I Have Hypoglycemia And It Got Worst With An Antioxidant Posted: 05-22-06 19:57pm
Hi all,
1 year ago I had really bad social anxiety
and I searched the internet and found
hypoglycemia. For 1 year I have not
eaten sugar, or white starch. With each
meal I have protein, vegetables, and
complex carb.
1 month ago I was taking an antionxidant
named pycnogenol that a doctor
recommended. This pycnogenol lowered my
blood sugar severely and 2 weeks ago my
hypoglycemia got worst. I felt like
fainting, I thought I was going crazy at
nights when the blood sugar would go so
low.
I went to the doctor and he said my blood
test came out fine. These 2 weeks I
tried to continue eating the healthy way I
have been eating (that I mentioned above)
but it made my hypoglycemia worst.
I've never had it like this. I googled
pycnogenol and found out that antioxidant
lowers blood sugar.
Yesterday I decided to try something
different. I removed the browns and did
a diet similar to stan's. Yesterday and
today I am feeling more like myself.
Has anyone had a similar experience with a
supplement or an antioxidant, that made
your hypoglycemia worst?
I am so happy I am feeling better today, I
thought I was going to lose my job which I
had to work so hard to get. I have been
off sugar and white starches for 1 year.
Will I go back to being able to tolerate
browns?
:) thank you for all your help.
Mayra from nyc.
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Stan Stepanic
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Posted: 05-23-06 08:21am
What do you mean when you say browns? If
you mean carbohydrates the answer is yes,
but you must test slowly and in very small
amounts at first. Good to hear you got
better! A couple things set me off.
1. Multi-vitamins: some people say use
them but I think it's useless and only
seems to cause people problems. Did with
me.
2. B-complex: usually recommended, and
usually fails for everybody.
3. Protein shakes: even ones with no
artificial crap in them usually set
everyone off because it's too much protein
at once.
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Posted: 05-23-06 10:03am
I think some vitamin supplements can be
beneficial but you must be very careful.
Not only does it have to be sugar free but
starch free, gluten free, rice free, soy
free, corn free, dairy free, etc. Your
body will react to those other things as
well, especially if you're not eating any
of that.
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Posted: 05-23-06 10:03am
I think some vitamin supplements can be
beneficial but you must be very careful.
Not only does it have to be sugar free but
starch free, gluten free, rice free, soy
free, corn free, dairy free, etc. Your
body will react to those other things as
well, especially if you're not eating any
of that.
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Hi All Posted: 05-23-06 18:26pm
Hi all,
thanks for replying. By browns I meant
complex carbohydrates.
Yeah, I got a big scare taking that
pycnogenol for 1 month.
My sugar just went down all of a sudden,
and then it got worst and worst. Is this
a characteristic of low blood sugar, for
it to go down and get worst and worst?
Also, after the antioxidant I was really
feeling horrible from the low sugar for 1
week and 2 days.
I have 3 days that I eliminated complex
carbohydrates and I am finding that I am
feeling better. I still get some low
blood sugars during the day but it's not
as low as it was a week ago.
Is this a common thing to happen when
starting the hypoglycemia diet?
Also, how long will it take for the ups
and downs to go away?
Thanks,
mayra.
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Stan Stepanic
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Posted: 05-23-06 20:11pm
It's going to happen with anyone that when
you find something you shouldn't be eating
the symptoms will get worse and worse if
you keep eating it. It depends on the
person, but most people, using my
suggestions, seem to notice significant
improvement in a week or so. Best thing
is to not worry about the lows, at least
they're better than they were before. I
bet when you were feeling bad you would
have killed to feel as good as you do now.
You should notice them slowly going
away, I bet in about two weeks you'll feel
a lot better.
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Posted: 05-23-06 20:25pm
I have 3 days of eliminating browns since
my symptoms got so bad last week. You
are absolutely right, last week I would
have done anything to feel the way I feel
now.
My only symptom tonight is that I feel
distant. But today is only day 3 for me.
I was feeling so bad last week I had to
miss work.
I was able to go to work this week. It's
like my body feels stable. The highs
are not fast highs, and the lows are not
that low.
Before this I have had 1 year off sugar
and white starches. My anxiety was so
bad I couldn't get a job. Right now I
have the job I wanted. This past week I
was so afraid I was going to lose my job,
and everything I have worked so hard
for.
Stan, have you heard abou the hai diet?
It seems similar to yours. I'm following
the hai diet right now.
I'm going to stick around this forum. I
need this support.
Thanks,
mayra from nyc.
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Posted: 05-23-06 22:15pm
I think the feeling you are talking about
is depersonalization/derealization, it's
scary but pretty common in hypoglycemia
for some reason. If this is what it is,
don't worry about it, you get used to it
and then it goes away. What is the hai
diet, i've never heard of it?
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Posted: 05-24-06 07:59am
Oh yeah, that, I actually based my diet
off of information there, as well as other
books. His diet is good, probably the
best one out there.
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I Feel Better And Better Each Day. Posted: 05-25-06 06:18am
Hi all,
i would like to share that after my
hypoglycemia/blood sugar crash from taking
the antioxidant and being sick for 1 1/2
weeks, I am now doing better each day.
I have been on the hypoglycemia diet for
just 4 days and I am feeling oh so much
better. The only symptom I have once in
a while are
depersonalization/derealization but it's
only for a few seconds. I know that too
shall pass.
Thank you all,
mayra from nyc.
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Stan Stepanic
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Posted: 05-25-06 08:14am
Yeah, nothing to worry about! I used to
get it for long periods of time, it
totally sucked.
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Today Was Not a Good Day :( Posted: 05-25-06 18:14pm
Hi all,
i was so excited this morning. After 4
days of following the hypoglycemia diet I
felt so great this morning.
I keep a food journal and I find that this
has helped me immensely.
At 7:00 am I had breakfast.
At 10:00am I remember I started to feel
irritated at work.
At 10:30 am I had a snack of a few
almonds.
11:00am I felt a faint feeling, and I felt
poor memory. I immediately went to have
a protein snack. My day was like this
the whole day. I tried to fix it by
having frequent snacks of protein. I
work with databases/computers so memory is
a huge thing for me.
I can see that my problem was that I got
so excited because I was feeling like
myself that I didn't have a snack soon
enough after breakfast. I should have
had a snack at the most after 2 1/2 hours
after breakfast.
Right now I don't feel as good as I felt
this morning, but I don't feel as horrible
as I felt this sunday before I started
this diet.
Is this common for me to have had that
blood sugar crash for missing a snack?
Will this rollercoaster of ups and downs
blood sugars stop if I continue to take
care of myself?
I was feeling so great this morning.
Mayra from nyc.
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Please Help Posted: 05-25-06 18:24pm
Please read my post above. Is this
common that the blood sugar crash made me
have poor memory?
:(
mayra from nyc.
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Stan Stepanic
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Posted: 05-25-06 18:32pm
Blood sugar problems can affect memory,
yes. Also, early in treatment missing
snacks can cause a crash, later you will
fine that missing now and then doesn't
matter.
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Thanks Stan. Posted: 05-25-06 19:20pm
You have no idea how helpful you are being
to me. I truly appreciate it.
Mayra from nyc.
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Help Please Posted: 05-27-06 22:49pm
Hi all,
this saturday was an okay day for me. I
had a snack every 2 hours. My last snack
was at 10:40 pm. It is know 11:56 pm and
I am feeling like a cold feeling behind my
head, and not alot of brain activity.
I'm afraid I might lose my memory. Has
anyone felt like this?
I don't want to lose my memory.
I dont' know if this is just part of the
process of getting better, and I am just
scaring myself.
I want to get better.
I'm going to have some almonds and
hopefully try to go to bed.
I'm used to thinking alot, and right now
my brain is like not that active.
Please advise.
Mayra from nyc.
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Stan Stepanic
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Posted: 05-27-06 23:03pm
Stuff like this will happen,
unfortunately. As with any hypoglycemic
symptom, never worry about it unless it
persists for several weeks with no let-up.
You'll find this doesn't occur. You
won't lose your memory, the worry is
actually a symptom itself, so keep that in
mind. You did the right thing. If
you're ever wakeful at night, have some
protein. Eggs are great for this, but
nuts are perfectly fine. You'll be okay.
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Posted: 05-27-06 23:10pm
Im having some cheddar cheese now. I
feel poor brain activity.
Im scared. The back of my head feels like
a bit cold. I don't want to lose my
brain.
Mayra
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Posted: 05-28-06 07:24am
Hi mayra,
i know exactly how you feel. I still
sometimes have a low blood sugar attack
for no reason and i've been on my diet for
almost 5 months. They are getting less
frequent though and i'm having more days
when I feel really good and i'm more
productive.
Sometimes, especially at night, i'm very
anxious and worry about everything. As
soon as my blood sugar comes up, I stop
feeling that way. It really has an
effect on your brain but just realize it's
temporary and you'll feel better soon for
longer periods of time.
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