Newly diagnosed

[clbab]

Last week I was diagnosed with insulin resistent Hypoglycemia. I am not obese....although I am overweight by about 25 lbs. I am 36 year old female. My family does have late onset history ( my dad) but he was not diagnosed until late 50's. I do exercise although not everyday. I was put on Metformin to help regulate my Insulin and told to stay away from concentrated sweets. I guess I am a little concerned about this since I am fairly young. Could something other than dietary habits be causing this fluctuation in my blood sugar?

[maureen123456]

hypoglycemia is not diabetes. That just gives the doctors more confusion and they are confused enough. I have had low blood sugar with the gtt but know I had the symptoms when I was young. I have yet to find a doc who knows more than any layman who has to cope with it. Most of them do not understand the term even.

Anybody knows a good doctor in Falls Church or Wash DC area please tell me.  I would also be glad to go to NIH in Bethesda.

Thanks

[WaveRider]

For clarification Hypoglycemia is Type 1 Diabetes. This forum is for T2's, Hyperglycemia.

"Could something other than dietary habits be causing this fluctuation in my blood sugar?"
Issues with your thyroid misfiring. Get a TSH test. Losing weight even a few pounds have been shown to improve blood glucose levels. In the diabetes world being 25 lbs overweight is borderline obesity.