i"m just getting started on getting a grip on what I suspect may be hypoglycemia.

I've learned that protein can help stabilize blood sugar.

Most mornings I have half a cup of All-Bran cereal and 1/2 cup of 1% of milk and a whole-wheat English muffin with some butter.

I find this doesn't completely reduce the sense of having low blood sugar at that time of the morning. So as a result the drive to work, however short, is laden with a bit of anxiety.

For the last two days I've been experimenting a little bit with having some protein with breakfast. So in addition to the bowl of cereal and English muffin,
I've been including two hard-boiled eggs and low-fat, low-sodium bacon (60 calories for three slices, 150mg sodium and 1.5g saturated fat).

The results have been almost magical. For the first time in a very, very long time, I feel rather normal. Today I had virtually none of the steady-state anxiety or edginess I usually have throughout the day (it sometimes borders on panic). I also felt well-fed and comfortable with no excessive hunger or unpleasant feelings of sinking blood sugar levels.

This kind of breakfast really stays with me for quite a while.