Poor concentration
Feelings of faintness/dizziness
Loss of consciousness
Death


Normal blood glucose ranges from 70-110. Anything below 70...hypo..anything above 110..hyper.
In the US, about 90% of diabetics are type II and 10% are type I.

According to recent studies conducted by the Pritikin Longevity Center, diabetes starts from too much fat in the diet and insufficient exercise, not malfunction of the pancreas as previously thought. The pancreas continues to produce insulin when you have diabetes but the body becomes insulin resistant. Research has shown that over 90% of diabetes cases can be TOTALLY CORRECTED with diet and exercise. That means that you don't have to have limbs removed due to diabetes-induced gangrene. You don't have to go blind or suffer cardiovascular abnormalities because of diabetes. You can actually REVERSE some of these conditions with diet (nutrition, not weight loss) and exercise, and the removal of parasites and candida.

Watch the 8-minute non-profit video http://www.rawfor30days.com/view.html , about diabetes diet.
Best of luck.

Answer 6

The symptoms of hypogoycemis are feeling fatigued suddenly, feeling shaky, light-headed, irritable, confused,...see a doctor and get tested. you could pass out from insulin shock at the wheel. Insulin shock happens because the pancreas routinely dumps the hormone insulin into your blood stream and you have to have food there to cover it...complex carbohydrates and proteins. Make sure you have breakfast and lunch... the most common time for this to happen is early afternoon.

Answer 7

Your doctor can order a test to check your levels for the past three months .
Also , get a machine and test your sugar often.

Good luck.

Answer 8

If you feel fatigued, irritable, nervous or light-headed fairly often, try having a snack. If that makes you feel better, it was probably low blood sugar.

Answer 9

having a hypoglucemia symptoms, example, sweating, irritating, shaking, headache and hunger.

Answer 10

u w'd feel giddy,sweat n always like to eat sweets.check with ur DR asap.