What doctor helps with hypoglycemia?
What doctor helps with hypoglycemia?
Contact your endocrinologist or healthcare professional to discuss your health changes, concerns, and/or questions. If you experience multiple episodes of hypoglycemia and you don’t have diabetes, your doctor will try to figure out what’s causing your blood glucose to go too low.
Does an endocrinologist treat hypoglycemia?
Endocrinologists are specially trained doctors that are qualified to diagnose and treat diabetes and hormone-related diseases and conditions, including hypoglycemia.
When should you see a doctor for hypoglycemia?
When to See a Doctor You have two to three readings in a row with results of 70 mg/dL or less. You have more than two unexplained episodes of hypoglycemia in a week. You have repeated low glucose readings during a particular time of day. Get emergency care if you feel you are about to pass out.
What should a doctor do if you have hypoglycemia?
Treatment of the underlying condition. Preventing recurrent hypoglycemia requires your doctor to identify the underlying condition and treat it. Depending on the underlying cause, treatment may involve: Medications. If a medication is the cause of your hypoglycemia, your doctor will likely suggest changing the medication or adjusting the dosage.
When to test your blood sugar for hypoglycemia?
If you use insulin or another diabetes medication known to lower blood sugar, and you have signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, test your blood sugar levels with a blood glucose meter.
What kind of medicine can you take for hypoglycemia?
Fasting hypoglycemia. Medicines, such as salicylates (such as aspirin), sulfa drugs (an antibiotic), pentamidine (to treat a serious kind of pneumonia), quinine (to treat malaria) Alcohol, especially with binge drinking. Serious illnesses, such as those affecting the liver, heart, or kidneys.
How can a continuous glucose monitor help with hypoglycemia?
A continuous glucose monitor can be helpful to detect hypoglycemia, especially at night, because it alerts you when your levels get too high or too low. Your doctor will also work with you to get your levels under control so this stops happening.
How do you treat hypoglycemia?
Treatment of hypoglycemia is by eating foods high in simple sugars or taking dextrose. If a person is not able to take food by mouth, an injection of glucagon may help. The treatment of hypoglycemia unrelated to diabetes includes treating the underlying problem as well and a healthy diet.
Why does you may have postprandial pain after eating?
Postprandial pain occurs when there is either inflammation/irritation of the structures of the digestive tract or obstruction of these components. You experience pain after you eat because your body is attempting to digest food normally, but is having to do so within the context of injury.
What is the treatment for low glucose?
The fat that will often stabilize blood sugars after meals can actually delay how quickly your body absorbs those needed simple carbohydrates. In the case of low blood sugar, that’s the opposite of what you want. The most commonly recommended treatment for low blood sugar is glucose tablets or glucose gel.
How is hypoglycemia diagnosed?
Fasting or reactive hypoglycemia is diagnosed by a blood test to measure blood glucose. The test may be performed after fasting overnight, physical activity, or between meals. Of course, if your endocrinologist suspects a hormone deficiency, pancreatic tumor, or another cause of hypoglycemia, further testing and evaluation is required.