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A member asked:
Ate lunch, went out to build snowman with daughter, felt horrible, came in sugar 45. scared to death of insulinoma. had cptide a year ago negative.
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You have simple : Hypoglycemia from eating sugar. When you take sugar you release a bolus of insulin. The brain becomes sensitive to the ingestion of sugar and you get set up for the next episode of hypoglycemia. Stop eating sugar and sweeteners.
Answered 12/1/2013
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