[yoonede]

I'm almost positive I have reactive hypoglycemia. My typical pattern is a blood glucose spike after eating that stays mostly in the normal range at 1 hour, but then crashes into the hypoglycemic range by hours 2 or 3. I've had my blood sugar fall into the thirties a couple hours after a sugary meal. For the most part, my sugars run in the 70s and low 80s, but I frequently "feel" low (headaches, dizziness, sugar cravings, light headedness, brain fog, etc.) So it's confusing to me that my A1C is in the pre-diabetic range.

Except...I've tested a few times at the 30 minute mark and my blood sugars are in the 160-180 range quite often. Is this significant? (it's back to the normal range by 1 hour mark)

I can't see the endocrinologist until September. I plan to keep testing, trying to adjust my diet, and observing the patterns until then so I can go to the appointment armed with as much info as possible. If the 30 minute pattern is significant, I'll keep testing then to collect the info. But I don't want to waste test strips if it's not important. I can't find anything on the internet about whether normal people have spikes like this after eating.

I am not on any medications.