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When i try to diet(no sweets or coke more friut&veggies)my blood sugar stay@70 or less. im not diabetic. it come with horrible headache. what could be?

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Low blood sugar: You may be experiencing symptomatic hypoglycemia.Take your blood sugar numbers and your glucometer to your doctor .You may need a metabolic work up.In the mean time , eat frequent small meals to keep your blood auger from going to low.

Answered 8/23/2013

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