Do normal people (people without diabetes) get hypoglycemic when they miss a meal?

I missed lunch yesterday because I felt like throwing up, and then by the end of the evening I was sweating and had chills and felt like i had the flu sort of. I ate a little something and then woke up early feeling restless and sweating. I notice when I don't eat when I'm hungry, it only takes about a half hour before I get shaky. I feel so bad right now, I don't feel like eating. But seriously, I am sweating.
Do normal people (people without diabetes) get hypoglycemic when they miss a meal?
Yes, you can.


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Do normal people (people without diabetes) get hypoglycemic when they miss a meal?
yes starvation does lead to hypoglycemia.
Reply:Oh yea! I get hypoglycemic when I dont eat. Make sure you eat and have snacks inbetween meals.





It will help to regulate that.
Reply:You should consider a physical. Your eating habit are not healthy over the long run.





Find something healthy and munch through the day. But, set a limit on how much for the day.





Best Wishes.
Reply:This would probably normally only make someone feel very hungry. With those symptoms I think it would be wise to tell your Dr. and get your blood sugar checked out. They probably will do a glucose tolerance test. This is where you are given something very sweet to drink after fasting, then they will check your blood sugar level every so often for every couple hours afterwards. If you are hypoglycemic it is best to eat something that is protein and not sugar.
Reply:Yes, people without frank diabetes can have a hypoglycemic reaction as a result of missing a meal.





However, missing one meal should not cause a person with normal glucose metabolism to experience hypoglycemia. If you're definitely ill right now, that could throw your system off a bit. But if you're having these symptoms regularly, you need to reevaluate your eating plan. Try googling hypoglycemic diets, and see if incorporating some of those suggestions helps with your problem. Also, you may want to have bloodwork done to see what your glucose levels ACTUALLY are, and whether your insulin levels are elevated-- hypoglycemia usually results from an excess of insulin, which suggests that you are either insulin resistant or you are producing too much insulin for some other reason. In either case, treatment, or at least a change of diet, may be required.

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