Hypoglycemia – the Symptoms

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Sudden cravings for refined food, mood swings and insomnia are all symptoms associated with low blood sugar levels or hypoglycemia.

By a little research and understanding you can help yourself overcome these problems!

Hypoglycemia is caused by allowing your body, amongst other things, to become dependent on sweets and other junk food. High starch and carbohydrate diets create a dependency on refined foods to keep up sugar levels. When these drop, you suffer the symptoms of low blood sugar levels.

Hypoglycemia may be seen as a symptom of the onset of diabetes. If you are suffering from any of the following symptoms below, you could be hypoglycemic.

* Sudden hunger and shakiness

* Sweating, dizziness or light-headedness

* Sleepiness

* Confusion or difficulty talking

* Weakness and fatigue

* Anxiety

Many of these symptoms will occur during the day, but if you wake up tired and irritable, to find your sheets are damp from sweating, you are probably experiencing hypoglycemic symptoms during the night.

While medical advice is imperative, there are things you can do.

Form a dieting plan. It is important to eat food at regular intervals to avoid hypoglycemic symptoms. By training your body in healthy food choices, you can stave off low blood sugar levels.

Reduce alcohol. When overused this can contribute to hypoglycemia. If you must drink, don’t overdo it. Insulin production is increased with the intake of spirits, beers and wine? Eat a snack or meal with your drink. However, if your symptoms are clear- cut you should not drink alcohol at all.

If you are experiencing hypoglycemia and low blood sugar levels as a result of diabetes medications, make sure you are checking your blood sugar levels regularly and take your insulin or other medication consistently at the same time each day. Also consult your medical advisor to work out the appropriate dosages. While not all people who experience hypoglycemia become diabetic, it increases your chances exponentially.

Although you may be working with your doctor to treat your hypoglycemia, you may still be struggling to overcome the symptoms. There is hope! There are fantastic resources available that will give you pointers, and give you hope that your life can be normal again.

Get your sleeping patterns back, lose your anxiety, quit grabbing the first foods that you can get your fists around and experience happiness again.

Noel Glass
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/hypoglycemia-the-symptoms-687936.html

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3 Comments on Hypoglycemia – the Symptoms

  1. Dr. Hylozoists on Thu, 26th Nov 2009 6:53 am

    2. Its easy to find out by getting checked for sugar in your blood 2 to 2.5 hours after lunch, if the levels are below 140, you might be a hypoglycemic, from the symptoms mentioned , but you could also be having low blood pressure too.
    Please get both the levels checked for clarity.
    References :

  2. martha on Thu, 26th Nov 2009 6:55 am

    3. i’m hypoglycemic too. carry with you everyday a sandwich cut in half, whole grain bread and protein. eat 1/2 sandwich at 10, eat other half sandwich at 2:30 or so. this will keep your blood sugar constant.

    i get irritable, unreasonable, can’t think, sweaty, blurry eyes.
    References :

  3. imagirl21074 on Thu, 26th Nov 2009 2:51 pm

    4. Hypoglycemia symptoms?
    I am hypoglycemic and I want to find out how many of my issues may be caused by it. Lately a lot of things have been worse than usual can you tell me if it is from my hypoglycemia and if it’s not what it might be from.

    Before and slightly after lunch I get these sort of butterflies in my stomach. They make me feel really nauseated.

    I’ve been having major problems getting my words to come out correctly when I say them. I’ll think I’m saying it right but it comes out wrong and I have to repeat it like three times

    I’m anxious at night before I eat a snack before bed

    Before lunch my eyes feel tired and everything becomes kind of fuzzy and later I can’t remember the stuff that happened when I was like that

    When I haven’t eaten in a while I’ll be trying to make a decision and before I make it I’ll already have started doing something.

    Sometimes I lose control of what I’m saying and I say things I don’t mean to say

    When things happen during school I overreact and flip out about it and I don’t realize it until my friend points it out

    Either they’re hypoglycemia or I just have some major problems.
    Please help me with this
    -A girl in need
    I already know I’m hypoglycemic I’m asking if these things were caused by it or not

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