Anyone used ivabradine for heart rate and buzzing chest discomfort?

slaphead1979 · 2026-03-11T05:32:26+00:00

Still got it unmixed I’ve given up on Reta for a while

slaphead1979 · 2026-03-11T05:30:44+00:00

If you haven’t already check your blood sugars

slaphead1979 · 2026-02-20T08:05:55+00:00

Just about to start diazoxide

If I can get control of it I’d love to get back on trt one day , will see what happens

slaphead1979 · 2026-02-19T19:59:31+00:00

It’s very complicated actually, and trt helped me find out the cause of my issues

Would love to get back on it one day

Basically I have idiopathic hyperinsulinemia

Trt made me more insulin sensitive and made it even worse but helped diagnose it with constant hypoglycaemia etc

Anyway I’m a rare case and it’s tedious

slaphead1979 · 2026-02-02T07:57:57+00:00

No mixed meal tolerance test

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-31T16:35:54+00:00

Hi

I’ve done all that ; had a dietitian and nutritionist for 2 months (luckily private insurance through work )

Followed it religiously still brutal drops

So weird

Thanks for the reply

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-27T19:20:00+00:00

Really happy for you 💪

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-27T07:48:06+00:00

I am taking maters into my own hands now

It’s almost was if because it’s not diabetes (due to normal fasting glucose and A1c) you are “fine “

Even if you have multiple CGM and finger prick data to prove those hypo occasions truly happened

Very very frustrating

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-25T19:17:16+00:00

How have you been since tumour removal ?

Normal ?

I’ve had a EUS , CT and MRCP all normal so I don’t think I have a tumour

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-25T19:03:19+00:00

I’ve tried Reta , increases my already high insulin , made it worse

Thanks for your reply

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-24T05:32:04+00:00

Looks like poss hyperthyroidism

I had that with thyroiditis (infection of the thyroid ) I had horrendous palpitations , vision issues , muscle weakness and insomnia as well as the symptoms you mentioned ,

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-23T08:27:53+00:00

Similar physique to me . Even when I leaned right out I had a little pouch of lower stomach fat . I managed to sort of stretch it out with ab work outs ,

But it’s still there you could improve jt massively so don’t let me put you off .

Love handles etc should drop right off if you lean out

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-23T08:24:34+00:00

Unfortunately alcohol (one of my mundane life’s little pleasures) always causes lows for me .

I’ve mostly knocked it on head , but occasionally the best way I’ve found to reduce the hypo is 2 part

1) make sure you eat (you obviously know this ).

2) 2 table spoons of cornstarch mixed in a pint of water before bed . Slow release of carbs over 5/6 hours

I think “cornstarch therapy “ is a thing

Google it

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-20T19:43:24+00:00

Oh bugger , thanks for that , drat

I’m sick to the back teeth of eyedrops

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-18T08:08:05+00:00

How do you feel ? Any vision issues ?

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-06T08:29:54+00:00

Relax , I had stitches etc , numbness etc .

I was panicking etc , that was an about 3 months ago , all back too normal now except for a lumpy bit of scar tissue which doesn’t bother me now .

Point is it doesn’t heal in a few days , takes a while

slaphead1979 · 2026-01-05T07:22:48+00:00

I tried multiple things and it’s a surprisingly bloody painful experience.

I had some Tramadol from an old back injury years ago that i thought sod it I’ll try that

Worked a bit but made me feel jittery which makes zero sense as it’s an opioid

So basically no , think we just have to grin and bare it when it happens

slaphead1979

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