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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2101

Hey DB, long time! Nice to see you!

Well, I get that too. I took tests also and was told I seem to have hypoglycemic episodes but that I am not hypoglycemic per say lol. Don't know how much sense that makes but I decided I did not care lol. I know myself and my body. I cannot go too long in between meals. I eat three light meals a day and 3 little snakcs. Reduced portions is the key to keep your calorie count normal while eating 6 times a day lol. I find I feel much better since I do this. Plus, I always keep something like a granola bar with me in my bag or purse in care I have an episode. It helps! Well that is me!

Thanks for the great post DB. Once again a very good one.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 466

Hey Dark, long time!

I know all too well the things your going through. Small meals throughout the day, 5 small ones rather then 3 big ones, help me out tremendously. And play with nutritional variety to get different reactions. If you begin feeling tense, carbs do great wonders at calming the body down, and fruits at giving energy (getting up to stretch, walk around, etc. also helps when I'm tired). Each food type calms or enhances a different portion of the body, something I'm sure I could learn from a book...but personally, I remember best when I do it hands-on.

If I don't get food I tend to go into a panicky state, which show all the symptoms of high level anxiety, though I've learned to work in spite of these feelings. My mind doesn't shut down, but it works in patterns that I haven't caught on to just yet, and makes it a struggle to focus. I'm all about figuring things out, so I force myself into this state once a week to evaluate it, and attempt to find creative ways to work with it.

I do agree with your hypothesis about stress and it's affect on blood sugar levels. I've had days when I've had little to no stress, and I don't seem to be affected on quite the same level as when I am stressed. And I don't recall having this problem before my anxiety began...

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1288

DB, This is a great post! Hypoglycemia is very common and many people don't even know they are experiencing it. It's important to eat regular meals spaced out throughout the day. Members, Has this affected you? Sylvie, Bilingual Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 150

Hi Crabby,

I'm afraid I speak from experience when I say that the test probably won't show anything.

It could be that we're just more sensitive to blood-sugar drops... Or, there is also a theory I was reading about stressor hormones being triggered in the brain when the blood-sugar level drops off. I have to read into that some more though.

Of course, it can be helped by eating little and often to keep blood-sugar levels stable. And I'm glad that I wasn't diagnosed with hypoglycemia, or I might have obsessed over it. I specifically made myself NOT by a glucose monitor because I knew I would be obsessive over my blood-glucose levels.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 33

I do experience this! I knew my panic could be brought on by skipping or going too long between meals. I have a diabetic friend, and she wondered if some of this was my problem. I even brought this to my doctor's attention and he stated I shouldn't be burning through that much sugar to cause panic, when I told him, if I get nervy feeling, the whole breathing is off, I drink orange juice and feel better in about 20 minutes. I even went so far as to buy a glucose meter and checked my levels (determined to prove my doctor wrong), my blood sugar was on the low end-but normal range when I experience these episodes. So yes I wonder if our sugar levels -even with normal ranges are too low for us? Regardless if it's in my head or not, I still keep OJ here for these reasons. Appointment with him is due soon, going to ask for the whole fasting/glucose check.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 150

Hi all,

I had noticed when I first started suffering from panic disorder that when I hadn't eaten in a while - I felt panicky...

I'm now quite aware that, even though I am over panic disorder, when i am hungry; I get anxious. I often feel weak, faint, nervous, blurred vision, sleepy etc.

And after eating, I feel better - but very sleepy.

As far as I am aware, these are classical symptoms of hypoglycemia, however when I was tested for hypoglycemia many months ago - the result was negative...

My thoughts on it are that when you are anxious/stressed/excited - you produce adrenaline to increase blood-sugar levels to 'fight or flight'. When this happens for a long period of time, you start to produce adrenaline to deal with every day fears/anxieties/worries etc. Which in turn means you have to produce more insullin to deal with the increased blood sugar levels- and eventually it can resemble hypoglycemia.

I would get into this in more detail, but my brain is ceasing to work because I haven't eaten for a while.

Does anyone else go through this? Experienced it? Overcome it???

DB.

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