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Why would my naturopathic doctor not recommend a 2 hr glucose test even if i have hypoglycemia symptoms?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Not needed: In my opinion, hypoglycemia is a clinical diagnosis. If you get shaky, irritable, nauseous or even dizzy when you haven't eaten in over 2 hours, you have hypoglycemia. The treatment is diet changes, eliminating, refined sugars, adding small amounts of protein every 2 hours.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Ask your doctor!: Some answers given here have less to do with questions asked, and more to do with uninformed opinions and biases. In order to diagnose reactive hypoglycemia, a 2 hour test is too short, as some hypoglycemic symptoms won't occur until about the 5th hour. Want to know the thinking of your doctor? Ask!
Answered 12/13/2014
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A waste of time: Hypoglycemia can be diagnosed clinically without the use of the glucose tolerance test.
Answered 7/8/2013
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