Blood sugar question

[Mugen910]

Drunk?

j/k

Is it possible that your blood sugar level was not low when he took your blood but low when you saw him? I'm no Dr..but does that stuff come and go fast?

[taltos]

Had you been exercising or running where you had not taken nourishment prior to seeing your doctor the previous day? That can depress blood sugar and electrolites which can both mimic the symptoms that he saw. The next day things could well have returned to normal if you took normal meals. He might want to do a glucose test where he measures your sugar level through different activities.

[G G]

Originally Posted by taltos

Had you been exercising or running where you had not taken nourishment prior to seeing your doctor the previous day? That can depress blood sugar and electrolites which can both mimic the symptoms that he saw. The next day things could well have returned to normal if you took normal meals. He might want to do a glucose test where he measures your sugar level through different activities.

And Paul is correct, you have to have a glucose tolerance test to see if you are diabetic or have hypoglycemia.

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Originally Posted by Mugen910

Drunk?

j/k

Is it possible that your blood sugar level was not low when he took your blood but low when you saw him? I'm no Dr..but does that stuff come and go fast?

Yes it can. For instance when we go on calls to diabetics who have bottomed out on their sugar, we can give them a glucose paste called glutose and within a minute it has affected the blood sugar. We also have to give D-50 (sugar) intravenously and when we do, the sugar can go from say 30 to 300 or 400 in less than 5 minutes.