What is Reactive Hypoglycemia?

Reactive hypoglycemia is recurrent episodes of symptomatic low blood sugar occurring 1–2 hours after a high carbohydrate meal. It may be the result of excessive insulin release triggered by the carbohydrate meal that continues after digestion and disposal of the glucose from the meal.

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What is it like to have Reactive Hypoglycemia?

Common symptoms How bad it is What people are taking for it
Severity
Severe
Moderate
Mild
None
Lorazepam, Meditation, Hydroxyzine
Tramadol, Gabapentin, Walker
Amitriptyline, Nabilone, Trazodone
Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine, Modafinil, Multivitamins
Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Citalopram

Who has Reactive Hypoglycemia at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
85% Females
15% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 years 15
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 13
40-49 years 13
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 56
Not Diagnosed 13

These charts show data from Reactive Hypoglycemia patients who have completed their condition history