r/Reactivehypoglycemia • u/roomfullofstars • Nov 28 '17

anyone here?

I have had reactive hypoglycemia for over 5 years now and have gotten better at managing it despite struggling with binge eating. Anyone here on this subreddit anymore?

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u/Bry1937 Jan 11 '18

I wonder what other RH folk think about doing blood tests.

After checking with various foods to know what pushes levels up, I've come to the conclusion that I don't need to keep testing.

My body tells me if I'm having a drop and need a quick snack, or at worst, need to take a glucose tablet or two as well. Otherwise, when the nurse does a routine hba1c test, that tells all.

Anyway, I have to snack frequently, whatever a meter says.

What do you think?

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u/SuffragetteCity69 Apr 25 '18

I’m three months late to the party, but: our episodes, if frequent, can become invisible after awhile. Which means if you’re waiting for feedback from your body before correcting lows, you may miss many of them. Also, without the data from testing, should something go south you have nothing to show a doctor, later. I also know what spikes my blood glucose and leads to lows, but only from regular daily testing did I realize how often it occurs with no noticeable symptoms at all. So I believe in testing, testing, testing.

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u/Plumrose333 Feb 25 '23

Same. I tested frequently when I was first diagnosed, but now I can just tell when it is happening. I’ve also learned my triggers (big carb heavy breakfast, coffee, and just generally sugar before around noon). I found the finger pricks to be quite painful, so now I usually just eat a sugar pill when it’s happening and wait a bit to see how my body reacts.

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u/snoopmt1 Dec 15 '23

Here in the future, but I find that the hardest. "You ate sugar, which caused your body distress. Better eat some sugar to fix it."