Re: Hypoglycemia and hyperactivity

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In a message dated 01-06-20 20:04:42 EDT, you write:

<< Interesting point-symptoms of low blood sugar,irritablility

,dizziness,fatigue. headache,eating evey couple haours is what a doctor

would reccomedn fpr hypoglycemia,making sure to balance protien with and

carbohydrate containing food-to keep blood sugar stable. Your son is

actually eating a healthier way grazing or eating small meals several times

a day keeps the body functioning at optimal levels.So instictivly he knows

best. f >>

I'd just like to add something here. I suspect my son is hypoglycemic.

Testing children, and adults, too, is difficult, because you have to do

fasting blood tests at various time periods after eating, and blood levels of

sugar so variable. If you could test your child at the exact moment of the

crash (dizziness, fatigue, etc.) then you could probably get a good handle on

if he/she truly is hypoglycemic. Our approach was to modify our son's diet

as though he were hypoglycemic and see what happened.

Our son had been experiencing episodes of hyperactivity for about eight

months. We though perhaps he had ADHD, or perhaps he had food allergies or

sensitivities. Also, he has had a horrible time sleeping, rarely sleeping

more than two hours at a stretch. When we began feeding for hypoglycemia, his

hyperactivity disappeared immediately and almost completely - he's only had

two episodes in the past three months, and both occurred when I slacked up on

the proper hypoglycemic approach to his diet. Also, he immediately began

sleeping five hour stretches which, believe me, is pure heaven. I never

really changed what he was eating, just changed the order and proportions,

and got very dramatic results.

The feeding approach we took towards hypoglycemia came from a book called

" Carbohydrate Adddicted Kids " by Drs. Heller and Heller. We didn't really see

him as carbohydrate-addicted, but after reading the book realized he probably

was. He's always been a big fruit eater and we never had cake, cookies, candy

etc. in our house, but I realized he fit the " fruit-bat " description. Also,

though many carbohydate addicted kids are overweight and sluggish, our son

was the opposite; lean and hyperactive. The book discusses this type of

carbohydrate-addicted child as well.

Someone mentioned a doctor saying to eat fewer veggies would be a proper

approach. Perhaps this is because many of the common veggies (potatoes, sweet

potatoes, corn, carrots) have high a glycemic index. Hypoglycemics want to

lower the glycemic index, so if you're going to eat those veggies, eat them

along with insulin-balancing foods (meat or some other types of veggies like

cauliflower, okra, greens). The book lists insulin-raising and

insulin-lowering foods, and it was a real eye-opener. We no longer feed

fruit as a snack alone, which I did daily previously. We make sure every meal

and snack has an insulin-balancing food included, but we worked into is

gradually as the book suggests.

And yes, we did have an episode where he ate continually, too. The book

discusses this also. By gradually balancing his insulin and blood sugar, his

appetite has stabilized.

This book has helped us tremendously. I truly hope it helps someone out there.

Debbie

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Debbie,

Thank you for your post. That is very interesting. My SIL just

started that diet. She said she and her son fit the description. I

read up on it a little and only made the change to make sure I

include a protein like meat with carb dominate snacks and meals. How

did you change " the order and portions " ? I have wondered about

hypoglycemia but didn't know how to construct a diet for it.

It was very helpful to me.

.

> In a message dated 01-06-20 20:04:42 EDT, you write:

>

> << Interesting point-symptoms of low blood sugar,irritablility

> ,dizziness,fatigue. headache,eating evey couple haours is what a

doctor

> would reccomedn fpr hypoglycemia,making sure to balance protien

with and

> carbohydrate containing food-to keep blood sugar stable. Your son

is

> actually eating a healthier way grazing or eating small meals

several times

> a day keeps the body functioning at optimal levels.So instictivly

he knows

> best. f >>

>

> I'd just like to add something here. I suspect my son is

hypoglycemic.

> Testing children, and adults, too, is difficult, because you have

to do

> fasting blood tests at various time periods after eating, and blood

levels of

> sugar so variable. If you could test your child at the exact moment

of the

> crash (dizziness, fatigue, etc.) then you could probably get a good

handle on

> if he/she truly is hypoglycemic. Our approach was to modify our

son's diet

> as though he were hypoglycemic and see what happened.

>

> Our son had been experiencing episodes of hyperactivity for about

eight

> months. We though perhaps he had ADHD, or perhaps he had food

allergies or

> sensitivities. Also, he has had a horrible time sleeping, rarely

sleeping

> more than two hours at a stretch. When we began feeding for

hypoglycemia, his

> hyperactivity disappeared immediately and almost completely - he's

only had

> two episodes in the past three months, and both occurred when I

slacked up on

> the proper hypoglycemic approach to his diet. Also, he immediately

began

> sleeping five hour stretches which, believe me, is pure heaven. I

never

> really changed what he was eating, just changed the order and

proportions,

> and got very dramatic results.

>

> The feeding approach we took towards hypoglycemia came from a book

called

> " Carbohydrate Adddicted Kids " by Drs. Heller and Heller. We didn't

really see

> him as carbohydrate-addicted, but after reading the book realized

he probably

> was. He's always been a big fruit eater and we never had cake,

cookies, candy

> etc. in our house, but I realized he fit the " fruit-bat "

description. Also,

> though many carbohydate addicted kids are overweight and sluggish,

our son

> was the opposite; lean and hyperactive. The book discusses this

type of

> carbohydrate-addicted child as well.

>

> Someone mentioned a doctor saying to eat fewer veggies would be a

proper

> approach. Perhaps this is because many of the common veggies

(potatoes, sweet

> potatoes, corn, carrots) have high a glycemic index. Hypoglycemics

want to

> lower the glycemic index, so if you're going to eat those veggies,

eat them

> along with insulin-balancing foods (meat or some other types of

veggies like

> cauliflower, okra, greens). The book lists insulin-raising and

> insulin-lowering foods, and it was a real eye-opener. We no longer

feed

> fruit as a snack alone, which I did daily previously. We make sure

every meal

> and snack has an insulin-balancing food included, but we worked

into is

> gradually as the book suggests.

>

> And yes, we did have an episode where he ate continually, too. The

book

> discusses this also. By gradually balancing his insulin and blood

sugar, his

> appetite has stabilized.

>

> This book has helped us tremendously. I truly hope it helps someone

out there.

>

> Debbie