How is hypoglycemia treated?

Question

Be specific. Is it pills? or injections like diabetis, does it hurt? What happens? I have all the symptoms, tired, sleepy, nervous, jittery, blured vision ( all of a sudden), nightmares, always thirsty, shaky when I eat sugar. I was never like this before, but since I've moved to England( 9 months ago, before I lived in the U.S.) I was always fine, I ran track & cross country there & always had energy &was never tired or nervous or had bad vision. Maybe its the complete change of my suroundings & habbits that has cause this I dont know. BUt im 17 & im going to the doctor soon & I just dont know what to expect & Im very nervous because doctors terify me & I cant tolerate pain. Can somebody tell me what to expect? cuz I think all of this nervousnes is making everything even worse.

Answer 1

Hypoglycemia is a disease that affects the body's reaction to carbohydrates. When carbs are eaten, the sugar in the bloodstream causes the pancreas to produce too much insulin.
It is treated by DIET - a system of food exchanges that provide the recommended calories, fats, protein, and carbs.
You must avoid sweets, excess calories, excess carbs forever.
Sometimes, the pancreas sort of 'burns out' and the client becomes diabetic.
Many of your symptoms are also applicable to diabetes, but I hope it's 'only' hypoglycemia.

Answer 2

First, Hypoglycemia is a symptom, not a disease. There are two types of hypoglycemia that can occur in people who do not have diabetes; Reactive (postprandial, or after meals) and fasting (post absorptive). Reactive hypoglycemia is not usually related to any underlying disease; fasting hypoglycemia generally is and would require investigation. Eating a balanced diet will help, if you feel tired after a big meal, mostly carb based. Try and eat little and often. Many people wrongly assume they are hypoglycemic based on the fact they get tried easily! EDIT I may have goofed this answer. I assumed you were a non-diabetic and where worried you were hypoglycemic. If you are diabetic then Dr. Frank's answer is more relevant. Sorry for the confusion, my bad.

Answer 3

I have reactive hypoglycaemia. As others said, it's managed by what you eat - not injections or pills.

But you don't have to avoid sugar, sweets, carbs for ever. Just make sure they are eaten as part of a balanced diet, and preferably as part of a meal (so pudding is fine as part of a meal, but chocolate instead of a meal is rather likely to make your sugar crash!)

Unti you can get to the doctor, try and eat a little more protein and reduce the carbs a little.

Answer 4

hypoglycemia can get better if you eat properly. Your doctor will probably tell you what you should be eating. Try protein and fats and less carbs because those just cause the body to crash after an hour or two

Answer 5

Treatment of hypoglycemia is glucose -orally or intravenously. It can also be treated with glucagon or less frequently adrenaline. But you should first get yourself tested clinically and biochemically for your true status in this regard. Typically symptoms start at a level below 70 mg/dL of plasma glucose and is relieved promptly when glucose is given.

Answer 6

low blood sugar(hypoglycemia) can easily be changed with your daily eating habits. you need to eat 5 to 6 small meals a day-carbs are good. as for pain at the docs, they will just want a blood and urine sample to test