Facts About Diet For Hypoglycemia

By Gino Embrio


The hypoglycemia diet can help the person that suffers from hypoglycemia to maintain the required levels of sugar in their blood. There are many foods that you should avoid and many others that you should take. There are things that you should do and others which you should not.

Keep a diary of those foods that your body responds well to. Sometimes, the trial and error is recommended. The books on hypoglycemic diet only give you the general directions and guidelines on what to avoid and what to take. Since our bodies have differing biochemistry, the only way you can rate a certain food that has not appeared in the list of 'prohibited' or in the 'allowed' foods is by trying it. If after taking that food you feel bad you should stop its intake and put it on the black list. If after taking the food you feel better or you do not feel anything unusual you can add that food on the list of allowed foods.

The meals should be structured in such a way that the carbohydrate is about 150ml and the protein should approximate the size of your hand. Of course the amount of carbohydrate may vary slightly from one person to another, this is just a guide to how much intake one should have in each meal.

Another rule is that one should always have breakfast in the morning. The reason for this rule is that one is able to regulate their sugar and also avoid hunger pangs later on in the day. Hunger pangs will cause one to eat large amounts that will result in the hypoglycemia symptoms.

Replace the prohibited foods with the foods that your body responds well to. If for example you have withdrawn the intake of alcohol you can replace it with intake of recommended fruits such as melons, grape fruits and bananas.

As for vegetables, they is no prescribed list of vegetables suitable for a hypoglycemia diet. The reason for this is that you may want to try different vegetables and note reactions if any. In order to isolate the vegetables with problems you must try them one at a time with a menu that you have tried before.

Do not take those foods that are proscribed. These proscribed foods include caffeine, refined carbohydrates, alcohol and sugar. These foods increase the levels of anxiety and stimulate the secretion of those hormones that increase stress such as cortisol and adrenaline.

Do not over eat. It is recommended that you take frequent light meals. The goal of hypoglycemia diet is to reduce the absorption of glucose in to the body in order to maintain the blood sugar at the required levels. If you overeat, the digestion of food will cause the production of a lot of glucose and destabilize the optimum blood sugar levels.

In order for one to minimize on the hypoglycemia symptoms it is good that you actually get a list from a health professional or from sources that deal on the topic of hypoglycemia diet.




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