Is it only hypoglycemia?

Question

I am only a teen. i'm not overweight but over the summer i havne't been working out as much as i should but have been making a point to do something whether it's running a couple times a week or doing crunches. i also bike a mile or two every day. i try to eat as healthy as i can but find my self often times eating too many oreos or chips, junk food, etc.
i am hypoglycemic but usually only have the symptoms of mood changes and extreme hunger. then the other day i felt like i was about to faint- another symptom of hypoglycemial. ever seince then i've been really afraid maybe it's something more like type 2 diabetes- both diabetes and hypoglycemia have to do with blood pressure.
i can't tell if i'm just tired from lack of sleep or something abnormal. i know it sounds like i'm over reacting but i'm just really scared.
one of the other symptoms of type 2 diabetes is the excessive need to drink water and urinate and i don't know if it's just in my head or if it has to do w/ my health

Answer 1

I think improving your diet will help you a lot. When you eat high sugar foods, your blood sugar will go up, which, in turn, causes your body to produce a bolus of insulin. The insulin allows the blood sugar to be transferred to the body's cells, which then lowers the blood sugar. When the blood sugar drops suddenly, you get the symptoms you're describing. If you attempt to make yourself feel better by eating more high sugar foods, you just end up with your blood sugar bouncing up and down, like a yo yo.

Stay away from all sugar foods and refined starches. In other words, stay away from all sweets (especially those containing corn syrup and white sugar), white bread, white flour, white rice, white potatoes, corn and corn meal, grits, etc. Eat plenty of protein foods, such as peanut butter, eggs, meat, and nuts. Try eating six small meals a day.

If you change your diet, I think you'll see a big improvement in how you feel and in how well you perform physically. You should also be more mentally alert and have less fatigue.

By the way, you are correct that there is an association between type II diabetes and high blood pressure. Chronically high insulin levels, commonly found in type II diabetics, promote high blood pressure.

Answer 2

It sounds very much like what I went through before I was officially diagnosed with hypoglycemia. It can be very scary. I had a lot of dizziness for awhile, then felt like I would drop when I had to stand waiting for an elevator or something... almost fainted waiting at the Post Office... and then it got so bad I couldn't even walk. All of this sent my blood pressure through the roof too. I really thought I was having a stroke... I was terrified actually.

Sounds like you really need to cut the sugars and sweets to get on track, have protein snacks between meals, and things will start to improve. A lack of sleep also affects the hypoglycemic symptoms... getting enough sleep is important for someone who's hypo.

Here's a link with some good info:

http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/hypoglycemia.htm

Hope you feel better soon!!

Answer 3

First off - neither diabetes or hypoglycemia have anything to do with blood pressure. They have to do with glucose, your blood sugar. What you are describing maybe hypoglycemia or dehydration.
Being hypoglycemic, you should not be eating refined sugars, such as cookies etc. You should be drinking plenty of water and eating healthy - six small meals a day as opposed to three meals a day. When you feel it coming on you should either have a glass of OJ or whole milk. Do not have a piece of candy - that is a fallacy. Anything you eat or drink will turn to glucose - milk, OJ, crackers......
If you notice this is happening more often see you doctor.

Answer 4

where are you geting your information? 'both diabetes and hypoglycaemia have to do with blood pressure'?? this is not strictly true. why do you think you are hypoglycaemic?- have you had your blood sugar tested to know this.
I think you really need to see your GP if you think you are getting hypo attacks.... does diabetes run in your family?. If you are exercising like you say, you may indeed be getting a little low if you are not eating enough healthy foods- high sugar foods raise the blood sugar quickly but also cause a sharp drop in glucose too.
before you give yourself any unneccesary worry, get yourself tested

Answer 5

Naw, it's only HG. I have it too, and i'm only 16. I actually have the fainting feeling probably more then you do. Just watch a little more what you eat, and you'll be fine. And try not to have the fainting feeling in class...like i did....not good, lol.

Answer 6

the world they tld you is that you have less sugar in the blood and you have to watch that the best way is check the blood with monitor every so often and it willhelp you.

Answer 7

See a doctor. This is a medical question that I would not use Yahoo! answers as a valid medical resource.