Apple Juice, Fresh Grated Ginger
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Posted by Denise (Crescent City, CA) on 01/08/2019 50 posts
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Using Apple-juice & ginger for remedy I've developed some hypoglycemia in the last couple of months. Mine hits me in the a.m., and after I have eaten breakfast. I do drink 2 cups of coffee with, each with 1/16 tsp of stevia and 1 tbsp half and half. I've been doing this for several years with no issues. Then after coffee I eat either steelcut oats with Blackstrap Molasses, or most often, 2 eggs w/avocado and nutritional yeast, piece of whole-wheat toast w/Vegan spread instead of butter. My symptoms are hit about a 1/2 hour after breakfast and they include shakiness, kind of a ravenous hunger, and feel weak/awful. This happened again yesterday so I ground up 1 tbsp of ginger, added about 6 ounces of the most pure apple-juice I could buy at health-food store, and a bit of water to make the juice go further. It's very expensive for me. Within about 5 minutes I began feeling normal, and went on my way to do my errands. This fixed my issue, but I believe it's a symptom I remedied, so now I am after the cause. If anyone has feedback, I would so appreciate it. Really loving our new site, although I know they are not finished with it yet. I'm finding things again though, and have so missed the site, Denise
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Avoiding Aspartame
Posted by Dorcas (Camden On Gauley, West Virginia) on 06/25/2013
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Hi, I have been hypoglycemic for a long time now and I have always drank diet coke. Do you know that I stoped drinking diet coke and I have not had one low blood sugar since. Last night I tryed the diet coke again and woke up at 3 am with a blood sugar of 60. I believe the aspartame is what makes people have low blood sugar whether it be in the things we drink or eat.
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Posted by Surfminister (Charlotte, Nc, Usa) on 03/29/2011
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Hey ya'll,
I've been battling hypoglycemia lately and I've found some great stuff here on EC. So thanks to everyone for posting and special thanks to Ted for all of his input.
I did want to point out, however, that if you are dealing with hypoglycemia, be careful of taking too much cinammon. Most of the blood sugar supplements out there are for diabetics and the emphasis is on lowering blood sugar.
I read on one post that cinammon will "stabilize" blood sugar and it will, if you are diabetic. On the other hand, if you are hypoglycemic, cinammon could potentially drive your blood sugar too low. I guess "stabilize" means "lower" to a diabetic, I should have caught that.
So just be careful with cinammon and hypoglycemia. I experienced this myself when I tried taking 500 mg, twice per day. I took one tablet at night and one in the morning and by mid morning, my sugar plummeted. The cinammon was the only thing I changed in my daily routine. Before this, I had been getting progressively better and sugar swings were becoming less and less frequent.
Cheers, JRo
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Cinnamon
Posted by Dee (San Diego, CA) on 05/27/2009
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Cinnamon Tablets cured my Hypoglycemia! I use to suffer from Hypoglycemia until I started taking Cinnamon tablets which you can purchase at any Health Food store or Vitamin shop. The Cinnamon helps to stabilize your blood sugar when taken on a daily basis. It's inexpensive and ALL natural. I havn't had any hypoglycemic episodes since I've been taking the Cinnamon. 500 to 1000mg per day is what is recommended. You will experience immediate results!!!
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Exercise
Posted by Mike (Chicago, Illinois) on 09/27/2008
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Nothing cures hypoglycemia better than jogging 40 minutes a day.
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L-Glutamine
Posted by stephanie (Chicago, IL) on 09/18/2007
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Most "alcoholics" don't realize their addiction is chemical and a direct result of being "hypoglycemic". The addiction to the alcohol is so strong because their blood-sugar level drops so severely and gets replenished so quickly with alcohol--because of the high sugar content. In other words, it's not your fault! This is the answer, if you are trying to cut back on your alcohol intake or go "cold turkey", just buy a bottle of "L- Glutamine" and take one every time you have a craving for alcohol. "Glutamine is an amino acid that your brain can use as an emergency substitute fuel when you haven't eaten recently or have been eating too many carbs and your blood sugar level is too low. This is a glucose stand-in that stops the impulse to run to the candy machine when it's low blood sugar time. L-Glutamine can stop your cravings and get you feeling steady and even within ten minutes." Julia Ross, from The Mood Cure-awesome book. I'm telling you, it works, now go help yourself!
No-Grain Diet
Posted by Madhavi (Mumbai, India) on 09/20/2011
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No-Grain Diet
After a decade of battling hypoglycemia and it's associated symptoms, I have begun following a no-grain diet. While I do not weigh food and calculate quantities, I do try to eat no more than 1. 5g per kilo body weight of protein per day. This includes a low-carb whey protein shake, two eggs and very small portions of fish or meat. The rest of my plate is filled with non-starchy vegetables/salads and a good serving of healthy fats. The fats are very important. I chase my meals with a glass of water mixed with juice of half a lime. It took about 2 weeks to see results when I first started. For the past 4 months of following this diet, I have felt no hypoglycemia symptoms whatsoever. No shaky hands. No brain fog. No dizzy spells. No afternoon headaches. No ravenous hunger soon after eating. My energy levels are better. Just losing the 'shakes' is such a great feeling! I do take basic multivitamins... But I do not attribute the change to them since I have been taking them for a while now with no noticeable difference. I must note that I have been gluten-free for 5-6 years now... However that alone did not help my hypoglycemia. Giving up ALL grains is what did the trick!
Small Meals, Caffeine Only After Lunch
Posted by Theglennstreet (Taipei, Taiwan) on 03/18/2010
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I had suffered for years from Hypoglycaemic attacks, mainly when I have neglected to eat regularly, as we all do from time to time.
However, I was still prone rather severe episodes of Hypoglycaemia until I read that caffeine was a probable cause.
I now only ever drink tea, coffee (or caffeine) after lunch and this has virtually eliminated the attacks which only occur if I do not eat regularly.
In short - my personal cure for Hypoglycaemia - eat little and often and avoid any caffeine until after lunch.
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Stevia
Posted by Kathy (Frederick, MD) on 08/01/2007
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I first read about stevia a little over a year ago. I was convinced enough to try and have been using it ever since. I have hypo-glycemia (low blood sugar), however, I no longer suffer from the extreme drops in blood sugar levels. I drink 10-15 drops of the darker liquid stevia every day in yerba mate tea. This gives me a nice boost in the morning, staves off my allergies and helps to balance my blood sugar.
I know of a little girl who lost her hair due to extreme thyroid problems when she was younger. I had remembered reading that if you combine a few drops of the dark stevia with creme de cocoa soap and lather on your scalp, you may be able to re-grow hair. I truly didn't know if this would work and was very skeptical but my heart went out to this 12 year old that has to wear wigs everyday so I told her parents about it. She's been using it for about two months now and her hair is re-growing. Granted, ever so slowly and patchy on her head but we're all very hopeful that she will continue to grow gorgeous locks!
Bottom line, stevia is extremely sweet and takes a little getting used to. It's a wonderful alternative to artificial chemicals. It has zero effect on blood glucose levels. I've found it in dry packets, clear liquid and dark liquid forms.
I've also heard it's good for acne but I have not tried that myself. Apparently it tightens a little bit as it dries on your skin. Put a light coating on yoru skin. Leave on overnight. It washes off very easily. After several days you should see much improvement.
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Yogic Breathing
Posted by Nicholas (Edison, N.j. Usa) on 01/16/2013
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I had a severe case of hypolycemia for 8 years. It started right after I had an emotional upset in 1976. Then I discovered yoga breathing in 1984. By the time I had my 20th breathing session I was healed of hypoglycemia and of most emotional problems. Yoga breathing is also called Rebirthing, Conscious Breathing. A great many of our "uncurable" physical problems are caused by emotions that we suppress into the body.
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