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[jadae@wgu.edu]

Off subject, but it's weird that they would have you do a glucose test instead of an HbA1c or wear a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) for a period of time. They have ones where you wear it for a week or two, and the info is transmitted to your doctor real-time, and then you give it back to your doc. Once it was determined that I had diabetes, my endocrinologist did NOT mess around with the stupid glucose tests (I had to do the 3-hour tests during my pregnancies). I now wear a Dexcom CGM, and LOVE it. I've never had better numbers, and feel so much in control of my diabetes. I know you don't have diabetes, but a temporary CGM might be something to look into for those tests.

I have done some of those, and some others, as well. I have easily had well over 200 blood draws in my lifetime, lol. When this was new to me and suddenly occurring and worsening, I also had insulinoma tests. Fun times. The reason for the challenges was more than just glucose. We need adrenaline, insulin, and something else. Forgot. The tests were not making any sense, and the pattern was that of the very rare insulinoma. A genetic autoimmunity was found later to be the originator of the chaos, and insulinoma was, thankfully, negative.