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Old 08-14-2011, 02:33 AM
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JHolm
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MJ - I have my own meter and test my sugar levels. The confusing part about this whole thing is that very suddenly my levels are low more often than normal. It is rare for me to have a high sugar level and then it will only be like 102 or 110. My lows are in the 40's and 50's. I was diagnose as diabetic in 2006 due to a high A1C test and family history but except for that one high A1C test all the others have been normal. My weight at the time I was diagnosed was 233. I got serious and followed the ADA diet and lost 130 lbs. Since then my blood sugar levels have been normal except for an occasional high. Now all of a sudden my levels are low and I have other s/s of hypoglycemia. So my doctor says because of the weight I lost I no longer have diabetis but have switched to hypoglycemia. Then he tells me the reasons this could be including a tumor on my pancreas, liver or kidney damage so that's what he's testing for. If I don't get any answers I'm going to ask for a referral to a specialist. My doc says he's never had a patient switch before and he really doesn't know what's going on but he ran the tests because these are the things that usually cause hypoglycemia when diabetis hasn't been in the picture. :|
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