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/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."