You are hypoglycemic. You need to think in
terms of protein, fruits and veggies. A lot of
well-meaning people are going to tell you "Oh,
you have LOW blood sugar? Then eat a candy
bar." That's the WORST thing you could do! All
you would be doing is causing your pancreas to
dump more sugar into your blood and causing
your blod sugar to lower even more. You must
think interms of protein, fruit and veggies to
keep your blood sugar more stable. Do you work?
Carry a big jug of orange juice, ( no sugar
added ) to work with you each day. You can
drink orange juice in between meals. Overtime
your pancreas might "use up" the hormone it
needs to function probably and you will
become a diabetic. Don't let this scare you.
It's really not such a bad thing when you get
used to it eating it a little bit differently.
i wish you much luck at this! See an
endocrineologist if you get worse. I saw one
and he was great!

by not eating sugar, refined flours ie/ white bread, processed food....try it..you'll lose the cravings for carbosugarcrack hit.

never too late to change..just gotta believe you can do it & enjoy new way of life.

I was diagnosed as hypoglycemic a few years ago and Debbie is right about eating sugar. Although it will temporarily raise your blood sugar its followed by a crash that often takes it even lower. You need to be eating lots of protein and comples carbohydrates. Also, its better to eat frequen smaller meals. You might check out the glycemic index used by diabetics. Low glycemic index foods are good for hypoglycemics as well.

Thanks I am going to talk to my PCP and see what he says as well

The doctor said that it was only a little low and that since I wasn't nauseous or sweaty then there's not much to worry about. I wonder if I should get my sugar tested again.

I am on a low GI diet and have lost 13 lbs in the last month. Basically you ignore the food pyramied and avoid breads, potatoes, pasta and rice all simple carbs. You eat more complex carbs like veggies, fruits and beans/lentils as your base. You should be getting 8 to 10 servings of the complex carbs a day. White bread is actually worse than white sugar in terms of your blood sugar. You want to avoid eating things that will spike your blood sugar level because your pancreas can't secrete enough insulin to take care of all the extra sugar and then the excess sugar is stored as fat. There is another horomone that helps break down fat that is supressed by the high blood sugar as well.

I guess trying to eat more foods that are higher on the glycemic index wouldn't be a bad thing. Maybe then I can start to avoid my cravings for sweets.....