Hypoglycemia help please

Rudenurse88

This is ridiculous no offense... if your blood sugar is low this means you need simple csrbs. Keep peanut butter crackers drink juice or milk. Eat every 4 to five hours. If you feel your heart racing, light headed, shaky, go to the doctor. I'm a nurse. Eat protein with every meal.

Beautiful_Warrior94

Okay I will keep these tips in mind. I don't know about my school as I go to a community college. And umm how is all this ridiculous?

ragenhay1

Looking at your diary it looks to me like you are not eating nearly enough to fuel yourself! According to your diary you are burning most of not all of what you eat at the gym. This leaves nothing to fuel your day to day body functions needs. I'm not a nutritionist but from what I've learned in the list few months of my own weight loss this is likely the cause of your symptoms. Even if you are not feeling hungry you still need to fuel your basic energy needs. I'd suggest looking further into how many calories you need to fuel your basic needs plus all the exercise you do.

neohdiver

Thin_Beauty94 wrote: »

Okay I will keep these tips in mind. I don't know about my school as I go to a community college. And umm how is all this ridiculous?

I don't know that I would call it ridiculous, but modifying what you eat to treat a condition it is impossible to know you have if you have not tested is not the safest way to go about things.

Even if your community college doesn't have a health center, you can buy a glucose meter and lancing device and a few lances & test strips very cheaply. I bought one from here for $4.21 with free shipping. At least spend a tiny bit of money and confirm your suspicions.

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CharlieBeansmomTracey

I would definitely see a dr. you might want to slow down on some of the exercise too. (some of the burns are higher than what they should be too so dont think you are burning as much as you think but you seem to be overdoing it day in and day out). you eat a lot of carbs too(not that its a bad thing generally). I dont see much if any veggies,no meat(not sure you are a vegetarian,vegan,etc), I dont see much of a balanced diet either. too many carbs at once for some may cause you to have a sugar crash later on(I know if I eat to many at once a few hrs later I have the weakness,dizzy spells,etc).. if you have a family history of diabetes then get checked and try to eat a more balanced diet.I also eat every 3-4 hrs which helps a lot. . most of the advice people have given you is great advice.

Beautiful_Warrior94

Okay I will work a little better on that thank you.

Beautiful_Warrior94

My problem though. I love working out, I could go for hours and not be sick of it. It's like a drug to me.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

I get that you like it but too much is not good. you will overtrain and eventually get burned out on it or your body wont be able to keep up and it will end up being a lot of stress on your body as well. thats how injuries happen also.your body also needs time to rest to repair muscles.

Beautiful_Warrior94

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

I get that you like it but too much is not good. you will overtrain and eventually get burned out on it or your body wont be able to keep up and it will end up being a lot of stress on your body as well. thats how injuries happen also.your body also needs time to rest to repair muscles.

I typically make Sunday's a rest day from the gym. And I know it can put a lot of stress I had a fracture in my hip six weeks ago and needed surgery so I wasn't able to run for that length of time and it was torture to me. So I am glad I am able to gradually get back into running again. But I guess I still need to work on not overdoing it plus remembering stretching.

Beautiful_Warrior94

I have a bad habit at forgetting to stretch sometimes

T1DCarnivoreRunner

You fractured your hip just six weeks ago and you are already spending 6 days each week at the gym? Are you still following up with medical advice for the fracture?!

brianpperkins

Each post indicates more red flags.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

Thin_Beauty94 wrote: »

I have a bad habit at forgetting to stretch sometimes

you definitely need to talk to your dr about doing what you are doing after a hop fracture. they usually tell you to start out slow. that isnt slow and its possible you could end up with another fracture as well. see a dr and get advice from them before you keep going the way you are.

Jenna8915

You have had multiple medical professionals giving you advice that your diet and exercise regime is unhealthy. Listen to us! Seek personalised medical advice from your doctor to check your blood work; reduce the intensity of your exercise routines (and especially reduce the impact on existing injuries); and eat a healthier diet with enough calories to fuel your body, and a balanced ratio of carbs, fats and proteins.

PikaKnight

Jenna8915 wrote: »

You have had multiple medical professionals giving you advice that your diet and exercise regime is unhealthy. Listen to us! Seek personalised medical advice from your doctor to check your blood work; reduce the intensity of your exercise routines (and especially reduce the impact on existing injuries); and eat a healthier diet with enough calories to fuel your body, and a balanced ratio of carbs, fats and proteins.

^Agreed. And if you are feeling like it's a compulsion to exercise, than maybe consider a therapist? There are such issues like exercise anorexia/bullemia so maybe talking to a therapist/counselor may also be a good idea.