Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) Support Group

The term hypoglycemia literally means "low blood sugar." Hypoglycemia can produce a variety of symptoms and effects but the principal problems arise from an inadequate supply of glucose as fuel to the brain, resulting in impairment of function. Derangements of function can range from vaguely "feeling bad" to coma and in the worst case, can be fatal.

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Ate Wrong Foods

donsabi
donsabi
Normally I follow at diet that keep my hypoglycemia under control. Today I had a meeting at Panera's and even though I know I shouldn't I had a regular coffee and danish around 10am. I didn't have a problem with this but I was unable to eat lunch until late and the people I were with stopped at Bojangles.
I was hungry and had a few chicken wings, 3, and a fountain pepsi, small. Finally this meeting ended and I returned home. I was overwhelmed with anxiety and my BP went up. I didn't realize what was happening right away and finally had a some protein and other good foods. Almost as fast as I ate the anxiety subsided. Then I realized I violated all the hypoglycemia rules. I am slowly feeling better.
If there is a next time I will pack along food that I should be eating.
Nina1959
Nina1959
Hey, nobody is perfect. Sometimes I think we have to mess up to reinforce what we already know... you know? :)
Aprilmom16
Aprilmom16
It happens to all of us. We are not perfect. Sometimes life interferes with what we are supposed to do. You just learn from it. In the past I had gone out to eat at a restaurant too and thought that I ordered enough protein, but the food has hidden sugar in it. It always annoyed me that none of those places can accommodate and have no sugar added items on the menu.
jr2015
jr2015
yes, sometimes we end up making wrong choices of food due to the circumstances. It is better to pack the food which I do diligently these days. And do not eat any outside food unless i have tested on how it is going to react. Restaurants use sugar in everything not just bread and sweet items, but in sauce, curries etc etc

I have been eating an apple a day for snack and it has helped reduce the severity of the hypoglycemia. I choose the apple that is not too sweet like, green apple or fuji.. I will make this as a separate post also so there might be some folks that might benefit...if it works for them too..