2 days ago I had what you would call a tachycardia which lasted 3 hrs, called my Dr and he told me to tke a xanax to settle down. He asked what I had been doing, I told him I went to the gymn that am for 45 minutes, went shopping, stopped at Starbucks for a scone and a mocha, had not had anything to eat all day and it was noon, drank half the mocha and ate the scone, my heart clicked it seemed and raced up to 187, by the time I got home is was 167 and it took 3 hrs to get to 80. He said I had a hypoglycimic episode, fatigue, sugar combination. I always seek out sweets and then get into a state of anxiety for a couple hours after, which is what happened. He told me I was hypoglycemic and I said I wasn't but his lab reports show me heading in that direction. Glucose is around 74, do you think I'm heading there? My glucose goes from 80 to 70 and lately the last 3 months it is in the low 70 and with the last few months I've experienced alot of fatigue, and depression(unusually I'm at the gymn everyday but not able to anymore)These are lab tests of blood from the vein no meters. Should I be concerned or need further testing?

[This message has been edited by NancyH (edited 10-10-2003).]

Yes, you should be concerned. Hypoglycemia needs to be controlled the same as diabetes.

The doctor should refer you to a certified diabetes educator who will be able to help you with a food plan in order to keep blood sugar level where it needs to be.

Many people that have hypoglycemia go on to develop full diabetes. I would get your doctor to prescribe a BG meter and then do some testing to find out what your BG is really doing. A lab can only give you a snapshot.

I would also look into a low glycemic index diet. Low GI foods are much easier on your BG control system especially for diabetics and those with hypoglycemia. Low GI has also found to be preventative for developing full diabetes. Some more information here:

http://www.glycemicindex.com/

Ron

[This message has been edited by Ron AKA (edited 10-13-2003).]