Last line should have read ... Taking Metformin may also help keep blood sugar levels balanced.   [End]
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Hunger and fatigue symptoms are most likely reactive hypoglycemic (HG)symptoms. Others have reported developing HG after being on Mirena. If this has developed, there is no cure but is managed by diet. Do not fall into the trap of eating sugar to feel better. You will get a lot worse in the long run and can develop type 2 diabetes. HG is a precursor to type 2 diabetes so your diet is crucial. Look into hypoglycemia diets that suit your lifestyle. The best ’treatment’ I have found is eating soon after you wake (drag yourself up and eat if necessary) and eat small meals co ...
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The best results I have had dealing with reactive hypoglycaemia is by taking Metformin (yes usually for diabetes but seems to help keep levels balanced) and adopting a mostly raw vegan diet. Not the easiest diet to follow in winter I find but if I stick to it I can eat fruit in abundance - even including bananas, mango and pineapple and can even have the odd raw vegan deserts that are agave sweetened or a side of potato wedges with my otherwise raw vegan meal, things that are out of the question for me on an all cooked food diet.   [End]
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Update: I was able to control my blood sugar levels again with diet once Mirena removed and affect of glucose tolerance is now listed in US FDA Warnings and Precautions list for Mirena. Not all that helpful for people who don’t already know the symptoms of hypoglycaemia however and I have heard that others who developed Reactive Hypoglycaemia from Mirena have then become stuck with the condition. The best results I have had drug wise dealing with reactive hypoglycaemia is by taking Metformin which is usually prescribed for diabetes. It just helps keep levels balanced and allowed m ...
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Hi everyone I am in Australia and just joined this forum yesterday. I am so glad I found this and the posts about people getting Hypoglycemia and Diabetes from the Mirena IUD. I already had reactive hypoglycemia when I had the IUD put in but since then (about 8 weeeks) I have developed terrible anxiety and my hypoglycemic symptoms have gone through the roof in spite of me not having broken my diet for more than 6 months. I am just tired all the time, my face is tingling, I’m waking through the night and can’t seem to sleep past 4am, I feel light headed and am battling anxiety every t ...
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You should have been checked for Group B Strep before they inserted the Merina. I am in Australia and that is what they do here. I had it and had to be on antibiotics for a week before they would put it in.   [End]
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Hi there, What you are describing sounds very much like hypoglycemia. I was already diagnosed with it - reactive hypoglycemia, and had it fairly under control with diet, until I had the Mirena put in. Do some research yourself on reactive hypoglycemia and non-diabetic hypoglycemia and see if you think it adds up for you. I only just put this together today, but my reactive hypoglycemia symptoms have gone through the roof since having the Mirena put in. I am having constant symptoms in spite of following my diet to the letter. I nearly went on an anti anxiety medication because of ...
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