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How do you know if you're hypoglycemic or have diabetes?
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Blood sugar: If you are diabetic, your sugars will be chronically elevated. Conversely, if you suffer from hypoglycemia, your sugars would be going up and down.
Answered 1/22/2013
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Dizzy+blood test: A hypoglycemic episode is usually when you feel very dizzy, lethargic and crave sugar and as soon as you have something sweet like a candy or a juice, your symptoms resolve. People with diabetes, pre-diabetes or high Insulin levels are often very familiar with these. There are various blood tests to check this including a glucose tolerance test, fasting blood sugar and hga1c test. All simple tests.
Answered 6/25/2014
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