How to perform glucose challenge test Videos

+Valerie N That is a great question as it is something I struggle with.  I can have a fasting BG between 70 and 80 and, eat about 50 g. of carbs a day (95% low GI veggies with some berries).  Each meal generally does a minimal bump in BG (between 5 - 10 mg/dL) and it drops quickly.  But, when I exercise strenuously - I can see my BG rise to 140 mg/dL as the muscles are calling on gluconeogenesis for energy.  This happens every time I do chronic running (steady state for 3 miles or more).  So, I've changed my exercise to follow Mark Sisson's idea of about 50 - 75% of Max HR on a daily basis. This is about a 4 mph walk for me and I try to get in 5 miles a day (broken up into 1 -2 mile increments - so, I am not sitting at my desk all day).  BG rises somewhat but, not to the level with chronic cardio, generally 15 mg/dL.Also, I found that if I do his sprint training (running at max intensity for 30 seconds, and then returning to near baseline HR - repeat 8 times) - my BG also doesn't take much of a hit as he muscles have time to replenish energy stocks by using triglycerides vs having the liver taking over.Play with it - I like the idea of his challenge as I have done something very similar in the past.Good Luck!

+Katie Baxley Also, I was told I didn't need a glucose meter because my blood sugar is under control. I have since bought one.

+Nick Tarasiuk Just divide by 18. So if your blood glucose is 90 divided by 18 = 5 mmols

+Nick Tarasiuk I use this converter: //www.onlineconversion.com/blood_sugar.htm

We miss the spike of sugar in your blood. They wait one hour to take a measurement. Apparently is that too long. The sugar was already removed from the blood stream. It will be better to take a measurement every 20 minutes in the beginning. Is hypoglycaemic a symptom of pre-diabetes?

It Sounds Like Type 1 Diabetes.. People in family have both types 1 and 2! I have Type 2 which is not good at my age! I would see your doctor just to make sure!! Let me know what happends!

This is DEFINITELY not DM, let alone type 1 ! In that case your blood sugar would have shot way up there and and stayed high; also insulin response would have been sluggish, at least.

I don't have diabetes. I have hypoglycemia per my doctor. Did you even watch the video? It's all explained in there.

It can be, but not usually. It's the opposite of diabetes, but sometimes it can develop into diabetes.

thanks! now i know what to expect :D

Also I actually had a bad spell today, one of the worst I have had in a while, Not really sure what caused it to be honest. I ate yucky taco bueno and with a water not soda packed full of sugar. but then while I was at the store about 30 min after eating I almost fainted. Seriously I don't know why that happened. But I have got it under control most of the time. But you just have to watch out. Sometimes you never know what your body will do. What are your symptoms?? Tell me more bout you!

Sorry I am just responding. My symptoms occurred almost every day. Through out the day I would have times where I just could not concentrate, and felt like I was going to cry, or got a little shaky at times, or just felt like I was having a panic attack. Also I would make several mistakes during the times I did not feel well. It effected my Job performance. I then blacked out a couple times. When you stress out it just gets worse because your body produces more epinephrine.

Well basically before I new I had it, I just noticed that certain times during the day I would get confused, make mistakes at work like getting numbers backwards, I could not focus, had mood swings, its a long list of symptoms that why it sounds like you are a hypochondriac . Have you watched my video about the emotional side effects? Thats says a lot. But physically, I would notice my fingers shaking. I get woosy and feel like I might faint. That's when its the worst.

@mepammy Makes sense to me. A test wherein the symptoms of a disease appear so that it can be diagnosed is certainly to be avoided. After all, if the symptoms never appear for the doctor, then you don't have the disease, do you? It's most likely the insurance companies lobbying with the CDC and FDA not to test, something they've done in the past. It's far less expensive for you to suffer and die than to treat you for a life-long condition.

I have lost my vision twice which was pretty scary. That does not happen much at all. I mean literally only twice in about 6 years. I just sat down and waited for about 15 min or less and it started to come back. So just incase you have it and that ever happens, don't panic. Just sit down and close your eyes and focus on breathing. Hope it does not happen, but just incase and also for anyone else who reads this:)

oh hey, Lack of sleep can seriouly cause some of the same symptoms!!! You really need your sleep, it could be the whole problem no joke!! Oh and I forgot to say how often sorry, it is almost everyday I feel a tiny bit like my sugar is off, I just eat and then I feel fine. Its like I just catch it before it gets bad. So now it does not get bad but maybe once a month or less now.

you say get the right test. But you don't say which test. I believe it is the "glucose tolerance test". Eating lots of smaller meals high in protein and good fats, and low in carbohydrates (avoid potatoes and starchy vegetables) is what helps. Avoiding all grains and sugars period.

Great info! 30g's of glucose for the test did me in :(. I got all the symptoms so the docs usually don't like to do this test because it induces symptoms. It helped me SO much to know that the hypoglycemia was not just from going too long without eating...but from eating!