Hypoglycemia/ blood sugar issues?

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#1

Does anyone else have blood sugar issues/ hypoglycemia? any ideas why this maybe happening? I thing it could be because of insulin resistance so I will get tested. However I started low carb/keto diet 3 days ago and my I am getting many hypoglycemia symptoms…

#2

I had low blood sugar when I first got PFS ten years ago

I thought hypoglycemia is low blood sugar ? Hyperglycemia is high blood sugar

With this being said wouldn’t insulin not working correctly to take the glucose out of the blood stream cause higher blood sugar ? Not low ? Am I wrong in my thinking that insulin resistance is when insulin is not doing its job by bringing blood sugar out of the blood to the organs ? I’m going off of memory and not googling so maybe I’m mistaken

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#3

You are right hypo is low. I am also a bit confused, I thought insulin resistance could cause hypoglycemia but I am not sure now…

Anyhow, has your low blood sugar gotten better?

#4

For the first two years the glucose in my blood tested low three different times . Doctor tested me for diabetes which came back negative . It just went away on its own . Seemed to me that my body was using more blood sugar than normal in attempt to fix the problem .

You are female with PFS? What did you take?

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#5

thanks for the reply, I am glad your blood sugar issues improved. Yes, I am female, I have PSSD (basically the same as PFS) due to sertraline

#6

Sorry to hear that

Dam sertraline
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

Is getting PSSD common in females?

The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors sound horrible

When I had low blood sugar I started eating 5 times daily small meals . So eat more frequently but less food each time . I can’t say that I know doing so had anything to do with my low blood sugar going back to normal but it seemed like the best way to eat with low blood sugar

#7

I seem to have this problem as well. I cannot eat anything sweet in moderate amounts without feeling nauseous, weak, anxious, panicky, and like I’m going to faint. Also pale, and have cold hands and feet. I swear I have diabetes or insulin issues, yet I’ve been tested for diabetes in March (these symptoms started January) and it came back negative. But I think I’ll try to see my doctor next week and tell him these symptoms that are getting worse. Just today, I had a wrap, and a couple ounces of gingerale, and felt nausous 30-60 minutes after. This is not normal for me at all.

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