Originally Posted by freeballin
I've noticed just in the space of the last 2 months that I have started to react really badly to carbs. 2 months ago I was eating 2 large cookies(I would usually binge like this every 3-4 weeks) when I had a panic attack straight afterwards. I figured it was blood sugar related. Ever since I've tried to limit my carbs still having the occasional white bread sandwich or potatoe. I just feel like my reactions to carbs are getting worse. Last night I ate a bowl of rice with chicken and felt pretty tired afterwards. I feel like my energy levels are getting worse and have had whack sleeping patterns the last couple of weeks(even with the reduced sugar diet). Prior to two months ago I was consuming more sugar and had more energy, I would have no problem consuming the occasional chocolate bar or fruit juice. My question is does hypoglycemia usually hit slowly over time or can it just hit you one day out of the blue?


I agree with Bex on all this.. I've been hypoglycemic for a long time. I tend to be reactive to corn. If I have it the next day I am really unstable blood sugar wise - or if I've just hd a lot of sugar in the recent past. Stress, too, can be a factor. My husband recognized my symptoms from the start cause he'd had a girlfriend, before, who had to have protein or she'd pretty much go nuts. It never hurts to get things checked out medically, but I read a book a long time ago that said our "normals" weren't really normal so blod tests could show up within normal ranges and we still be hypoglycemic. Pretty much everyone can have reactive hypoglycemia and still be normal, too. I always carry around snacks for when I start dropping. I was showing up in the insulin resistant stages recently till Bex, here, got me motivated to become stricter. I'm not perfect, but a lo better than I was for a while. I was indulging in York Peppermint Patties on regular basis before and they have corn sugar. I lost weight and my cholesterol levels (and blood sugar) are back to normal, now!!! Makes a HUGE difference.