Nighttime hypoglycemia

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Fitzwalter:
My hypoglycemia is the reactive type as well. In fact I have not heard of fasting hypoglycemia. The only other kind I was aware of was what pregnant mothers experience and it went away once they delivered. Also I am surprised that at least part of the medical community in this country is acknowledging that such a malady exists. It wasn't very long ago I heard doctors saying, "If your blood sugar is low, eat some candy." Right... Hypoglycemia was something they received no training in so they simply didn't get involved.

Let me ask, did your dietician differentiate between simple and complex carbs in that list of foods? How simple carbs such as white sugar, white flour, and some others, should be avoided at all costs but the complex ones, beans, brown rice, whole wheat flour, among others are the ones you should eat regularly? Too often they advise you to avoid ALL carbs which puts you at a disadvantage because the complex ones are your friends and allies. They are the ones that help you to maintain an adequate blood sugar level through the night.

And welcome to Wrong Planet, btw.

Ask your physician. Don't try to figure it out because a low blood sugar can kill you.

My blood sugar doesn't get that low. I actually had nutritional counseling when I was first diagnosed with hypoglycemia, and following that advice didn't help me much (I was told to avoid carbs and eat lots of protein).

Anyways, I think I have it figured out. I've switched to a partially raw food diet and my hypoglycemia symptoms have mostly disappeared. I was eating moderate GI (glycemic index) foods, which are fine for someone without blood sugar problems, but they were still too high GI for me. I researched the lowest GI carbs and came up with raw soaked grains.

Raw buckwheat groats and tons of uncooked veggies keep my blood sugar (and hunger) in check for much longer than other foods have.