How to Find a Doctor Who Specializes in Reactive Hypoglycemia

Reactive hypoglycemia, also called postprandial reactive hypoglycemia, is a condition where low blood sugar occurs one to three hours after a meal.According to the Dr. Maria Collazo-Clavell of the Mayo Clinic, causes of reactive hypoglycemia include:epinephrine sensitivity, glucagon deficiency, and excessive insulin production of insulin. You will want to find an experienced endocrinologist, a specialist in diseases like diabetes and hypoglycemia, who is familiar with the disease and up-to-date on current research for the disorder.

Things You'll Need

• Telephone
• List of local medical providors

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Instructions

• 1

  Call your insurance provider and ask for a list of endocrinologists. Call each physician and ask about their experience with reactive hypoglycemia. Reactive hypoglycemia is a poorly misunderstood disorder; make sure your prospective physician is familiar with research that has come out in the last decade or two (ask if they are familiar with the work of J.F. Brun, or if they recommend the Hyperglucidic Breakfast Test--both positive indicators).

• 2

  Call the nearest teaching hospital and ask for the endocrinology department. A teaching hospital is affiliated with a university, so the doctors on staff sometimes teach medical students as well as see patients. Ask the endocrinology department for the name of a doctor who specializes in reactive hypoglycemia. If the staff cannot provide specific name, try somewhere else.

• 3

  If you do not have a teaching hospital near you or you have exhausted all local possibilities, start calling endocrinologists in your area. Ask if they specialize in reactive hypoglycemia.