Hypoglycemia

[kleptobismol]

I tried to find a place to put this, but i coudlnt find a diabetes forum or anything so if i missed it, please move this.

I'm a hypo.

It's pretty bad too... I eat constantly (I try to eat complex carbs and foods high in proteins), but its not enough. I get so shaky, dizzy, emotional, etc etc (pretty much every single horrible thing that goes along with hypoglycemia)

anyway, i'm on a new diet for the next 3 weeks. I can only eat complex carbs, protein, andd vegetables. No fruit, no sugar if humanly possible.

I hate this, and am wondering if anyone else has this problem that I could talk to maybe?

 

[Anti Existance]

Im on a diet of chocolat milk , its very rich in energy and works for me. Not that i have hypoglycemia but i have a bro has diabetes , he lives on a strict diet, only able to eat those things without salt, and has to eat on base of a schedule.

I myself have a skin disease that reacts bad on what i love most 'you guessed it right' chocolat milk. So i can relate to how much it sucks when your body reacts in a wrongfull matter to what you eat. Although my skin is constantly falling apart, i just keep on drinking chocolat milk, there's no way im going to give that up. Even if i couldn't drink it because of an accident or something, i'll be sure to hook up an IV to my bloodstream with chocolat milk in it. For me it was a matter of choice, to either live without chocolat milk and have a neat skin, or to suffer and drink chocolat milk. I would have suffered more without the chocolat milk, so that is where i am today.

http://www.hypoglycemia.org/hypo.asp a supportive website.

 

[kleptobismol]

thanks... that's a great website, it has some really good info on it

 

[madison1101]

I had hypoglycemia for a few years. It was pretty bad at times. I remember the shakes and the emotions. Try the no sugar, no fruit diet for a while. See a nutritionist, if you can, and ask for help.

I used to carry wheat and cheese cracker packs, the kind that come six in a pack, and V-8 in case of a crash of my blood sugar or an emergency.

Try the diet you were given for three weeks and see if it helps.

Good luck.

 

[kleptobismol]

i messed up today.

i felt so good actually for the first time in awhile, and i was at work and had just a teensy bit of ice cream

i dont remember sugar affecting me that much, but i felt so horrible after that. i'm gonna get some v8 that's a good idea.

 

[janny108]

What does your doc say about your eating?

Jan

 

[kleptobismol]

i need to virtually eliminate sugar from my diet til i can get it under control, then once it is i can bring it back in a little bit. its more of a test to see if it actually will help anything.

 

[RomanPrincess]

You have to do what it takes to be healthy ,your life depends on it.Eat right,go by the diet and get daily exercise...exercise does wonders for the mind and body.My dad was a diabetic, but he has passed now,i remember he would buy sugar free candy and sugar free chocolates....they tasted pretty good.

 

[christiangirl50309]

You have to do what it takes to be healthy ,your life depends on it.Eat right,go by the diet and get daily exercise...exercise does wonders for the mind and body.

Good advice

 

[Just Me Garry]

I tried to find a place to put this, but i coudlnt find a diabetes forum or anything so if i missed it, please move this.

I'm a hypo.

It's pretty bad too... I eat constantly (I try to eat complex carbs and foods high in proteins), but its not enough. I get so shaky, dizzy, emotional, etc etc (pretty much every single horrible thing that goes along with hypoglycemia)

anyway, i'm on a new diet for the next 3 weeks. I can only eat complex carbs, protein, andd vegetables. No fruit, no sugar if humanly possible.

I hate this, and am wondering if anyone else has this problem that I could talk to maybe?

I have hyperglycemia high blood sugar--diabetes mellitus type 2 and have had it for 11 years now. I really do feel for you as sometimes I get hypoglycemic when blood sugar drops to low and I know what it does to a person.

I do not understand why you can not have fruit as they say the diet for both hypoglycemics and hyperglycemics is pretty much the same. But then I may be way out in left field on this.

My mother-in-law is a lot like you because her blood sugar is always low a lot and she gets dizzy spells and fainting spells.

I really do not have any information for you, but you are in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[kleptobismol]

fruit is really high in sugar and when i eat it, it causes a really sudden rush of sugar, then i drop.

its been pretty hard keeping up with the diet. i keep falling into the temptation of sugary foods.

but i'm working at it...

 

[Darkhorse]

I have found beans, meat, peanut butter, cheese, and nuts to be very helpful in maintaining a relatively-constant blood-sugar. Yes, I know most of these contain fat, but they help (I have been diabetic for 30 years).

 

[thankfulforjesus]

I have only had hypoglycemia for a few days...........anyone else have these symptoms? Dizziness, feeling like I will faint, shaky, neck pain on left side, stomach hurts, achiness in chest, also my eyes hurt sometimes, nausea, pains in back. Thanks for your help!

 

[~InHisHands~]

I was told I was borderline hypoglycemic. But not bad enough to be treated I suppose. I have cut way back on my sugar intake. I eat cereal like Cheerios and I have wheat thins and some vegetable crackers. I also try to eat cheese and peanut butter and beans. I try to stick with the main meal of meat and vegetable and potato and bread. I try to stay away from the sweets now and I seem to feel better. Less shakey as well. I even stopped putting sugar in my coffee as the dry creamer has some already in it. However, with allergies I find that Benadryl causes the shakes, too.