Can eating relieve symptoms of hyperglycemia?

Question

While I'm waiting for the results of my blood tests to come back, I thought I'd look for more info. I have some classic symptoms of diabetes (excessive thirst and urination, fatigue). But it seems that I keep having trouble keeping my blood sugar *high* enough. I wake up shaky or shaking, but it calms down once I eat. This happens during the day too.
Can hyperglycemia still cause symptoms like that? Or can an undiagnosed/uncontrolled diabetic have episodes of hypoglycemia (as it's my understanding that it's generally high blood sugar that's the problem)?
For reference, I'm a 22 year old female who falls in the "underweight" range (so Type II is quite a bit less likely).

Thank you for the responses. I do know the difference between low and high blood sugar. That's why I was confused. And I have seen my doctor. I go back this week for the test results/follow up; I'm just looking for info in the meantime.

Answer 1

First, hypoglycemia is overlooked a majority of the time and most people are unaware that hypoglycemic problems are of more concern than hyperglycemic. It sounds like you are hypoglycemic and not hyperglycemic. By being hypoglycemic, it can appear sometimes that you are hyperglycemic, because your blood sugar goes on a rollercoaster ride up and down, up and down. your body has a hard time getting it under control. If you do not eat, you risk passing out, having sezures, and possible going into coma. These things happen when your body doesn't have enough sugar, but if you can keep it under control then you are unlikely to experience those symptoms. Hypoglycemic is very hard to diagnose. Remember only you know the way you feel. trust it.

Answer 2

You need to know the basic difference between hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia which is low sugar & high sugar repectively....I think what you have is hypoglycemia....get your results and if it's the case rush to a doctor....
Ofcourse only your results will determine whether you have hyper or hypo glycemia. All the best!

Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia

What is hyperglycemia?
Hyperglycemia (hi"per-gli-SE'me-ah) is an increase in plasma glucose (blood sugar). It can turn into a complex medical condition -- diabetic ketoacidosis (ke"to-as"id-O'sis) and coma -- if it's not treated on time and adequately. Hyperglycemia is usually the first sign of diabetes mellitus. Symptoms of hyperglycemia are
polyuria (pol"e-YUR'e-ah) (excess urine)
polydipsia (pol"e-DIP'se-ah) (thirst)
polyphagia (pol"e-FA'je-ah) (excessive hunger)

What is hypoglycemia?

Hypoglycemia (hi"po-gli-SE'me-ah) is a low level of plasma glucose (blood sugar). It's a dangerous condition because glucose is the major source of energy for the brain. Lack of glucose, like lack of oxygen, produces brain damage or even death if the deficit is prolonged. Hypoglycemia can occur after insulin excess and/or inadequate glucose intake, among other causes. These situations are common in people with diabetes who receive too much insulin or who don't eat enough.

Hypoglycemia starts to cause these symptoms when glucose levels fall below 50 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL):

sweating
tremors
anxiety
hunger
dizziness
headache
cloudy vision
confusion
abnormal behavior
convulsions
loss of consciousness
What should you do if hypoglycemia occurs?
If you're suspected of hypoglycemia, you must eat carbohydrates (starches or sugars) immediately.


Take care !

Answer 3

There are lots of possibilities. Your HbA1C result will tell us more. I suspect that something is wrong with your diet. You could be getting too much of something or not enough. When I was out of balance, I got the shakes even though I didn't have low blood sugar. In fact, low blood sugar has never been a problem for me (I'm a type 2). If you want to be safe and avoid diabetes or the complications from it, I would suggest that you start on something resembling a diabetic diet and exercise program as soon as possible. There's no reason to suffer and your body will be grateful. Trust me. I've had diabetes for over three years and I've never felt better. The first year was miserable. Since I began taking care of myself, my health has improved to the point that my long term blood sugar test (HbA1C) is 5.8... that's considered non diabetic. Want to know more? Read my diabetes info page: http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html

Answer 4

Are you testing your blood sugar? If you've been running really high for awhile now, your body will be used to it being high and will produce symptoms of "low blood sugar" when it's not, it's just lower than what your body is used to. Also, always check before you eat because in alot of people, high blood sugar can produce the same symptoms as low blood sugar.

Answer 5

hyperglycemia doesn't usually cause the problems you're talking about, they are usually seen with low blood sugars, however, the best way to be sure is to check your blood sugar when you feel like that. Are you taking insulin or any other medications for diabetes? It's common for people who are treating their diabetes to run into problems with low blood sugar (not because of the disease but because of the treatment for it).
The best thing to do is take your blood sugar when you have these episodes to see just what's going on, then tell your doctor not only what you've been experiencing, but your blood sugar levels as well.

Answer 6

Sometimes in early stage Type 1 diabetes, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is experienced due to the beta cells releasing insulin erratically as they are killed off. This may be what is going on here.

You may also simply have 2 conditions that are unrelated, such as an infection (causing thirst, fatigue, etc) in addition to hypoglycemia, but not diabetes.

I assume that you may be in early stage Type 1.

Answer 7

it sounds like you have diabetes type 2.
which means you run low and high blood sugar.

You must be very careful with your diet!
eatting a small snack, every 2 hours will control this low drop in blood sugar.

My mom had it too.
I had her on a diet.
check her blood sugar at 6 am, give her a snack depending on if it was low or high
8:00 breakfast, protien(egg/yogart/cottage cheese) fruit apple or 1/2 of banana not too ripe/ oatmeal or toast
11:00 blood sugar check
prepare lunch
salad, cooked veggies, *protein 18 grams, glass of milk, and fruit for dessert. and a salad.
3pm check blood sugar
snack if needed.
nap!!

6pm dinner salad, meat/ protien, veggies, milk, fruit
10:00 check bsugar and if low graham crackers and milk.

if her sugars were really wacky one day, we would log everything everyday, meals, blood sugar, what she ate, when she finished mealtime.

Level of stress.

It's a fine science,
It can be managed.

Keep a protien bar or candy bar with you
have orange juice handy or a banana travels well.

good luck

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Answer 9

Hyperglycemia can trigger hypoglycemia, FOR SURE. Because if your body is not sensitive enough to insulin, your pancreas will keep spitting it out in response to your food, and then there is all this extr insulin floating around, and making you drop. The answer is to increase your insulin sensitivity with mild exercise and high protein meals. Especially right before bed.

Answer 10

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