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To determine if you have reactive hypoglycemia you go through something called a 5 hour GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test), which is hell if you really do have the di
by pmichaud 17y ago
To determine if you have reactive hypoglycemia you go through something called a 5 hour GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test), which is hell if you really do have the disorder. Essentially you fast after drinking a sugary drinks, and they test your blood at intervals to see what it does. A Reactive Hypoglycemic will spike, then crash, unlike a normal person who will have a smaller rise then pretty much stay there. See, she normally has to eat ridiculously healthy food every 2 hours to stay even, otherwise she crashes.
It starts with cold sweats, then degenerates into nausea, confusion and a rotten mood. It never gets that bad with her anymore, we have a good system going now. When she is upset about something the first thing I ask is: when's the last time you ate?
If you want to know more about it, check out her site: http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/ http://www.reactivehypoglycemia.info/articles/