Hello Hypogly77:

First I am very glad you live in New York City, I do as well. My daughter, 20, is suffering the same way as you. She is studying at Duke University. We are looking for a doctor for her here or in Durham, NC who will do the Glucose tolerance test by the book. I di not find anyone so far. I am glad to hear that you have found one. If it is not so much trouble could you please send me his/her information.

Also you should read two books that I have posted here several times but will gladly do it again.

1. Hypoglycemia - by Geraldine Saunders and Dr. Harvey Ross.
2. Low Blood Sugar - by Martin L. Budd

Also Austarlia is much more advanced in this area. So see the link below they may have some info' for you. There is a association of Hypoglycemia in Austarlia which you can Google and find out how to contact them.



http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=cIbpj59s-KAC&dq=jurriaan+plesman&print...


Good things you are already doing is Yoga, do not do any heavy excercise, don't eat sugars and corn syrup products. Complex carbohydrates are very important in your diet. Are you a vegetarian?

I hope this helps.

Archus

Great so you've done all your tests etc. Most doctors will keep you on medications forever, most have no interest in curing you, though you might think they are with their "diet plan." You now need a nutritionist a certified hoilistic one that will keep you on medication but will devise a program for you that hopefully will correct your situation, eventually allowing you to get off your medication.

I am in NYC and I have a good nutritionist that uses food as medicine that is working with my father. You can email me by hitting the contact button above.

I also recommend Joel Fuhrman MD from Central New Jersey. A real MD that also uses food as medicine for reversing disease, wrote the book Eat To Live, which is a NYT bestseller, he has over 200 positive reviews on Amazon. He also runs a website called diseaseproof.com. A graduate of U Penn definately not your typical MD.

You have crossed a HUGE hurtle by finding a Doctor who actually
believes in Hypoglycemia. I have never understood how an
intelligent person can say that they do not believe in something
that shows up on test in most cases.
Hypoglycemics almost unversally have horror stories to tell about
the Doctors that they went to in good faith. The stuff that those
people lay on us makes our Hypo worse not better. Wonder if they
ever consider that??
I would like to suggest highly 2 more books. This websute has one
on conntrol/body systems/life events/controlling strees/safe alternatives for OTCs and meds and one on cooking/snacking/organizing your kitchen.
Both are pretty comprehensive and the Doctor who wrote them is offering an amount of time when you can ask questions on any material in any book that you nuy.

http://www.lulu.com/DrSKDavis

Another site which may be helpful for Hypos~

http://www.thehypoglycemiacoach.org


HypoCoach

Hello hypogly77,

I also have hypoglycemia and severe IBS. I had frequent constipation with my ibs.

Water is extremely important for hypoglycemia. Being hypoglycemic, you will need to drink more water compared to most people. 8 glasses per day is optimal.

Complex carbs help for both hypoglycemia & ibs.
It helps w/hypoglycemia as it keeps your blood Sugar constant.
Note: Not all wheat products are good. You will have to read the labels to see which products are whole grain/whole wheat. Products that say enriched are not good.

The fiber from the whole grain/whole wheat products also helped me with my constipation.
Now I do get some ibs symptoms if I eat too much; therefore, I try to limit the portions for each meal.
As for fruits and vegetables, I have to eat my veggies cooked...and the fruits I just started introducing back into my diet.

For IBS, I take: 4 oz of (pure) aloe vera juice per day..2 oz in the morning and 2 oz at night (if there are any additional ingredients such as juice..they do not work) Now if I am eating something with monosodium glutamate or msg, then I will drink about 4 oz during my meal.
I also take probiotics (digestive aid for ibs: I actually take them with each meal as my ibs is severe)
Sometimes I have to take fiber pills if I am eating badly.

As you've noticed, caffeine, stress and fatty foods are triggers for ibs. Therefore, eating a healthy Diet is important.

Hope this helps!

Hi

I have low energy when ever I eat excess carbohydrates. I now mix 2 tablespoons of pea protein with apple or carrot juice and add a 2 teaspoons of slippery elm to sustain the Sugar release with every meal. It works like magic.

regards.