I am not a diabetic but have had hypoglycemic spells for 38 years now (57
now) and impaired glucose tolerance for 21 years.  I have had all sorts of
health problems related to muscles and other for all of this time.  I
tried to get endos to do tests to see what was causing the BG problems but
none would beyond the occasional HB1ac and 5 hour glucose test.  I can
become severely ill if under too much stress and my body has always been
like this.  There apparently was some talk   around my birth that I was
not expected to survive and that my Mother carried me for 11 months!!!  My
range of BG's is from 2.6-12 mmol/L. and that is following a diabetic
regime of many years although not as strict as some because I am not
classified as a diabetic.  When I see the doctor and tell him that I

notice I am getting more 10-12 readings  after meals whereas it used to be
7-8 he says those readings are normal.  I am really confused as to what is
normal.  I have a chart at home by Roche given out at a food store here in
Canada last year that shows that 4-7 is considered normal BG, and above
that is hyperglycemia and shows the symptoms of same; below 4 is
considered hypoglycemia with symptoms given of that as well.  I have had
both sets of symptoms and with the readings of both hyper (not above 12
though) and hypo (definite symptoms) for years but my fasting is in the 5
range and therefore am not diabetic.  I get a lot of the type of symptoms
such as dry skin, frozen shoulder, etc. that diabetics have.  Can anyone
set me straight here?

Margo