Re: Increased appetite: Hypoglycemic?

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

I am like that and always have been. I need to eat about every 2

hours. It doesn't have to be big. Otherwise I start to get a headache

and cravings. I don't know if it is hypoglycemic or not, but several

doctors have said over the years the 1) my blood level is fine

whenever I test, 2) many people are just like that. as long as it

isn't symptomatic of a real disease, just have 6 smaller meals

instead of most people's 3 large meals and a couple snacks. Drinking

lots of water helps too.

.

> I'm a little late to chime in here. My 4y9m old son eats more than

I do,

> but it is mostly veggies and protein. I actually had a " DAN doctor "

tell

> me to cut down the amount of veggies he eats. I don't see him any

more.

> I'm wondering though if my son's desire to eat " all the time " could

be

> similar to hypoglycemia, the need to fuel the body regularly. I've

been

> trying to piece the puzzle together. I'm noticing some disruptive,

> anxious behavior if he doesn't eat every couple hours....am I

missing

> something here by looking only for the need to eat every couple

hours???

> If he eats a little every couple hour or so, he is quite congenial,

> conversely, he can become a terror if food is not available when he

asks

> for food and it is not availlable.

> My NT daughter is more like me, if we eat, we eat or if we skip a

meal,

> we skip a meal; it doesn't seem to make a difference. It is not a

> male/female thing, because my husband can also skip a meal and be

fine.

> Should I be looking in another direction?

> I see this uncertainty as the major problem with what we are trying

to

> do. There is just too much we need to know and not enough expertise

> personally or with the AMA types. The email groups have become my

major

> source of info, where before ' diagnosis I used to be the more

> typical AMA/library type.

> Progressing with the generous and immense help of this list,

> Sharon in Virginia

[Guest guest]

I actually had a " DAN doctor "

> tell

> me to cut down the amount of veggies he eats.

HUH? Why???? I'd be interested to know...

> My NT daughter is more like me,

What is NT??????????????????

Beth R. in Georgia

[Guest guest]

On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 20:44:46 -0700 " Foland "

writes:

> NT is normal. LISA F

I kinda figured something like that, but the perfectionist in me would

really like to know what the initials stand for??? )