Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) Support Group

sorry forgot to put the name proglycem

no alicia, ive never heard of it...btw, when my blood sugar drops hard, i just have to ride it out. I get massive sugar cravings when it does get low, but if i eat anything high sugar/carb, i start the roller coaster all over agian. I know it takes a few days maybe up to 2 weeks to feel better, but the cravings are immense until we get adjusted.

Lately i have been taking MCT (coconut oil) with my meals and it really seems to help. I've read that our body can burn MCT's (medium chain triglycerides...a kind of fat) very easliy. for me it seems to help my brain and body feel like there is fuel in there. Kind of like sugar makes me feel, but it lasts longer.

hi macfish, yeah i just looked it up & someone who used it said that it works for them & they had reactive hypo with bs being in the 40s & 50s & now there lows is 90. i am going to ask my doctor about it & hope for the best. i dont really get sugar cravings beleive it or not i crave chips . i am tired alot usaully after lunch. i hope this proglycem will work for us i know hypo can be controled with food but its just not that easy for some of us.

Alicia do you crave salty foods? That is a sign of Adrenal fatigue. That also could be the reason that you can't get your hypoglycemia in control. If you go to adrenalfatigue.com there is a self test to see the possiblility of having adrenal fatigue.

thank you ninjamother i do crave salty foods, thats really all i crave ive never been big on sweets so i dont crave them. i will go look at that website now.

i scored 84 on the test it said that i was in a dangerus place. what do i need to do now is there med. or should i go talk about AF with my doctor?

i forgot to add that it said the way that proglycem works is that it slows the insulin out put down. i am sure if you read up on it you will all see that. i wonder why no one has heard of it though, i just came across it by reading up on the web,by typing in med. for hypoglycemia.

thanks alicia...why the heck have i never heard of this before?

"Proglycem is a glucose elevating agent used to treat low blood sugar"

im glad that i could help. i just got lucky i guess & happen to come across it. if you get to the doctor before i do tell me what they say.

i try to stay away from all meds. Not that I look down on them, but that our bodies should operate effectively without them...also, I am afraid of side effects which may make us feel worse. so i will only use this as a last resort..which may happen.

please let us know if you use it and if it works for you...thanks :)