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Hypoglycemia is a condition in which a person has low blood sugar. Our pancreas and adrenal glands are mostly responsible for helping the blood sugar level stay balanced. When our blood sugar drops, it signals our hunger button and prompts us to eat.

Almost every symptom you can think of can be related to hypoglycemia, which is what makes it difficult to pinpoint. Large fluctuation in blood sugar can make us feel depressed, anxious, and fatigued. Since hypoglycemia affects our brain, muscles, digestion, and glands, symptoms may also include sleepiness, lack of concentration, memory problems, mood swings, irritability, insomnia, nightmares, blurred vision, and heart palpitations.

If a hypoglycemic gets hungry and ignores the signal to eat right away, he may experience these symptoms: grumpiness, headaches, nausea, shakiness, sweating, a spaced out feeling, shortness of breath.

Because blood sugar is the primary food for the brain, severe hypoglycemic attacks can cause a person to pass out. In some cases, an attack may even be damaging to the brain.

Hypoglycemia can usually be controlled by diet. Blood sugar fluctuates with the foods we eat. Learning to become conscious of the process will become routine once we understand some simple things we can to manage the problems.

With hypoglycemia it is important to manage the diet well and always make sure that you have some type o food source handy.

Tips to manage Hypoglycemia

Following are the basic tips to manage hypoglycemia

1. Avoid caffeine, which lowers blood sugar.

2. Also avoid sugar, which can put blood sugar on a roller coaster ride and make a crash harder and faster than if you didn’t eat it in first place.

3. Eat a high fiber diet to slow digestion of foods.

4. Eat small meals frequently to maintain blood sugar

5. Watch out for fruits and fruit juices. These are high in sugar content and can cause a crash just like refined sugar can.

6. If you tend to wake up in the middle of the night, this could be an indication of your blood sugar dipping. To correct this try a handful of cashews or other protein just before bed. Protein digests slowly through the system and will help keep you steady through the night.

7. Eat some protein every morning for example a yogurt, a protein smoothie, or peanut butter on an apple.

8. Watch what you eat, note any food allergies that may be triggering a problem.

The following have all been helpful in the management of hypoglycemia.

GTF chromium (glucose tolerance factor) is a mineral that helps steady your blood sugar.

L-glutamine is an amino acid useful in sugar metabolism.

A combination of herbs licorice root, safflowers dandelion and horseradish is helpful to the glands and digestion. Sprinulina taken between meals is a rich source of protein that can help hypoglycemic.

Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a wonderful herb that is sweet to taste and that helps balance the blood sugar levels. This herb is also called “The Great Harmonizer” and tends to live up to its name by steadying hypoglycemia. Take a capsule between the meals to keep blood sugar level balanced and energy level keel.

Licorice root is considered a tonic for the adrenal glands and will help produce adrenal hormones such as cortisone when our body calls for it. Hypoglycemia can be brought on by adrenal stress which, in turn, is brought on by poor nutrition, vigorous physical work, and mental and emotional stress. Licorice’s harmonizing effects eliminate that three o’clock down time sometimes also called “afternoon blahs” that one may experience whether hypoglycemic or not.

Licorice root is also useful in bringing down high cholesterol levels of diabetics. By supporting the adrenal glands licorice also provides energy.

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