Could someone plz tell me....?

Question

If hypoglycemia is a type of diabetes??I know that hyperglycemia is,but I think I have hypoglycemia because I have all the symptoms of it and I'm getting my sugar tested soon.I just want to know if it's a type of diabetes or not.

Answer 1

You're probably better off asking this in the health forum.

Answer 2

Not necessarily.  You can be hypoglycemic as a side effect of being diabetic, but you can also have hypoglycemia and not be diabetic.

Hypoglycemia, also called low blood sugar, occurs when your blood glucose (blood sugar) level drops too low to provide enough energy for your body's activities. In adults or children older than 10 years, hypoglycemia is uncommon except as a side effect of diabetes treatment, but it can result from other medications or diseases, hormone or enzyme deficiencies, or tumors.

Two types of hypoglycemia can occur in people who do not have diabetes: reactive (postprandial, or after meals) and fasting (postabsorptive). Reactive hypoglycemia is not usually related to any underlying disease; fasting hypoglycemia often is.

In reactive hypoglycemia, symptoms appear within 4 hours after you eat a meal.  People with this condition are usually advised to follow a healthy eating plan recommended by a registered dietitian.

Fasting hypoglycemia can be caused by certain medications, critical illnesses, hereditary enzyme or hormonal deficiencies, and some kinds of tumors. Treatment targets the underlying problem.

Answer 3

ya its low blood sugar