Reactive Hypoglycemia

When blood-sugar levels fall fast, symptoms such as fatigue and anxiety may arise. Simple changes can control many cases of hypoglycemia. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.

• Choose foods with fiber Stabilize your blood sugar by eating fiber from whole grains, beans and other legumes, vegetables, and fruit
  
• Eat light, eat often Spread out your meals during the day to sustain a consistent supply of absorbable sugar
  
• Give chromium a go Take 200 mcg a day of this essential mineral to help stabilize blood sugar swings
  
• Cut back on refined carbs Avoid carbohydrates that are quickly absorbed, such as sugar and white flour, which may trigger hypoglycemic reactions
  
• Say no to alcohol and caffeine To improve blood-sugar control, reduce or eliminate alcoholic and caffeinated drinks

About This Condition

“Hypoglycemia” is the medical term for low blood sugar (glucose).
Occasionally, hypoglycemia can be dangerous (for example, from injecting too much insulin). It may also indicate a serious underlying medical condition, such as a tumor of the pancreas or liver disease. More often, however, when people say they have hypoglycemia, they are describing a group of symptoms that occur when the body overreacts to the rise in blood sugar that occurs after eating, resulting in a rapid or excessive fall in the blood sugar level. This is sometimes called“reactive hypoglycemia.”
Many people who believe they have reactive hypoglycemia do not, in fact, have low blood sugar levels, and many people who do have low blood sugar levels do not have any symptoms of reactive hypoglycemia. Some evidence suggests that reactive hypoglycemia may be partly a psychological condition. Consequently, some doctors believe that reactive hypoglycemia does not exist. Most doctors, on the other hand, have found reactive hypoglycemia to be a common cause of the symptoms listed below.

Symptoms

Common symptoms of hypoglycemia are fatigue, anxiety, headaches, difficulty concentrating, sweaty palms, shakiness, excessive hunger, drowsiness, abdominal pain, and depression.
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