Comments on: Hypoglycemia

By: Trina Iliana

Trina Iliana — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 18:12:42 +0000

partially
become hyperglycemics (diabetic).
Thanks for that Crystal.
I was beginning to worry about becoming diabetic there. I think I’ll head
for the doctors none the less and have this monitored a bit closer.
Love and light
Colin

By: gaston800

gaston800 — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 01:15:25 +0000

Hi Sherry!
Yes, I do eat meat but I enjoy mainly white meats and love sea food. I have
some joint trouble, so fish for me is perfect. I check once in a while my pH
also and since it has the tendency to be on the acidic side I try to eat
besides meat and veg. protein, more alkaline foods. I grew up eating a lot
of wheat (my father not only owned a wheat mill but also a French Bread
bakery). In Ecuador our main nuriture is based on corn and potatoes. I
guess the fact that we ate non processed foods (my mother even made gelatin
from bones of beef) lots of cereals (Quinoa comes from Ecuador) and herbs and
natural remedies only, balances the fact that we ate the wrong blood type
foods.
Bye for now and have a wonderful evening!
Teresa

By: gaston800

gaston800 — Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:08:22 +0000

Sorry group!
I did not mean to scare you!!! I should have said in some cases.
Teresa
PS.
Thanks Sherry!

By: Alexandria Yan

Alexandria Yan — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:52:00 +0000

Both my parents suffer from hypoglycemia (one is now diabetic). I have
always assumed I have it since I definately used to have to keep food in my
system or had the typical nasty side effects. Since starting ER4YT I have
found that I haven’t had the need to snack all day and haven’t been having
symptoms. I do much better if I avoid carbs in the a.m.
As for my weight I’ve lost only 3 lbs. but my clothes are fitting much
looser and my wedding ring has been loose. Of course volleyball and agility
have started again so I may have some muscle weight conversion going on.
gin
PS- I tried the good old fashioned Nestle Toll House cookie recipe, subbed
spelt and raw sugar and added extra walnuts and was happy happy happy.

By: bernadine_1900

bernadine_1900 — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 04:13:19 +0000

Hypoglycemia is a measurable thing you don’t “just make it up” as an “excuse”
for tiredness.
sheesh.

By: bernadine_1900

bernadine_1900 — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:52:09 +0000

okay a little clarification Juvenile diabetics (or Type I or IDD Insulin
Dependent Diabetes)
diabetes is from an insufficient production of insulin - Adult on-set or Type II
or NIDD -
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes can be caused by several factors amoung which is
you
do produce enough insulin however your receptors don’t “uptake” it properly (and
then
you usually have excess insulin floating around) = (this is basically it)
Crystal.

By: gaston800

gaston800 — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 06:40:11 +0000

Dear Sherry:
If you want to take somebody’s advice, specially if you have a health
condition, you must understand it thoroughly. I gave the name of the book
where the Circadian Diet is (The Circadian Prescription by Sidney MacDonald
Baker MD). For breakfast you were eating way too many carbohydrates when you
ate millet and apples. You had to ingest proteins instead. For snaks: more
proteins: almonds for example…
I can’t agree with you more on the fact that each individual is different.
Something that works for one human being can have very bad reactions in
another one. We have to take into account our cultural backgrounds, our
inheritance, the environment, the levels of stress, our vitamin deficiencies
and the parasite issue to name just a few.
About treatments, there are so many schools of thought hard to enumerate. As
for myself, I lean towards non invasive therapies, natural remedies, oriental
and ayurvedic medicine; I found homeopathy, acupuncture, reiki, reflexology,

massage, aromatherapy, etc., of great help to prevent and treat disease. I
have great respect for western medicine and the amazing advances in many
different fields but in the field of preventing maladies I think they are way
behind other ancient medicines.
Dr. Andrew Weil, MD says in his book Natural Health, Natural Medicine on page
303:
“Health practitioners who like to diagnose hypoglycemia usually recommend
dietary changes that are quite unhealthy: minimizing consumption of
carbohydrate and eating mostly protein, for example. They also urge people
to take all sorts of vitamins and supplements that are unlikely to be of any
value.
If you think you have unstable blood sugar, follow the recommendations I have
given you about diet (Chapters 1 and 2), exercise (Chapter 5), and relaxation
(Chapter 6).”
Paavo Airola PhD in his book How to Get well says on page 112:
“The commonly recommended diet for hypoglycemia - high animal protein - is
not advisable for this condition. Although it may help in controlling the
condition, it is so harmful in many other aspects that using it would merely
mean replacing one illness with a host of others.”
“Hypoglycemics should eat 6 to 8 small meals a day, instead of only 2 or 3.
In addition to regular breakfast, lunch and dinner, take snacks in between
meals consisting of raw nuts, seeds…Even any of the fresh sweet fruits can
be eaten if you eat only one, and no more, at one time…”
Dr. D. on the other hand says on page 145 of ER4YT:
“My patients with hypoglycemia often ask me if they should follow the
standard advice of eating several small meals a day in order to keep their
blood sugar levels from dropping. I discourage this practice. I find that
the major problem is not when they eat, but what they eat…The problem with
“grazing”…is that interferes with your body’s natural hunger signals…”
A book I find of great help on sugar matters is “Potatoes not Prozac” by
Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD and still another one titled “The Carbohydrate
Addict’s Diet”.
I am glad you have a Glycemic Index Table; that will be of good help to make
your choices.
Have a great day!
Teresa

By: Patrica Alethia

Patrica Alethia — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:18:58 +0000

Two comments… 1. all food not just carbohydrates are converted (or partially
converted) to glucose. And 2. not all hypoglycemics become hyperglycemics
(diabetic).
Crystal.