LOW BLOOD SUGAR SUCKS!OTHER PEOPLE IN MY LIFE SAW THIS A LONG TIME AGO, BEFORE THERE WAS A DIAGNOSIS FOR IT.  I TRIED TO READ "SUGAR BLUES" BUT THE AUTHOR WAS TOO MILITANT AND I DIDN'T FINISH IT.  THEN GOT "LOW BLOOD SUGAR AND YOU" THIS WAS A MUCH LOWER KEYED AUTHOR AND VERY INFORMATIVE.I BOUNCE BETWEEN SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES (FAST SUGARS, THE QUICK FIX) TO COMPLEX CARBS (SLOW SUGARS, THE BETTER AND LONGER LASTING FIX)  I AM ALSO WORKING ON LOSING WEIGHT (ITS WORKSING!) BUT THE DIET SUFFERS.  I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO FAST BUT THAT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.  A LOW OR NON-CARB DIET IS ALMOST DEVISTATING, AS IT LOWERS MY BLOOD SUGARS IN A SUBTLE WAY AND I'M NOT AWARE OF IT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE!!!  SO I GOTTA MANAGE WITH COMPLEX CARB SNAKS.SOMETIMES I THINK I CAN MISS A WHOLE MEAL (LIKE I SAID I'M LOSING WEIGHT) BUT THAT SOMETIMES LEADS TO A WRECK.  THE OTHER DAY I MISSED LUNCH AND WAS DOING OK.  THEN DINNER WAS LATE AND WHEN WE WENT TO EAT THE HAMBURGER IN THE TACO MEAT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH GRIT!!!  HAD TO NOT EAT IT WHICH PUT OFF GETTING MY BLOOD SUGARS WHERE THEY BELONG EVEN LATER.  WELL THE NASTY MOOD SWING KICKED IN AND WE HAD A WRECK!THE COMBINED SENSATION AND PERCEPTION IS AF I'M BEING BACKED UP TO A CLIFF WITH NO WAY OUT.  THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF MY BRAIN, I CAN'T RATIONALIZE, I CAN'T EVEN TRACK A SINGLE THREAD OF THOUGHT.  IN MY YOUNGER ADULT DAYS I HAVE FALLEN DOWN AND DONE THE FUNKY CHICKEN BECAUSE OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR.  ONE TIME WAS IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN I WAS GETTING A SHOT AND I PASSED OUT AFTER THE SHOT.  I FELL OUT ONTO THE FLOOR AND DID THE DEAD BUG WIGGLE AND ALL THE WHILE I WAS AWARE AND SEEING BUT UNABLE TO CONTROL MY BODY.  YUK!  GLAD THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANY MORE!EATING SOMETHING WHILE THE BLOOD SUGARS ARE LOW IS KIND OF LIKE WATCHING AN OLDER MODEL COLOR TELEVISION.  YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN A COLOR KNOB.  EATING FOR ME IS LIKE TURNING THE COLOR KNOB BACK UP AND MY VISION GOES FROM DULL WITH LITTLE COLOR TO VIVID WITH REAL COLORS.  MY HEARING ALSO IS AFFECTED, MUSIC GOES FROM BORING TO EXCITING.I'M HERE TO SEE WHAT OTHERS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AND TO COME OUT OF THE LOW BLOOD SUGAR CLOSET.  I FIND THAT I AM ASHAMED OF IT AND DO MY BEST TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL SO THAT IT IS NOT VISIBLE TO ANYONE ELSE.  I NEED THE SUPPORT.-GEOMAR