I'm a teacher, 24 years old, and just “knew” that I had hypoglycemia. As far as I can remember, I started having hypoglycemic symptoms since I was in middle school, but thought it was just fatigue. About two weeks ago, I started to feel really weak, anxious, got a headache, and had severe heart palpatations. At first, I thought I just had low blood pressure. When I checked, my blood pressure was 90/63. Usually, I just go to sleep and my blood pressure will go up by itself, but no �“ I had to suffer for three days until my mother decided to take me to clinic. After several blood tests, the doctor said that I was hypoglycemic. He prescribed supplements and vitamins. They still don't help when I have a headache. The doctor recommended I avoid sugar because it makes the pancreas work harder and that's not good. But when I feel that I can't take it anymore, I will have some sugar. So when I have heart palpations and feel weak, I avoid sugar, and choose juice or just eat something. But when I have a headache, I try some sugar. I still drink my supplements and vitamin. I'm wondering if there is a way to cure this permanently.

I found out I had hypoglycemia after losing consciousness 4 times. My family doctor later told me I had low blood sugar but never told me really what to eat. But I remember my attacks always start with a severe migraine, and then I get cold, start shaking then I can feel my limbs weakening. If I don't eat by that time then about 15 minute later I pass out. Orange juice works very well for me. The last time I had an attack I was brought to the emergency room and I was unconsciousness for 3 hours before the sugar kicked in. when I woke up I was confused and too tired to even talk, felt like I ran a marathon.

I was just diagnosed, and I use the term lightly as my doctor wouldn't do a blood test, a month or so ago. When I realize I'm hungry I get lightheaded and dizzy, then it moves on to shaky, nervous, my breathing and pulse rate go up, I get sweaty and confused and irritable as well. Pretty much I run the whole gamut of symptoms within a 30 min span of time. By then I'm no longer hungry but nauseous and can't even look at food. I find drinking some pop helps a lot. I feel better and can usually eat a little.

I suffered from hypoglycemia in my late twenties as a result of drinking a lot of coffee and taking a lot of sweet things. My pancreas went into overdrive. I had no idea why I was dizzy, had all sorts of aches all over my body and felt generally weak and down. I found a book called sugar blues that explained it all, changed my diet, cut out all caffeine, alcohol and sweets for a while and it did the trick. I was fine for years, now I have the same symptoms back along with gluten sensitivity. By the way, the light flashes seem related to gluten intolerance. I will now stay away from wheat and gluten as well as sugar and cut back on alcohol to see the results. Did it for a couple of months and felt a different person, then fell off the wagon gluten wise, which was unwise. great book out there called "Wheat Belly", written by a doctor and on New York Times bestseller list. Buy it and read it, quite an eye opener. A must if you are diabetic. Good luck all.

I had stomach cancer and had my stomach totally removed along with all the lymph nodes in the area. I never leave home without glucose tablets, some days I experience 2 to 4 sugar drops which pretty well wears me out. I have to watch my sugars and carbs intake because I have learned that these cause me problems. My diet is mainly protein with supplements. After 3 to 4.5 years I have gained weight and am surviving but it is not easy. I cannot work because energy level will not allow it, too much and my blood sugar drops. I have soaked countless shirts and almost have passed out but I still hang in there. I can only give others hope, it is possible.