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Why Hasn't My Doctor Said That I May Be Suffering From Hypoglycemia?

Are you like many people that have stumbled (through a friend/family member or the internet) upon the fact that you may have hypoglycemia? You've never been given a formal medical diagnosis but based on your findings you feel like it is very likely that you have hypoglycemia? If so, you may be asking why your doctor hasn’t been able to come to this conclusion yet or if it is possible to simply go to your doctor now and get something from him/her to fix the problem.

First off, it can be difficult to test for Hypoglycemia. Some people that have Hypoglycemia don't have any symptoms and others that have many of the classic symptoms, have a normal blood sugar level. So it makes it hard for doctors to test for the disease.

Secondly, Hypoglycemia mimics various other illnesses, such as nervous illnesses like panic disorder or hypochondria so that is how the doctor may diagnose the patient. This is not to say that another diagnosis isn't accurate, but it may be missing the diagnosis for Hypoglycemia on top of it.

Thirdly, medical doctors are not generally trained in nutrition. That is critical in this disease because hypoglycemia is, in large part, a nutritional deficiency. Last I heard, doctors only go through one semester of school dealing with nutrition while getting their training. Veterinarians on the other hand, as well as alternative doctors, do spend a great deal of time on nutrition in their training and they are more likely to complete research on natural products to determine whether or not that method could help the patient.

Hypoglycemia often goes undiagnosed because many physicians don't understand it completely. Since the symptoms are similar to various other diseases they will perform tests for those diseases. When the tests they have available don't show up as various other diseases the doctors don't have anything for you. Therefore, if you feel in your heart that you are hypoglycemic you must educate yourself and push your doctor.

Education and taking your health and well being into your own hands really are the best ways for you to control and overcome your symptoms.

"An informed patient is the best patient," --Murrmann-Price

Shannon suffered from hypoglycemia for 12+ years before she stumbled across a system that helped her overcome her symptoms. Learn more about how she conquered hypoglycemia at: Reactive Hypoglycemia Symptom and Diet Treatment Website

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