Hypoglycemia Questions

1. It will only get worse if you don't treat it. Most people start to get symptoms around the ages of 18-23, which is where you fit in there. I got mine around 23.

2. Eggs are the best source of protein for a hypoglycemic, and the best protein source in the world. They contain absolutely everything except vitamin c, so you may want to try them some more, but it's up to you. Ensure is absolutely out of the question, you must constantly read labels and watch for any kind of sugar or artificial sweetener, including natural ones like stevia. What are you trying to get out of Ensure? Just protein? If so you can try an unflavored protein powder if you can find some, that will do it just fine. Otherwise, if you're looking for vitamins just get a good vitamin from a health food store, but no garbage like Centrum.

3. I would let anyone know that you think needs to know. Let's say you work for a phone telethon company, you'd probably want to let your boss know that you may need to take breaks or have shorter work periods. Since you're in college, you might want to let your professors know of your problem in case anything would happen, and to also explain why you may need to eat during class if they care about that. Go by that and you can tell anyone you want.

1. Yep, I'm 21 so thats about right. The wierd thing is I never ate a lot of sugar growing up, a lot less than most american kids.

2. How do I know if a protein powder is good or not. Looking at all the options in the store I get so confused. Are there any that have the vitamins like ensure. I'm not a fan of vitamins because I don't want my vitamins to come in a pill.

Also is some sugar ok occasionally. I don't eat many sweets, and I find a lot candy and other store bought sweets causes problems, but I can usually handle homemade desserts, cookies, cakes, and ice cream. Should the strictness of my diet be based on how I feel, or do I need to be more careful to prevent future problems. My diet is already pretty healthy; I don't drink pop, coffee, or alcohol. I eat wheat bread and healthy cereal like rice crispies or chex cereal. I only occasionally have sweet stuff.

If a protein powder has anything other than whey/egg/soy in it and lecithin to keep it consistent, it's not good for you. There is only one brand I know of that is like this. There are some that have plenty of vitamins, but unfortunately they have plenty of other things you can't have. What's wrong with a vitamin? There isn't much else you can do for that. No sugar is okay. It makes no sense that you'd be able to handle 'homemade' foods, because they're just as bad if not worse than candy. Your diet should be strict for at least 4-6 months so your body achieves a healthy stasis. Then, you can slowly, very slowly, add things back in to see what you can tolerate. Don't be surprised if cake is not on that list. Make sure all bread you eat is 100% whole grain, otherwise you're going to get sick from it. Rice crispies is not healthy, you might as well say screw it and eat Lucky Charms. Neither is Chex.