does dizziness= low blood sugar

Low blood sugar is more likely to happen when you eat too much sugar rather than too little. It's the peaks and valleys of a high sugar diet that often cause the low blood sugar dizziness. If you eat lots of tropical fruits you may be surprised just how much sugar you are still eating, though. I've gone low carb, eating almost no sugar at all and have quit having low blood sugar problems altogether.

I was having the same thing. If you cut back on your carbs, especially breads and rice you don't get the high peaks in blood sugar and then crash. For me carbs from fruits don't bother me like anyting with white flour. Also eat protein at each meal as it will stabilize blood sugar.

I get that a lot too! I believe it's a combination of low blood sugar, as well as low blood pressure, for me.

I did notice that eating regularly (every 3 hrs) has helped balance out my blood sugar and prevent this from happening. Try eating even a small snack containing fibre and protein every 3 hours, and you should notice the frequency of this happening declining....in addition to getting up slower ;-).

The feeling of it happening is so weird though- it feels like my head is being squeezed and everything starts to go black in the extreme cases, and then comes back in what I can only describe as "pixels". So just slow down, take a breath, and wait for teh feeling to pass....but balance your blood sugar to prevent.

Your blood pressure is pretty much text book! Although it may be to do with changes when you change position (postural hypotension).
It may be worth running it by your doctor as it could be something underlying such as low iron levels?

Are you drinking enough? Could be dehydration as well... could be low BP associated with dehydration too

When I've had this before, better hydraation has often fixed the problem. But like everyone else said. Discuss it with a Doc. We're not real Doctors/Nutritionists/Personal Trainers....we just play them in the internet.

Oh yea- increasing caffeine and sodium definitely helped me. I love my salt :-). I know it's 'bad' for you but man.... can't eat without it!

silveryflutterby those are the same symptoms that I have when my blood sugar drops. To the OP, I'd talk to your doctor. Since you're mentioning it happens when you move it sounds more like dehydration or low blood pressure but they can tell help you more than we can. What alot of people on here are referring to when they say eating too much sugar is called reactive hypoglycemia. It's when you eat too much sugar and your blood sugar level spikes and then crashes. Typically it happens rather suddenly and it's scary. The first time I experienced it I was 14. I've had to learn to watch my sugars especially at night. Nothing worse than waking up at 2 am with the room spinning (trust me, worse than regular bed spins from too much alcohol) I keep OJ in the house. A glass of that helps to bring my sugars back up to a reasonable level so I'm not so dizzy but I still feel miserable for most of the day. The nutritionist told me to try to eat protein whenever I have something high in sugar (for that matter high in carbohydrates) That has helped immensely. Good luck OP!

:smokin: FYI.... you can develop Exercise Induced Reactive Hypoglycemia.....
Your muscles store a form of glucose known as glycogen. During physical activity, your muscles draw on these stores for energy. When you stop exercising, your body sends glucose from your bloodstream into the muscles to replenish their supply. This lowers blood sugar levels. The more intense the exercise, the longer blood sugar levels become affected.
Skeletal muscle is responsible for nearly 90% of the entire body’s glucose uptake and disposal and athletes have a greater ratio of lean skeletal muscle to total body weight than most non-athletes. Furthermore, athletes also have a much more enhanced and sensitive glucose handling and uptake mechanisms than non-athletes. Thus, it is not surprising to observe periodic cases of exaggerated decreases in blood glucose in athletes in conjunction with exercising muscles.

:sick: Symptoms of hypoglycemia:
headache, excessive sweating, blurred vision, dizziness, lack of coordination/imbalance, anxiety, mental confusion, heart palpitations, slurred speech, fatigue, and more seriously, seizures or coma. People who exercise in the mornings without eating anything or not much at all are at high risk of developing hypoglycemia.

:glasses: Suggestions:
Prior to exercise, eating either a small meal or a hearty snack containing lean protein, a small amount of healthy fat, and complex carbohydrates can help prevent hypoglycemia.
Don't drink sugar-based drinks or eat anything sugary a couple of hours before exercising. Instead, have whole grains and protein.
Sports drinks during exercise or training that will last longer than 20 minutes will keep blood glucose readings maintained instead of dipping in concentration.
If you haven't eaten within four hours of the exercise or training, do not train.
Reactive hypoglycemia can be the result of over training as well, so keep it in moderation.
Do not exercise or train within 48 hours of a hypoglycemia flare-up.
Late night exercising drops blood sugar more than early morning or afternoon, according to one study, so keep in mind when you are going to train.


:noway: :explode: **~**NOTE: It is important to treat hypoglycemia immediately, by consuming food high in carbohydrates/sugar such as orange juice or bread.**~**:explode: :noway: