Reactive Hypoglycemia

Today I went to the hospital because I was feeling extremely weak and shaky. I have always had problems with my blood-sugar but I finally got to the point where enough was enough. The doctor I saw did multiple blood tests and came back to tell me that I have reactive hypoglycemia. Basically, my body releases too much insulin in response to my eating and after a period of time my blood-sugar drops below normal levels.

This semester I have missed a lot of classes because of the symptoms that go along with reactive hypoglycemia. Many times I have woken up for my morning classes but slept through my later classes. From what I understand this is because the breakfast I eat in the morning causes my body to start producing insulin and by the time noon comes too much insulin has been released which makes my blood sugar levels drop too low. This results in me being extremely tired and weak so I usually need to lay down for a nap. Also, I usually have headaches and cannot think clearly which deters me from wanting to go to class as well.

Upon reading about reactive hypoglycemia on the Internet, I came across references to a bacteria (Helicobacter pylori) that is related to both stomach problems and reactive hypoglycemia. This is really interesting because I also have problems with acid reflux.

Here's the Wikipedia article on reactive hypoglycemia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_hypoglycemia