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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my girlfriend gets upset if i eat before her

terrondt
terrondt
i told my girlfriend i sometimes suffer from hypoglycemia but she insist i eat with her but she delays meals after we feed our 8 month old son(which i understand) but she still delays much after that doing stuff. meanwhile my sugar drops and i feel weak and sluggish. one time she got upset i drank a fruit smoothie in car before she ate. how can i address this with her?
oohlookasquirrel
oohlookasquirrel
I always keep a small, healthy snack with me. When I'm at the mercy of someone else's eating schedule, I can eat my snack and not "spoil my appetite" for a meal with others. A small amount of trail mix, just enough to tide you over, shouldn't be objectionable. I'm talking about 10 almonds, or an apple, or a yogurt cup. If you tell your girlfriend the symptoms of your hypoglycemia and how it can be dangerous when you ignore it, she should understand better (especially if she knows that hypoglycemia can make people grouchy and disoriented!)

A fruit smoothie, if it's the sort you buy at the mall and not the kind you make yourself, can be pretty big and full of sugar. If I ate one of those, I would not be ready to eat another meal in an hour. If I were planning to eat dinner with someone and I saw them drinking a smoothie just an hour before, I'd think that they didn't care too much for our dinner plans. So stick to something small and healthy, reminding her that you have a medical need to control your blood sugar, and she should be cool with it.

It sounds like your girlfriend has a lot to do, with taking care of the baby and also having to figure out what two adults will eat for dinner. Maybe you could help her out with whatever tasks need to be done before you can eat dinner, so you can both sit down to eat sooner. If your small healthy snack gives you energy to help out with some of the pre-dinner chores, your girlfriend will be much more understanding.