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luckylily · Gucci

is anyone hypoglycemic?

Elle · Hermes

I've been dealing with it for a few years now. I usually don't get the 'Hungry!' signal before I start to feel bad - very spacey, out of it, lethargic, like I'm thinking in a fog. I just make sure I eat meals on about the same schedule everyday and always make sure I have something to eat in my purse - a Clif bar, baggie of nuts and dried fruit, something.

Also, exercise helps quite a bit. Your body releases blood-sugar-stabilizing chemicals during exercise, and they stay in your system for about 48 hours.

My doctor actually wanted me to consider using a blood sugar monitor like a diabetic would, but I didn't really understand the point since I can feel it when my blood sugar starts to dive - I don't need a little digital number to tell me that!

ETA: I've also found that certain BC pills seem to make my symptoms worse. Have you started/switched to a new pill recently?

-- Edited by Elle at 16:07, 2006-08-16

brazilian · Dooney & Bourke

Maybe another thing could be if youre anemic (sp?). Its were you have low iron count in your blood I think. This was happeing to me in HS a lot. If I didnt eat I would get lightheaded and feel really dizzy. I'm sure once you get the blood test results youll know whats going on. Hope everything turns out ok.

atlgirl · Gucci

I always have something with me, in my purse or in my car. Granola bars, little individual packs of peanut butter & crackers, an apple, etc.

I try to eat on a regular schedule, but sometimes that's not always possible with my work. So I make sure I have a little something around for when those times hit.

halleybird · Hermes

I am mildly hypoglycemic. I think I eat too often sometimes because, like Elle, I usually don't get hungry beforehand and it's quite scary -- I shake visibly and get cold sweats. But as long as I have some type of food with me at all times it's OK.