Daizymae,
I'm afraid it simply isn't true that Hypoglycemics cannot fast and fast with benefit.
Basically there are two types of Hypoglycemia: Fasting Hypoglycemia and Reactive or Functional Hypoglycemia. Fortunately the former is rare and has a variety of causes and which can be fatal, but the latter, and by far the most common is remediable and is often misdiagnosed by Physicians, even after a Glucose Toerance Test which has been demonstrated to be unreliable and inaccurate.

The usual symptoms of Hypoglycemia such as weakness, light-headedness, abdominal discomfort, confusion, irritability, and headaches if a meal or snack is delayed or missed, is usually remedied with a high protein snack or small meals every 2-3 hours to avoid them.

Hypoglycemics eat, not because they are TRULY hungry, but the body is trying to find homeostasis: they literally feel sick if they do not eat frequently.

The answer lies in the difference between what is termed as Toxic Hunger and True Hunger. Toxic Hunger is what we often incorrectly refer to as hypoglycemia. Simply put, when we don’t eat for a few hours and our digestive system no longer has food in it, our bodies start to enter detoxification mode. If we eat a low nutrient density diet of processed foods, we experience withdrawal from not having the toxins in processed foods enter our bodies. This withdrawal is what produces the uncomfortable symptoms we call hypoglycemia. In reaction to the withdrawal symptoms, we are overtaken by an uncontrollable drive to eat to stave off the discomfort–resulting in food addiction, obesity, and a whole host of other health problems. In summary, we are experiencing toxicity, not “True Hunger”.

Dr Joel Fuhrman MD describes “True Hunger” as a comfortable experience, something we feel in our throat and/or mouth.

In addition, the symptoms of so-called hypoglycemia are most often related to withdrawal or detoxification. Resolving this condition is best accomplished by methods that allow the body to lower its toxic load. To call these symptoms hypoglycemia shows a gross oversimplification of what is occurring and illustrates an insufficient understanding of body chemistry.
There are hundreds of other toxins our body may be exposed to on a daily basis. When we skip a meal, delay eating, or fast, the body almost immediately begins to detoxify and clean itself of waste. Withdrawal from any one or many of these non-nutritive substances retained in our tissues can
generate a sickly feeling of weakness, confusion, or headaches.
When people undergo a therapeutic fast, blood Sugar levels below 50mg per deciliter are not uncommon. As the fasters' blood sugars dip to low levels; they may also experience weakness and lethargy. Though these people occasionally experience headaches, the headaches are always resolved with the continuation of the fast. This is the body's way of telling us the elimination of the toxins causing the symptoms of what was perceived as Hypoglycemia, has been completed. Even if the blood Sugar levels continue to fall, the headaches do not recur. This illustrates that these symptoms were not the result of low blood sugar, but were caused by other processes that were occurring simultaneously with the lowering of blood glucose.

Best wishes

Chrisb1.

Perhaps apple juice on the day of the fast