Craving Sweet Things After A Meal

[FBN]

A google search for 'Hypoglycemia pre-diabetic' brings up a few results.

Are they wrong?

Not sure which articles you are referring to but hypo (low)glycemia results when there is a high circulating Insulin level in the blood stream but no glucose to act upon (the role of insulin is to transfer the glucose molecule across the cell membrane in all the body's systems to enable the cells to "burn" the glucose for energy.) Resulting in "hunger".. This can result in coma and death if prolonged. This is the risk of the "Type 1" diabetics who are dependent on an injection of insulin. These people does not produce insulin or a chemically abnormal insulin that has no effect, inject insulin but then has to be sure to take in enough carbohydrates to last them as long as the injected insulin lasts.

"Pre-diabetic" states are sometimes diagnosed when someone has a glucose "intolerance"; A test that used to be done was the "glucose tolerance test" where the patient is fasting and then given a glucose loading (about 50g, if memory serves) by mouth. Serial blood glucose tests are the done. Fasting, 30 min, 60 min etc and the glucose levels plotted on a graph.

Some people have a limited "supply" of insulin and run out of insulin before such a high dose of glucose are "used up". Or they have a congenitally abnormal insulin that is only partially effective in transferring the glucose into cells. Resulting in persistent high glucose blood levels ie "Type 2" diabetics. These people may be able to control their blood glucose by limiting sugar intake.

This thread may all be about "glucose intolerance" rather than pre-diabetic states but may be an early warning sign that the pancreas is a bit tired and not managing the secretion of insulin as well as it should. There is a negative feedback system in the brain that controls the whole lot and that may also be not as efficient as it should; but that's another story!!

This is a bit simplistic but, for fear of boring the pants off other forum dwellers; it is about it.

[Boo]

I really have never heard off pre-diabetic but the point I was trying to make is, if you are diabetic, you are diabetic. There is no little bit, or part diabetic. You are just diabetic & it wil need to be controlled. If your bm's come up normal then obviously other things need to be looked at but if I eat too many sweets then I too get dizzy spells esp. when I stand up as well as the other syptoms I mentioned. I didn't really have the classic signs but there are lots of other lesser known syptoms too so do some research.

[FBN]

I really have never heard off pre-diabetic but the point I was trying to make is, if you are diabetic, you are diabetic. There is no little bit, or part diabetic. You are just diabetic & it wil need to be controlled. If your bm's come up normal then obviously other things need to be looked at but if I eat too many sweets then I too get dizzy spells esp. when I stand up as well as the other syptoms I mentioned. I didn't really have the classic signs but there are lots of other lesser known syptoms too so do some research.

Many women have abnormal glucose tolerances during pregnancy due to the influence of progesterone and is by this definition diabetic. Most of them will return to perfectly normal after delivery and never develop diabetes.

"Pre-diabetes" is not a diagnosis for sure.

[Boo]

sorry yes I forgot gestational diabetes but as the op is a bloke it didn't figure