Anyone else here? Ugh, I got shakes bad, I ate earlier, but not enough, stressed too. Eating blah cereal w/banana right now..what's good to bring those shakes down?





Anyone else here? Ugh, I got shakes bad, I ate earlier, but not enough, stressed too. Eating blah cereal w/banana right now..what's good to bring those shakes down?
MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP
-Eartha Kitt




I have chronic hypoglycemia. If I don't eat every two hours or so, I become agitated, my vision blurs, cold sweats and shaking begin, and if I don't up my blood glucose quickly, I will pass out. I do not know what my underlying condition is, but I've been dealing with this for several years.
Some people have reactive hypoglycemia, so if they're fasting, they don't experience symptoms. Instead, they experience hypoglycemia after eating carb-heavy meals. If you're experiencing it regardless of fasting like I am, then you have no choice but to force yourself to maintain a responsible diet to control your symptoms. You need to cut out added sugars (and sugar alternatives, though I've read that Truvia and Stevia are good options), most fruits till you get your blood glucose under control, caffeine, and white flour. Complex carbs (whole wheat products!), fiber, dairy, and protein are your friends.
A typical day for me looks like this (with all of this about two hours apart, like I said):
Breakfast I: Kashi GoLean or Fiber One cereal with reduced fat milk
Breakfast II: Cottage cheese
Lunch I: Whole wheat pita pocket with shredded chicken, black beans, spinach, etc
Lunch II: Sliced apples with non-fat plain Greek yogurt mixed with peanut butter (the peanut butter does have added sugar, but the protein from the yogurt and the fiber really helps to balance it out, and I personally cannot stand the taste of plain Greek yogurt by itself)
Dinner I: Animal protein (I haven't noticed any meat in particular that helps more than others)
Dinner II: Quinoa with broccoli and garlic
Snacks that I keep on me: whole grain goldfish, high-protein granola bars with dark chocolate, hard-boiled eggs, tuna on whole wheat crackers
Whole grain pasta with cheese and/or meat is also a really good option for me, but as you can see, I already have a lot of carbs, so I try to keep my pasta count low.
If you neglect to eat and you need to get your sugars up quickly, sugary items (soda, hard candy, juice, etc) will do the trick, but they will send you crashing quickly. Your best option is to eat frequently and to make good choices. Maybe keep juice in your bag or something in case you crash, but don't make it a dietary staple. Untreated/uncontrolled, hypoglycemia can lead to major problems later down the line, and lifestyle complications rather soon. I tried to ignore my problems for a long time, ate junk, crashed, felt awful, etc. It feels a lot better to just eat right and not almost pass out multiple times a day.





I want to thank you so much!!! Really appreciate this.
MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP
-Eartha Kitt



I have it too and what helps me is to eat protein. Anything sugary or carbs makes me feel worse when I feel sick.


Definitely not healthy, but soda works fantastic for me.
I get protein bars like cliff bars orange juice works....protein bars though work great and don't weigh you down and make you feel sluggish and bloated




Yeah, protein bars are good since the body breaks it down more slowly. Orange juice and a candy are good to have for initial symptoms, then follow up with something like milk or a protein bar ten minutes later to avoid crashing.
Definitely this. Here, I'm going to copy some info from one of my old books:
"The usual recommendation [when hypoglycemia occurs] is for 15 grams of fast acting concentrated source of carbohydrates such as the following, given orally:
-three or four commercially prepared glucose tablets
-4 to 6 oz of fruit juice or regular soda
-6 - 10 hard candies [but this isn't really recommended anymore since they dissolve slowly while eating them]
-2 to 3 teaspoons of sugar or honey
It is not necessary to add sugar to juice, even if it is labelled as unsweetened juice: the fruit sugar in juice contains enough carbohydrates to raise the blood glucose level. Adding table sugar to juice may cause a sharp increase in the blood glucose level, which may lead to hyperglycemia for hours after treatment.
If the symptoms persist for longer than 10 to 15 minutes after initial treatment, the treatment is repeated even if blood glucose testing is not possible. Once symptoms resolve, a snack containing protein and starch (eg, milk or cheese and crackers) is recommended unless a regular meal or snack will be consumed within 30-60 minutes."




I fucking love cliff bars. I get hypoglycemic from time to time. Years ago when I worked in retail I wouldn't realize it, but I would get hypoglycemic while on the job, just feeling really cold, hungry and agitated. So I would eat one of those (my store sold them thankfully) and it really did wonders.





Idk about the above mentioned bars, but some of them I have run across have a lot of sugar. I like the Advantage bars..they come in snack, light meal, & meal types, & are very low sugar, but taste great. the meal ones actually take you though the day depending.
MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP
-Eartha Kitt
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