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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 124791"><p>Lisa,</p><p></p><p>There is no easy answer. I'd say to wait and see if they start her on insulin and how she does. My bet would be that low blood sugar has been *ahem* enhancing her mood swings, not the sole reason for them.</p><p></p><p>I'm hypoglycemic and have been since a child...we first started to suspect it when I was around 6. When my blood sugar drops, I do the Mr. Hyde thing, too. Irritable doesn't even begin to explain it. But, it's much different than the irritability that comes with a mood disorder, my depression for example. And I can't see it causing the other symptoms of BiPolar (BP), such as grandiose thinking, etc. The best way I know to explain it is that it feels like my body is shutting down and I need to eat and if anyone interrupts me or wants anything from me...well, I have no patience for it because I'm basically in survival mode. My kids know when I say that I need to eat that nothing else happens until I'm feeling better. </p><p></p><p>But, that's a far cry from a lot of the symptoms of BiPolar (BP). However, having blood sugar fluctuations could make her mood swings much more volatile and pronounced. I could definitely see that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 124791"] Lisa, There is no easy answer. I'd say to wait and see if they start her on insulin and how she does. My bet would be that low blood sugar has been *ahem* enhancing her mood swings, not the sole reason for them. I'm hypoglycemic and have been since a child...we first started to suspect it when I was around 6. When my blood sugar drops, I do the Mr. Hyde thing, too. Irritable doesn't even begin to explain it. But, it's much different than the irritability that comes with a mood disorder, my depression for example. And I can't see it causing the other symptoms of BiPolar (BP), such as grandiose thinking, etc. The best way I know to explain it is that it feels like my body is shutting down and I need to eat and if anyone interrupts me or wants anything from me...well, I have no patience for it because I'm basically in survival mode. My kids know when I say that I need to eat that nothing else happens until I'm feeling better. But, that's a far cry from a lot of the symptoms of BiPolar (BP). However, having blood sugar fluctuations could make her mood swings much more volatile and pronounced. I could definitely see that. [/QUOTE]
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