LOW BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS

Hi
im 21
74kilos
10 percent body fat and i train 7 days a week
iv never been on a steroid coarse
thing is last week i was feeling dizzy so i checked my sugar which iv never had a problem with and it was 3.4
so i ate my pre workout meal and went to gym and then after gym checked it again and it was 3.8 so i just left it for a few days then last night i checked it again and it was 3,7
is this not too low and what could cause it to be so low

Not enough sugar

ahahaha mr.white what makes you think that?


no but seriously i dont drink any colddrinks or alcohol and i eat fruit everyday i think it might be from not eating enough carbs but im not sure

I don't know bro what the causes are but I did find this article that might explain it all to you. From a search on Wikipedia it seems that your blood sugar levels are in fact low. Maybe you should go get a doctor to check it out for you.

Don't know if that link worked . Here it is again just in case
www.emedicinehealth.com/low_blood_sugar_...mia/page2_em.htm#Low Blood Sugar Causes

Time to visit the doctor!

Sting do you think i should be stressing or is it ok sort of?
my mothers sister is a diabetic she taken insulin everyday could it be genetic?
iv never played with insulin or taken steroids but was addicted to drugs but have been clean for 2 years now so i dont think it could be from that still

I don't think you should worry too much because if it is diabetes it is controllable without any adverse affects on your life style. However don't fuck around with something like this and I definitely think your should go consult a doctor just to be sure - rather safe than sorry hey.

Well if you are worried it's not something to leave. If you were at 3.8 and that was your fasting blood sugar it might be fine. Do this, take your blood sugar reading before your preworkout drink, after you take it (45min or so) and then after you train. You only took it before having your preworkout drink and after training so it could be low from training.

If you get a decent reading after taking the preworkout drink then you need to sip on carbs while you train so your blood sugar doesnt drop the way it does.

You felt dizzy because it was low, any lower and you will slip into a coma. You wont need insulin if you suffer from low blood sugar, you need glucagon

Thank you sting,you really know alot.
thing is when i tested it before gym i tested it at 5.30 and the last meal i ate was at 4.30 and had oats and a whey shake and an hour later it was 3.4 and then i took the drink and trained and after that it was 3,8
anyway ill go to my aunts diabetes doctor to check it out

i taught her everything she knows.. So proud.

I think you need to be careful as somebody who suffers from hyperglycemia may already have issues with their pancreas, both my brothers started out with low sugar then became diabetic.

I doubt a GP will be of much help, but you can try. And of course having sugar will not 'fix' the problem, as you will just crash over the spike. Test your sugars before you go to sleep on waking up, try eat the same stuff during the day and do the same exercise. It could even come down to your liver, so let us know the results.

Sweet

Also your reading needs to be around 2 for you to be out of it that you not in control and not able to drink to boost it.

Why I say your pancreas might already have an issue is that it shouldn't release insulin if you not running high. So once again, eating something sweet (simple carb) might slip you out of that state but you might just crash and even run lower.

I would suggest trying to eat more complex carbs and see where it takes you, you not in any real danger, the likely hood of your body to secrete that much insulin you land in a coma is really next to impossible. Just let those around you know. You now just going to land up in a 'coma' you are going to start to get VERY VERY tired, let those around you know so if you are getting to that state and reality is dreaming and you are not able to consume any foods yourself, somebody just rubs some syrup in your gums, it will absorb extremely quick.

Also try treat it the natural way first, chromium picolinate can help balance sugar readings so head off to your pharmacy and take that before you have a meal, also look at supplement with a B CO and B 12 vitimins also being deficient in magnesium could be the cause.

So take it easy, get chromium first and take it from there, give your self a jab of B and get some slow acting manesium.

Sweet

Thanks pump much appreciated
i think it could very possibly be the vitamins your talkin about as i dont take any vitamin supplements.
also iv noticed over the past month or so iv been gettijng really tired at random times during the day and feel like not eating most of the time,like after gym last night i just couldnt eat,i had to liquidize oats and raw eggs and a banana with whey and peanut butter and just down it quick.also i feel like somedays i just cant concentrate and your right cause if i eat a roll or fruit i feel better for a while but then i crash again.
im not going to go to a gp pump im going to my aunts doctor at the diabetes clinic near killarney do you think they will be able to help me there?

Diabetic clinic would be the best place, but I can promise you using chromium will help. I found around the age of 23/24 when our bodies go through another change I started to experience hyperglycemia again.

Yes all the signs you talk about are related to low sugar levels. As I said nothing to stress over, get some chromium pop 1 pill before you eat something and take it from there.. If you looking for an all in 1, animal pack has everything I mentioned above, however I would probably buy an extra bottle of chromium as I believe the best way to take it is before a meal and that isn't how you take the animal pack.

Good luck

im starting to worry now,iv had one sandwich and one whey shake since i woke up this mornin at 6,,i just cant eat and cant drink water either,i feel tired and dizzy and confused,when i stand up fast i black out and im getting hot and cold chills on my back.i need to get to a specialist asap

Have you taken the chromium, how old are you ? What is your current reading ?

You won't need to see a specialist, you won't be able to see one without a referral by a GP anyway.

Pump im 21.
my reading on sat morning was 5.9 sunday morning 5.6 this morning 5.8
so i think its looking stable.took the reading as i woke up before i ate or drank anything.
didnt have time to get the chromiuim this weekend will try get it delivered today.
my aunt is good friends with a specialist she said i must not worry until it starts dropping under 3

Yup as I said earlier

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Also your reading needs to be around 2 for you to be out of it that you not in control and not able to drink to boost it.

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It is pretty normal at your age for things to be out of hand, HOWEVER.. I would supplement chromium because you might have tendencies to develop diabetes if you don't control your sugars.

Those readings above are perfect, anywhere around 4.5 to 6.5 is perfect depending on what you have eaten.

Biggest thing to do is not freak out like you where, yes take control of the situation but rather don't freak or you will cause further imbalance

pump i need your honest opinion now please bro,
iv been planning my first cycle for months now and have settled on a test only coarse but now im starting to worry about if it will fuck me up cause of my age,cause like you said things are out of hand right now,do you think i should go for certain blood tests before i do my coarse or do you think i should not do the coarse at all?

like iv done so much research and reading on the forums but i feel like i still dont know something important just not sure wht it is.

Hmm, bro I will not be the one to give such advice, that needs to be a personal choice. However to be honest I do not see using test to cause any issue what so ever, I find most of my issues come during PCT, I find that my blood pressure becomes out of control when using HCG / Nolva / Clomid, etc.

I can cruze through a cycle fine, once I stop using gear, I develop urticaria and that is freakin painful!

If you don't try a cycle you not going to know, but that needs to be your choice. Spend time researching all you can with regards to sugar readings and gear, I know that testosterone can lower sugar readings in some, and I can't be sure how chromium will help while on a cycle.

I feel if you are worried, consult your doctor, tell him/her what your plan is and ask them if they can please monitor you. I was straight with my nephrologist appointment the week before last and told her what i'm doing. She advised me to not take steroids but said if I chose to continue to take them then we will work around it.

The choice is yours..

Sweet

Here is actually a copy and paste from another site.

Quote posted by MiamiTrance
I'm not sure if there is a stand alone version of Eprocities on the PC but on the iPhone i have the application.
I just enter the drugs I use and it tells me about any conflicts.

The first warning was Cypionate lowering Blood Sugar and for me to keep an eye on the meds that I take that I don't go too low and I might have to re-adjust the dosage.

This may not apply to you since you are type 1 but it is common knowledge that Cypionate lowers BS as well as vigerous excersise.
This is no bull . I went hypoglycemic in the gym from test and glipizide. The weight all of a sudden got REAL heavy. Then the next thing I knew I had fallen on the bench and was just laying there. I couldn't get up. It really sucked. And my brain wasn't working very well so I could think "hey you are hypoglycemic." And to make things worse I was with my doc and he did nothing. I he didn't know I was taking testosterone but still he knew I was diabetic. Good help is so hard to get, and he is the head of the department. There are posters all over the ward with his picture on them.

HAHA bru i donno wat the fuck that second post meant but it sounds interesting.
do you know a doctor who will guide me through my cycle like yours does.
my doctor is a sports doctor and is against anything that isnt hgh

My doctor is very much against it, but she said she isn't a school teacher or my mother so she can't stop me from doing anything. She is a kidney specialist so I wouldn't advise you go visit her as she is FREAKING expensive.

However you be straight with your doctor, tell her/him, listen I know you probably don't approve of steroids however I am going to be doing a cycle and I would like to know if you could please monitor me during this course. I highly doubt he/she will say no, they wont approve it but should still keep an eye on you.