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What Causes Low Blood Sugar Level?
Question: Liw blood sugar and eating makes my son have shakes
Brief Answer:
Please give more details
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
Welcome to HCM. I have gone through your question. Please provide me with more medical details so that I can answer your question better.
Is it your son suffering from low sugars?
Has a checked his blood while he was having symptoms?
Is the symptoms predominantly before food in morning or 2-3 hours after a meal?
Please share the approximate weight and height?
Is he on some medications / some other ailments?
Is there any one in family with diabetes?
Please share with us the available laboratory values.
Low sugars and shakes can be due to multiple causes. In my practice I start evaluating my patients based on the above questions.
So I will be happy to help you with, If you provide me some more medical details.
Regards
Dr Ajish TP
Consultant Endocrinologist
Please give more details
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
Welcome to HCM. I have gone through your question. Please provide me with more medical details so that I can answer your question better.
Is it your son suffering from low sugars?
Has a checked his blood while he was having symptoms?
Is the symptoms predominantly before food in morning or 2-3 hours after a meal?
Please share the approximate weight and height?
Is he on some medications / some other ailments?
Is there any one in family with diabetes?
Please share with us the available laboratory values.
Low sugars and shakes can be due to multiple causes. In my practice I start evaluating my patients based on the above questions.
So I will be happy to help you with, If you provide me some more medical details.
Regards
Dr Ajish TP
Consultant Endocrinologist
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Dr. Raju A.T
He is 32 years old, 150 pounds excellent shape. Dies not take any medications. Sugar level about 70 during events . Always happens when he eats. Last ER visit blood test all normal bloid pressure a little high 158/102 HR 100. Stops in about 2 hours after he ears. Going on two weeks but only can eat very small amount, eggs are best for him. Diabetes not in parents but yes grandparents.
Brief Answer:
Please have hypoglycaemia evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
Thanks for the information provided.
Your son is having low sugars after food. Low sugars can be due to multiple hormonal issues in body. It could be due to high insulin levels or low steroid levels in body. This can be seen in early stages of diabetes.
In your case it could be an increased insulin secretion to food intake as the low sugars are more after a carbohydrate meal and not after protein meal ( eggs ).
Low sugars can be serious issue. So I suggest you should have your son evaluated by an endocrinologist. If I were your treating physician I would have done a carbohydrate challenge test - checking blood glucose every hour for 5 hours after a full carbohydrate meal. If the sugar rise after meal and then it fall below normal after some time, you are having excess insulin secretion to a carbohydrate meal. If there is no low sugar you have to be evaluated for a 3 day fasting test.
I think an endocrinologist can help you with this. Mean while try frequent low calorie meal that is high in complex carbohydrates or proteins ever 3-4 hours. Egg white, oats, tubers etc will help. Avoid refined sugars.
Hope I have answered your questions. If you have any further queries I will be happy to help you
Regards,
Dr Ajish TP
Consultant Endocrinologist
Please have hypoglycaemia evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX
Thanks for the information provided.
Your son is having low sugars after food. Low sugars can be due to multiple hormonal issues in body. It could be due to high insulin levels or low steroid levels in body. This can be seen in early stages of diabetes.
In your case it could be an increased insulin secretion to food intake as the low sugars are more after a carbohydrate meal and not after protein meal ( eggs ).
Low sugars can be serious issue. So I suggest you should have your son evaluated by an endocrinologist. If I were your treating physician I would have done a carbohydrate challenge test - checking blood glucose every hour for 5 hours after a full carbohydrate meal. If the sugar rise after meal and then it fall below normal after some time, you are having excess insulin secretion to a carbohydrate meal. If there is no low sugar you have to be evaluated for a 3 day fasting test.
I think an endocrinologist can help you with this. Mean while try frequent low calorie meal that is high in complex carbohydrates or proteins ever 3-4 hours. Egg white, oats, tubers etc will help. Avoid refined sugars.
Hope I have answered your questions. If you have any further queries I will be happy to help you
Regards,
Dr Ajish TP
Consultant Endocrinologist
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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