High blood glucose is a serious condition that, over time, causes severe damage to almost every part of the body - but produces NO immediate symptoms even with glucose levels several times normal.
LOW blood glucose, on the other hand, produces immediate, apparent, and severe reactions, including severe confusion, hallucinations, and unconsciousness. It is not uncommon for diabetics to have this problem when they fail to keep the balance of exercise, medication, and carbohydrate intake in proper balance. My stepfather had this problem naturally, and experienced this spontaneously a few times, including at his eldest daughter’s wedding.
I have neuropathy in both feet and lower legs, and 4 years ago I had an A1c of 7.6. My Dr. handed me a “diabetic diet” on 5 or 6 sheets of paper and prescribed a glucose meter for me to develop a baseline for treatment.
The diet was less than unappealing, and included a lot of carbs that I did not want to consume. I decided to just concentrate on reducing carb intake, with particular emphasis on the carbs that affected me most - sugar, of course, but also rice and potatoes. Bread and pasta are not quite as bad, so I have small amounts of these occasionally. And I do eat fruits daily, and a bowl of bran flakes every morning.
But I do NOT take any diabetes medication, my A1c is now 5.6, and my average glucose reading (morning and night, at least 2 hours after eating) for the past 30 days is 95.
95 is well below the 110 that is considered a good level, but is is good enough to protect from Alzheimers? It has not cured my neuropathy in 4 years. Is that because it still rises to higher levels immediately after each meal or snack, and only drops back after 2 hours? What is the effect of this on Alzheimer susceptibility?