Symptoms of hypoglycemia persist

[thirdgradeteacher]

Could I possible be hypoglycemic without having diabetes?

[WaveRider]

I Google'd "hypoglycemia causes" with the first link showing a gazillion reasons for misdiagnosis.  http://tinyurl.com/2tyltg
Good luck

[ribbon_mike]

Yes you can.  By definition, hypoglycemia is the opposite of diabetes or hyperglycemia.  Both are problems associated with blood-sugar management.  Everyone gets low blood sugar at some point in their lives, but for people like me, it drops too low and can cause much more severe problems.  Hypoglycemia is often referred to as a temporary condition whereas a person is hypoglycemic and has low blood-sugar at present.
I have been all but diagnosed with hypoglycemia but no doctor has been able to pinpoint a cause.  I remember getting lightheaded as a kid when I went a long while without food and had my first real scare as a teen when I went blind for a few seconds.  I felt better after I ate triscuits, and my family assumed I was hypoglycemic.  I had a very poor diet when I was 21 and actually had a grand mal seizure at college.  My blood sugar was below 60 (40 something I think) when they brought me in the hospital so the doctors assumed I was hypoglycemic.  I had CT, MRI, EEG, EKG, etc done with no definitive result.  The last test was a blood-sugar tolerance test which actually gave me a seizure!  They put my blood-sugar up so high that when it swung down, there was nothing I could do but sit in terror as my vision blurred, my hands quaked, and everything went black.  I was tested years later for a tumor on my pancreas which could affect my insulin production but the test was negative.  
The whole time, I heard doctors telling me all kinds of guesses and ways to manage it.  None of them knew for sure but offered plenty of info.  I was told that hypoglycemia would eventually become diabetes; the worse my diet the quicker.  There are support/info groups online with thousands of people living with hypoglycemia.  Most doctors said that low blood-sugar could not cause seizures no matter what my tests said.  This just goes to show how little doctors typically know about it.  Therefore, I can only offer what has been working for me in the few years since a seizure...I eat a small to medium sized high-protein, low fat/sugar meal every 2-3 hours.  I don't drink anymore.  I limit my intake of high-fructose corn syrup and keep things like sodas around as a backup.  I keep sugar packets and granola bars in my pockets at all times in case.  I plan my outings and work around meals.  It does interfere with my life  sometimes and I often don't feel normal around groups of people, but I'd do about anything to not feel my blood sugar drop like it has before.  It is manageable and I do have a real life today.  I hope I have offered some help and at very least, knowledge that you are not alone.
Peace

[jmbirds]

Maybe you know the answer when i was preg they had to do the sugar test my urine was positive but test was negetive i'm not diabetic or hypoglycemic yet i seem to be less and less tolerable of sweets for an example i could eat  cake all day long  no problem now i can barely eat one piece i feel like my salavary glands are going nuts and i feel sick and nauseaus and some time i have to run to the  BR; and i dump, then i am very tired and i have to take a power nap for about 15 minuites then i feel normal again , i have hypothyroid symptoms and the dr started me on synthryoid so does the thyroid have anything to do with hypoglycemic? now i get very shakey and irritiable  and i know i have to eat something so whats the best thing to eat while i am driving? keep dried fruit and nuts in the car? it seems like coffee and donuts do the same thing to me soo i try to eat toast with cinnamon or cheese in the am or cottage cheese or yourgurt  i really hope i'm not becoming diabetic but it seeems suspicious im not craving water  i pee alot due to a spastic bladdeer but the cardura is keeping me quieter  so enlighten me to your thoughts tks