How Would You Get Diagnosed With Hypoglycemia?

If the patient does not have diabetes, their are three things that the doctor may look for to diagnose Hypoglycemia:

     - The patient complains of symptoms of hypoglycemia

     - Blood glucose levels are measured while the person is experiencing those symptoms and found to be 45 mg/dl or less in a woman or 55 mg/dl or less in a man

     - The symptoms are promptly relieved upon ingestion of sugar.

     For many years, the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was used to diagnose hypoglycemia. Experts now realize that the OGTT can actually trigger hypoglycemic symptoms in people with no signs of the disorder. For a more accurate diagnosis, experts now recommend that blood sugar be tested at the same time a person is experiencing hypoglycemic symptoms.

     The doctor will also check the patient for health conditions such as:
~diabetes
~obtain a medication history
~assess the degree and severity of the patient's symptoms.

Laboratory tests to measure insulin production and levels of C-peptide (a substance that the pancreas releases into the bloodstream in equal amounts to insulin) may be performed.

Summary:
**Many people with diabetes are often diagnosed with Hypoglycemia
**The doctor will ask about prior history to diabetes of symptoms
**It is important to see if the symptoms occur after eating high sugar meals
**Also its important to see if the symptoms will go away quickly after eating sugar
**it is now recommended that blood sugar be tested at the same time a person is experiencing hypoglycemic symptoms.
**Doctors look for if patients complain about hypoglycemic symptoms
**Doctors look for Extreme levels of low blood sugar
**Doctors try to tell how quickly the sugar is absorbed after injection
**Are their any sure ways to tell whether the symptoms are related to Hypoglycemia?