Anxiety

[ezio337]

Hello everyone Ive been having anxiety due to the fact that I have low blood sugar. What is the best way to rise my blood sugar up ?? I was looking up on the Internet about my symptoms and found something that fits on what I'm feeling and going throught and haven't been eatting all that much cause I don't feel like it but now I gotta so please anyone on this board know how to rise my sugar level back to normal??

[ezio337]

you are right mammo, i seen your post and forgot to reply back and i did what you said thanks.

[liquidbluev]

Just wanted to add that i agree with the first reply- you definitely want to get checked out by a doctor.  Looking up on the internet and lead you in the wrong direction.  I strongly believe in holistic approaches to medicine, but there is a time and place for true medical care, and i would recommend that you explore that avenue.

But, also, I did NOT get a glucose tolerance test done, because the doctor told me that sometimes the when you do the test you won't see any issues, because when you take that test you are sitting around doing nothing and not stressed or moving.  

Also, my fasting numbers are normal in the morning.  During the day when i use up my energy (I am an avid swimmer and work in aquatics)  that's when I have symptoms if I don't follow what I posted above.

However, you are not me so you definitely want to explore that there isn't anything else going on.  I had an eating disorder out of high school (quite some time ago) so that has impacted my bodies ability to use energy, I'm sure.  

[liquidbluev]

I suffer from hypoglycemia, and from my experience the first way to detect it is through getting a meter from the doctor.  When I went to the doctor about my symptoms, she gave me a meter for free, and a few strips (the strips are where they get you)  I took my blood sugar when I wasn't feeling well and it was very low, confirming the diagnosis.  At this point there isn't much medically that can be done.  I have to make sure I get enough calories in the day and eat every 2-3 hours (depending on how much I've eating just before).  My main issue is reactive hypoglycemia, which means if I eat sugar and no protein, my blood sugar will suddenly drop about 1.5 hours after i eat.

So whether you have hypoglycemia or not, its healthy to be sure that when you eat you have an appropriate amount of protein with your sugar intake.  This slows digestion and absorption of sugar so that there aren't any spikes and then drops of your blood sugar.  I have read that sometimes the symptoms of hypoglycemia can be more sever if the numbers are dropping fast, not necessarily how low they actually go.  

Also, you want to eat based on how much activity you are doing at the current moment.  if you are sitting around watching TV, you won't need the energy from the sugar and calories the way that you would if you are going for a walk or even working out.  

The thing that has really helped me is using the food tracker on here to count my calories to be sure I'm getting enough.  This has significanltly reduced my hypoglycemic episodes.  If you would like to friend me, I can accept and then you can look at my food diary for ideas.  

sorry so long, but I hope this helps!  :o)