Is hypoglycemia diebetes?
I have hypoglycemia(I was just told today(I am 20, and she told me it was common among ppl my age), but my dr didn't say anything about diabetes..but I friend told me it could be the same thing, does anybody have insight.. I googled it but they links weren't helpful.
Update:Correction: I have reactive hypoglycemia, I weight 95 lbs and I'm 5'1!
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Hypoglycemia occurs in non-diabetics for a variety of reasons. Your pancreas may secrete too much insulin for the amount of food you ate, you did not eat enough. You did a lot of exercise and didn't take in enough carbohydrates. There are 2 significant links to hypoglycemia and diabetes. First many diabetics take insulin and if they have too much insulin, hypoglycemia will follow. It happens within minutes and the person suffering could be speaking to you and 5 minutes later be shaking and not be able to think. Second is that many people who have diabetes 1st experience hypoglycemia before being diagnosed with diabetes. I don't know if it's common among your age. Since you are not high risk unless you are overweight to obese, you don't have a high chance of developing it. Just watch for signs of an unquenchable thirst and frequent urination. Type 1 diabetes usually happens with people under 20 and type 2 over 35 there are a few exceptions. Keep some sort of sugar (snack bar, candy bar) with you always.
Hypoglycemia is the opposite of diabetes. Diabetics have hyperglycemia (high blood sugar).
A diabetic can have hypoglycemia due to medication or insulin, but this isn't the same as naturally having hypoglycemia. Diabetics are diagnosed when blood sugar is high, not low.
Hypoglycemia is when your sugar levels are more likely to drop below the typical normal levels. It is very similar to diabetes but way less severe. If you have hypoglycemia it is quite possible that you may have diabetes. This is caused by having your body's sugars used up too quickly, Glucose being released to slowly, or too much insulin is being released from your pancreas.
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