Hypoglycemia.. Need Answers! Please

E. - Here are a couple links I was able to find.

http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Diabetes/Hypoglycemia-Low-B...

http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/print.cfm?aid=1807

I have had periodic problems with hypoglycemia since college. My father's family has blood sugar problems so he gave me quite a few tips to help with it. One of the best ways to manage hypoglycemia is to make sure he's eating regular meals and healthy snacks to help keep his blood sugar stable. I always ran into problems if I didn't eat for several hours. The last bout I had was after I had my son - I was induced it was more than 24 hours between meals and the nurse didn't give me much when I could eat. My blood sugar was still jacked up when I got home - fortunately my parents were visiting and quickly got me leveled out.

You may also do well to contact a dietician for tips on the best foods to help keep his blood sugar stable.

Hope this helps. If you want to talk more my email is ____@____.com

I think if it were me, I would want a second opinion. You did not mention any testing...it seems to me that would be a simple matter of blood work..
I have had several occasions where doctors have been wrong, if I didn't have the internet to research the problem myself I would never have known..

My daughter is 14. At the age of 3 she fainted in the kitchen floor one morning. I took her to the doctor and they did sugar testing. They said Her blood sugar was at 50. This was after passing out and then eating some cereal for breakfast while I contacted the dr. They told me to keep candy and stuff around in case she started going down again.

Two days later she got droopy and sluggish while I was at work so the Day care gave her a candy bar and half a can of pop. The result was that she acted drunk. She was staggering and slurring her words. We rushed her back to the hospital. the tests showed her blood sugar to be very high.

I was then told that she was hypoglycemic. I had never heard of it. The dr. said to feed her regular, balanced meals; Healthy snacks in between; and if she had another eposode to give her protein not sugar to help her through it. I kept cheese and peanut-butter on hand to help her get over attacks. It worked well.

When she was in grade school, we kept snacks in the teachers closet just for her. If she started acting odd then the teacher would give her a small snack and tell her to eat. That seemed to work. She only had a few episodes at school.

She is old enough now to know by the way she feels when she needs help. She keeps those peanut-butter cracker sandwiches at school in her locker and in the principals office. If she feels odd at school she has something to counter-act it.

She also knows that is she has a birthday party or something that she is going to go to where there will be sweets, that she has to be conservative. She will lay off sweets for a day or so that way she can have sweets and fun just like everyone else at the party.

Hope this helps. If you need to talk let me know.
M.

I've been Hypoglycemic since I was his age. My mother didn't manage it well and I was an over weight kids because of it.

When I got married and had healthcare I discovered what I was doing wrong. I was given a print out of the glycemic diet and told to stick to it. I didn't understand, and I didn't stick to it and continued to have problems including a massive weight gain over one year. It affected my reproductive health and ability to carry children to term.

It's really simple. Leave out the usual starch side dishes and serve extra veggies. No processed bread products on a regular basis. Avoid sugary desserts, drinks and snacks. A little bit of these is okay but not every meal everyday.

The sad part about hypoglycemia is that it can morph into hyperglycemia (diabetes) or even insulin resistance in young adult hood and never return to it's normal state.

Fruits are great for this. It seems counter intuitive but the sugars are more complex in them and they really work well with the body to balance everything out.

substitute pediasure for drinks when he's going through those "I don't want to eat" phases.

Hypoglycemia is easily managed. He just needs to have something to eat every 2 hours or so depending on his glucose values. Avoid sugars and simple carbs as they will make his condition worse. Work on balanced meals and snacks. Hope that helps!