Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Agnes wrote: Or, if you do feel weak, or if you prefer it, you can take Epsom salts with apple juice from 2 pm until 8pm, shared in small amounts. Then you are sure to always have some sugar in your stomach and some sugar running in your blood. Agnes, Hypoglycemia is not helped by sugar. Hypoglycemia is helped and nuetralized by keeping insulin levels at bay. Which means NO sugar. Also eating more high protein meals, and more regular meals throughout the day to maintain those insulin levels at an even keel, not up's and down's. Most people think low blood sugar...eat more sugar. WRONG! It's the sugar intake that has caused the insulin to 'overreact' and overwork constantly expecting high sugar intake. This high insulin production which is what Hypoglicemia is...knocks down any sugar/glucose levels in our system real fast and hard. Hence our symptoms, but also can be life threatening for really low blood sugar drops which is the reason to avoid sugar, even natural fruit sugars such as juice. Sure, it will alleviate hypo for a short time but then cause worse symptoms by freaking out our insulin production (pancreas). That's what happened to that gal that wrote you. She'd apparently been on a good hypo diet free of sugar and high simple carbs. Then she introduced apple juice a natural sugar, but sugar non the less and boom! It freaked out her insulin levels and sent her back into hypo symptoms. Also one quick note, certain herbs also lower blood sugar and are dangerous for hypo's. I used Black Cohosh and crashed horribly for two days and realized what was wrong. I could have gone comotose or died. Be aware of certain herbs with this ailment, a majority of herbs lower blood sugar levels. Too, hypo is a precurser to diabetes. Eventually if a hypo does not get control of their diet and symptoms they can go into full blown diabetes when the pancreas wears out from producing too much insulin and then quits. Then insulin must be added, hence diabetes. Just wanted to let you know about hypo some, and to please not suggest sugar, natural or otherwise. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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