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Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar Can Be Dangerous
If you are diabetic,
symptoms of low blood sugar or hypoglycemia can be extremely dangerous
and can even cause death.
Be sure to eat regular small meals with some protein in each meal.**
If you eat a carbohydrate snack or meal with little or no protein, you
risk the symptoms of low blood sugar. As a diabetic, you probably know
that you can actually die from a hypoglycemic condition, so you want to
do everything you can to avoid it.
Here are the major symptoms of low blood sugar:
You suddenly
become very hungry
Your skin color becomes more pale than usual
You feel shaky
You feel weak
Your heart rate speeds up
Your mouth feels numb
You suddenly feel very tired or sleepy
You begin to feel dizzy and have to sit down
You start to get a headache
Your thinking becomes confused and you can’t concentrate
You start to sweat for no reason
Your vision becomes blurry
Even if you are not diabetic, low blood sugar can affect you and make
you dizzy, weak or unable to think clearly. If you develop healthy
eating habits, you will find that you never need to experience this
very unpleasant condition.
Healthy Eating Habits and
Low Blood Sugar
The symptoms of low blood sugar have to do with what you eat. When you
eat protein and fat, found in meats, poultry, tofu, nuts, cheese and cottage
cheese, your blood sugar tends to stay level and you feel fine. On the
other hand, if you eat a big bowl of chips, a plain piece of white
toast or a candy bar, you are risking the symptoms of low blood sugar
**.
What happens with high carbohydrate, high glycemic foods such as these is that you blood
sugar level goes up too quickly, then insulin is produced to manage the
blood sugar. But often, too much insulin is produced and your blood
sugar goes down almost as quickly as it went up. This can also happen
with certain diabetic medications, so be sure to follow your doctor’s
advice carefully.** Some medications can make your high blood
sugar go down too quickly, causing dangerous symptoms of low blood
sugar.
The best way to prevent this condition is to keep some raw nuts (almost
any kind will do including walnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, hazelnuts,
pistachios, macadamia nuts) with you wherever you go.** Raw nuts
are much healthier for you than roasted ones but if you can’t stand
them then roasted unsalted peanuts are an option. Just snack on these
whenever you are hungry and a regular meal is not available to prevent
symptoms of low blood sugar.
If you are diabetic and have not recently eaten and you start to
experience any of these symptoms of low blood sugar, be sure to eat a
food or beverage with sugar in it (such as a very small piece of candy)
and call your doctor. It would not hurt for you also to eat (in
addition to the sweet food) something that includes protein like a
handful of nuts, a piece of cheese or any other protein food.
If you
are diabetic, always keep a sweet food with you such as raisins,
prunes, dried apricots or other dried fruit along with your supply of
nuts. Fruit can serve the purpose of quickly raising your blood sugar
but it also has many vitamins and other nutrients in it to help keep
you healthy.
**Before making any changes in your diet, consult your physician or
other health professional.
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