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Hypoglycemia is what I have right now and it is rare for now. It is often a the first symptom of diabetes. I was told it is like an old car engine that speeds up then almost dies then speeds up. What ever it is does not matter but the fact is that low sugars are caused by stupid things like not eating for 24 hours or more often a medical condition. A nurse or doctor has to determine the cause of low sugars. It can be sign of a serious problem like diabetes and if left unchecked can lead to serious illness or even death. Nothing like walking or driving and passing out and ending up in an accident.
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I would report the nurse and be howling at the school for the poor medical facilities.

So was the fasting blood sugar test actually done a year ago? If so what were the results? Was it a lab test where blood was drawn or just a fingerstick?
A FBS in itself may not diagnose the problem. Hemoglobin A1c tests and glucose tolerance tests are more diagnostic for detecting your blood sugars over time and in response to high amounts of sugar. I don't know what your college's Nurse Practioner's guidelines/facilities were, seems like they might have been pretty limited. Most practioners will also give the advice to return if symptoms persist or worsen, so everyone does have the responsibility to actively pursue follow-up care if it is indicated. That being said, very few of us are very enthusiastic about the same, and especially if the initial encounter was frustrating.
You could send a letter of concern to your college.
My Mom would get Hypoglycemic because her pancreas was producing TOO MUCH insulin insted of too little. The Doctor (many years ago) prescribed Valium! A Glucose Tolerance Test was finally done because she knew the Dr. was incorrect.

DisneyMom: That's just it. Even though they had me fast, she never did the fasting blood sugar test. She didn't do any tests, period! I did have the full blood panel done on Thursday: a1c, cholesterol, thyroid, blood count, and probably more that I'm forgetting. I figure I'll get the results on Wednesday when I go for the follow up.

Churchy: I didn't know that low sugars were a sign of impending diabetes (possibly). That would explain a lot probably.

EeyoresButterfly wrote:Churchy: I didn't know that low sugars were a sign of impending diabetes (possibly). That would explain a lot probably.

Me neither. This is making me think I need to get checked out for that kind of thing once I get some insurance. If I don't eat when I need to I get killer migraine headaches (no fasting for me!) which I believe are caused by low blood sugar and I've had people tell me it sounds like I might be hypoglycemic. If I am and it can lead to diabetes I want to find out so I can work to prevent it.

Probably good to get it checked out. I don't get headaches, I get very shaky and irritable. I know immediately that I need to eat something sweet, even if I'm not hungry, and then it will go away. It was my friends over on another board who finally convinced me to try to get it checked out again. I'm glad they did, I would rather nip this in the bud now than let it get out of control.

One of my friends on my first CP is a type 1 diabetic and I saw how it affected him. A friend of our family who recently passed away was a type 2 for a long time. It used to be much harder to control, and one result of that was having to have a leg amputated. I would rather catch this and keep an eye on it before there is any permanent damage.

Right now I'm worried about the whole dietician thing. I was looking on my insurance's website and there is no dietician in the area they cover. I don't know the person's name or where their office is, so I need to call my doctor on Monday to get that info. I know that I need to go, but I am worried about the cost. Stupid health insurance and stupid rural town. It's making everything 10x more complicated because it's based out of my hometown which is a 2 hour drive. They do cover the doctor in the next town over (a half hour to 45 minute drive depending on the construction), but it's such a rural area there aren't that many specialists and very few accept my insurance.

This summer has been one uphill battle with my insurance. I had to have knee surgery to have a plica band removed and I was supposed to have physical therapy three times a week. They wanted me to drive down to the town where my doctor is, even though there is a place less than five minutes from my apartment. It took a few weeks, but they finally gave me the exception. Now it's like the joke's on me because I have to drive down there a couple of times a week right now because all of this diabetes stuff.

Thanks for letting me vent, it's been one hell of a semester already!

Hmm, I did think of another question. Well, sort of a question.

A lot of people are telling me I should report the nurse, but I don't know how to go about doing that. I don't remember the name, or if it was even the nurse. It may have been the university physician. It's not somebody I'd ever seen before. I don't know who I would talk to, or how they would know who it is. I'm also admittedly a coward. To borrow a line from Twilight "I make the Cowardly Lion look like the Terminator." I just don't know who the proper person to report it to is, is it somebody at the Health Center or somebody else at the school?

EeyoresButterfly wrote:Probably good to get it checked out. I don't get headaches, I get very shaky and irritable. I know immediately that I need to eat something sweet, even if I'm not hungry, and then it will go away. It was my friends over on another board who finally convinced me to try to get it checked out again. I'm glad they did, I would rather nip this in the bud now than let it get out of control.

One of my friends on my first CP is a type 1 diabetic and I saw how it affected him. A friend of our family who recently passed away was a type 2 for a long time. It used to be much harder to control, and one result of that was having to have a leg amputated. I would rather catch this and keep an eye on it before there is any permanent damage.

Right now I'm worried about the whole dietician thing. I was looking on my insurance's website and there is no dietician in the area they cover. I don't know the person's name or where their office is, so I need to call my doctor on Monday to get that info. I know that I need to go, but I am worried about the cost. Stupid health insurance and stupid rural town. It's making everything 10x more complicated because it's based out of my hometown which is a 2 hour drive. They do cover the doctor in the next town over (a half hour to 45 minute drive depending on the construction), but it's such a rural area there aren't that many specialists and very few accept my insurance.

This summer has been one uphill battle with my insurance. I had to have knee surgery to have a plica band removed and I was supposed to have physical therapy three times a week. They wanted me to drive down to the town where my doctor is, even though there is a place less than five minutes from my apartment. It took a few weeks, but they finally gave me the exception. Now it's like the joke's on me because I have to drive down there a couple of times a week right now because all of this diabetes stuff.

Thanks for letting me vent, it's been one hell of a semester already!

You're very smart to get this checked out right away. Type II diabetes can be pretty successfully treated these days. If you can't get covereage for a dietitian, you can probably find most of the information on-line or get a good book or two for diabetics. After I was diagnosed I went to a series of education sessions at a annex to my local hospital. Other than the training on how to test my blood, most of the information was readily available elsewhere.

Pre-diabetic is good, it gives you the chance to meet this at the pass. With my own history (thyroid issues, cancer etc...) I am suspectible to it. Keep up with it, you should feel better soon.

EeyoresButterfly wrote:Hmm, I did think of another question. Well, sort of a question.

A lot of people are telling me I should report the nurse, but I don't know how to go about doing that. I don't remember the name, or if it was even the nurse. It may have been the university physician. It's not somebody I'd ever seen before. I don't know who I would talk to, or how they would know who it is. I'm also admittedly a coward. To borrow a line from Twilight "I make the Cowardly Lion look like the Terminator." I just don't know who the proper person to report it to is, is it somebody at the Health Center or somebody else at the school?

They should have your records there. Just write a letter to "Head Administrator, Student health Center" and let the chips fall where they may.

Since nursing is a licensed profession, check for nurses' professional organizations online. I once stumbled across a site that listed nurses who were being disciplined and what for. I forget what site it was, but perhaps you could start with the Better Business Bureau and your state's Department of Consumer Affairs. Did you get any kind of paperwork that had her name on it? I know people in the medical profession are notorious for having illegible handwriting, but if you hold it at an angle, you may be able to make out her name from her signature. Do you think they might have a staff roster that lists who was on duty that day and time? Leave no stone unturned; if she's that bad, she needs to be made to face the music.