A Complete Blood Count will not tell you anything about diabetes or hypoglycemia. For that you need a blood glucose test. If the initial blood glucose is too high or too low the doctor may want you to have a glucose tolerance test. That is actually a series of tests. You get the baseline, then they give you a drink that is almost pure sugar
It depends on what they're testing for - whether a person potentially has diabetes or hypoglycemia. Glucose tolerance test is not used to test for hypoglycemia.Originally Posted by GoldyCat
A Complete Blood Count will not tell you anything about diabetes or hypoglycemia. For that you need a blood glucose test. If the initial blood glucose is too high or too low the doctor may want you to have a glucose tolerance test. That is actually a series of tests. You get the baseline, then they give you a drink that is almost pure sugarand recheck the blood levels every hour for three hours. That will give you an idea of how your body is processing the sugar.
You're right. GTT is a tool for diagnosing diabetes. Hypoglycemia is diagnosed mostly by history of symptoms along with a single blood glucose test rather than the series.
How interesting.Originally Posted by SwampWitch
I don't really diet, but I am very strict about my food. I eat only veggies, fruits, meat, eggs, seeds, nuts, coffee, tea, non-fat milk, and honey. Nothing packaged or refined. I've been doing this for over a year... actually peanut butter and orange sounds good.
Wow you remembered that? And I didn't even send you a list of my health problems (like I did to Sharky).
I dunno, I eat all the fresh fruit that I want, and will have a spoonful of honey now and then. I don't feel sugar-deprived. I'll talk to my doctor in the Spring unless it gets worse before then. Thanks.Originally Posted by strange_wings
Could it just simply be that because you eat healthy your body, and taste buds, are rebelling a bit wanting sweet/sugary stuff? In any case, a little extra blood work never hurts (much). Checking for fasting hypoglycemia, obviously, means you have to fast before the test - but I'm sure you've had fasting blood tests before.
I'll have to dig up the test results from last time; I know he ordered extra tests (including free T3 and T4), and he is a good doctor and was confident that I was not pre-diabetes... I didn't drink any kind of sugar drink, I think that would make me very sick.Originally Posted by GoldyCat
A Complete Blood Count will not tell you anything about diabetes or hypoglycemia. For that you need a blood glucose test. If the initial blood glucose is too high or too low the doctor may want you to have a glucose tolerance test. That is actually a series of tests. You get the baseline, then they give you a drink that is almost pure sugarand recheck the blood levels every hour for three hours. That will give you an idea of how your body is processing the sugar.
Thanks for the info!
I had a few peanuts and a boiled egg last night about an hour before bed and didn't wake up craving the juice. I probably need to do that since I eat a light dinner because I need to eat every couple of hours (but not a lot at one time).
I'm sorry, I left out that I eat all kinds of beans, oats, and also potatoes. I tend to count them as vegetables.Originally Posted by cococat
How interesting.I am like this too, minus the meat - well fish is a frequent favorite and free range eggs from a neighbor too, I drink 1% organic milk if I ever do drink milk with organic PB and eat yogurt but never drink coffee. My diet is heavily plant -nuts, seeds, fruit, and veg- based but I do consume brown rice and whole wheat pancakes, I also eat beans often and soy. I also make organic bread with very few ingredients, honey being one of them, also flaxseed oil. Do you eat anything like this? I feel it will balance out your diet, go talk with a qualified nutritionist or dietitan about your diet and the importance of certain ingredients. Any make you feel full for long time carbs in the form of grains -whole wheat, quinoa,barley, millet, spelt, etc.-in your diet on a constant basis?
What were you eating before this diet? What made you change?
It is funny, I have been doing this a very long time and many people think I am missing out but I never feel as if I am on a diet, this is my choice. I am eating to LIVE, and eating a lot, and eating good and feeling great, not to mention lowering my risk for heart attacks, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and so much more. I am always comfortable, never on empty, and the foods I eat give me proper fuel and help me live a better healthier life. Eating olive oil, avocados, and nuts, it isn't the fat per say, but the type of fat and portions. For instance, eating fat free processed and trans fat cookie bars is not better for you than eating an avocado or small handful of nuts. It is about so much more than just total fat or calories when it comes to whole foods. Off of my soapbox now about food.
So funny I just googled, waking up in the middle of the night acheing for something sweet to eat or drink. Last night once again I woke up at 330am, ran to the fridge and finished a box of Berries in literly 60 seconds. I felt like a Vampire eating to survive. After eating the Berries I felt relived and ready for some sleep.
