In layman terms, Hypoglycemia or Hypoglycemic means low blood sugar. The body is impaired in producing insulin hormone, thus the inability to handle large amounts of sugar and to efficiently break them down into glucose to travel in the blood streams giving your body the needed fuel to function properly.
There are two kinds of Hypoglycemia, Fasting and Reactive. The Reactive type is more common and usually happens when the blood sugar falls too low beyond the normal range a few hours after you’ve eaten your meal. Reactive Hypoglycemic is a medical condition with no known underlying medical problem such as diabetes.
Hypoglycemic can keep diabetes at bay by eating the right kind of food and being very careful about their diet. Although your body is now pre-disposed at may even be at the first stage of type II diabetes, you can still live a normal life and not be dependent on insulin injections.
Reactive Hypoglycemic can still produce insulin through their pancreas, the hormone that is needed to regulate blood glucose. It’s just not as efficient as it should be, resulting in too much production of insulin in the blood stream, causing the blood sugar to drop to a very low level. It’s the body’s inability to handle large amounts of sugar that most people consume in our day. Our society’s diet is overloaded with sugar, alcohol and caffeine, as well as tobacco and stress, giving rise to this medical condition.
People who are affected with this disorder, usually suffers from symptoms of fatigue, insomnia, mental confusion, nervousness, mood swings, faintness, headaches, depression, phobia, heart palpitations, cold hands and feet, craving for sweets, dizziness and so much more. They are not usually aware of their condition and therefore their symptoms are left untreated.
When you are suffering from Reactive Hypoglycemia, you are predisposed to mood swings, depressions and other emotional high and lows. If not properly treated, people would not get the right treatment to alleviate their symptoms, and it will affect their daily life, work and relationships. It is therefore imperative that you seek the right help from the right people. Often this condition is misdiagnosed and worst a doctor might even declare that there is nothing wrong with your health.
If you think that you are suffering any of these symptoms, the best step to take is to educate yourself first. Search the many available resources on the Internet to help you with your symptoms. If you have enough knowledge, then you can wisely choose a health care professional to assist you with your diagnosis and to discuss your available treatment.
It is considered that the low blood sugar of today is the diabetes of tomorrow. You can take charge of your condition by making an educated approach to your symptoms. Eat healthy diet and maintain an active lifestyle. There are many support groups in the Internet that can help you in your battle against the many undesired effects of this condition, you can beat its many undesired effects and regain back control of your life.
Quick Tip #1
Treatment of hypoglycemia is an ongoing process, remember to have a good diet with evenly spaced out meals every 2-3 hours apart. Also exercising can really help in keeping this condition under check.
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Quick Tip #2
A lot of symptoms of low blood sugar have common signs as other diseases. If you exeperience any of the hypoglycemia symptoms, do consult your doctor for treatment.
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