I had to eat every two hours as well and I have to bring food along with me still. You need to STOP drinking OJ and honey - that will cause you to crash. No sugars at all. Please read Stan's diet version 8 on here and it explains all the foods you can eat.

In order to work out your correct daily food intake using the Optimal Diet proportions, you need to know how many grams of protein to consume daily in order to satisfy the body's requirements. This amount depends upon the person’s "due body weight".



The Ratio of Proteins to Fats to Carbs is in grams, not calories:



1. 1 gram of protein per kilogram of “due body weight”

2. Fats are calculated by taking each gram of protein multiplied by 2.5 (minimum) to 3.5 (maximum)

3. Carbs are calculated by taking each gram of protein multiplied by 0.8



“Due body weight,” in kilograms is equal to the person's height in centimetres less 100:

1. First, translate your height in inches to centimetres:



§ Take your height in inches, i.e. 66 inches (5 feet 6 inches tall), and multiply it times 2.54 to get your height in centimetres, i.e. 66 x 2.54 = 167.64 centimetres.

§ Next take the amount of centimetres and subtract 100, i.e. 167.54 minus 100 = 67.54, or rounded out to 68, which equals “due body weight.”

§ Thus, 68 is the amount of protein grams to consume daily.

2. To calculate fats, take 68, which is your “due body weight,” and multiply it times 2.5 to find out the minimum amount of fat grams to consume daily, i.e. 68 x 2.5 = 170 grams of fat. For the maximum amount of fats to consume, take 68 x 3.5 = 238 grams of fat maximum.

3. To calculate your daily carb intake, take 68 x 0.8 = 54.4, rounded to 54 grams.

Therefore a person who is 5 feet 6 inches tall will need to consume the following ratios daily:

§ 68 grams of protein

§ 170 to 238 grams of fats

§ 54 grams of carbs

I just use the OJ and/or honey for emergency if it starts to go too low...
I didnt know there was that much involved with figuring out what to eat.
All my doctors stink.. they dont tell me anything. They just tell me to have NO sugar, and low carbs and high protien. They never told me how much carbs or how much protien.. and what is my target Blood sugar is. GRRR. What is 'normal' blood range.. or does that depend on the person as well?

Thank you soo much for replying to me.
I dont sleep very well cuz im afraid of waking up with a sugar issue...

If you do have OJ, just have a little but follow it up immediately with protein. But try to eat protein first. It does take a while for your body to get used to the new diet - that is what caused such extreme 'die off' symptoms in me cuz I cut everything out all at once. I suggest you go slowly.

Everybody's range is different but 70-100 is considered a normal range. I bought a blood glucose monitor to try to give me some insight but it really did not work as I was feeling low every couple of hours despite eating a perfect diet. That's when I thought there must be something else going on with me - but had no clue.


I keep a small cooler by my bed because I was waking up starving hungry early in the morning. I am slowly getting better - just in the last week in fact - where I wait until breakfast. But I keep hard boiled eggs in the cooler. I was keeping some full fat yogurt and cheese too if I felt I needed a boost but I don't need that anymore. So, if you wake up, just eat an egg or two and go back to sleep.

I still eat 2 hard boiled eggs ( part of Stan's diet) before I go to sleep and up to a month a go I was was eating some veggies as well.

I was on the diet for 2 months and feeling a bit better but still feeling overall very crappy. I had been to several doctors too, all said I was fine. Finally found a natural doctor who said I that I have Candida and high cortisol levels which were major contributors to my Hypoglycemia. Now that I am getting both of these under control, my hypo symptoms are gradually going away.
I was also always feeling hungry all the time - so I really had to increase my fat intake - olive oil, coconut oil & organic butter - lots of it.

A good electrolyte drink that has been helping me has been: 1 tsp good sea salt (Celtic brand), half juice of lemon and 6 oz. water. I sip on that all day. It helps with the cravings, my adrenal functions (cortisol) and anxiety/depression.

I add a bit of the sea salt with my normal water that I drink too.

Good luck & read up!

Where is this diet again??.. I couldnt find it on the forum
Thank you

I noticed hard boiled eggs keep my sugar up better. I ate an egg salad sandwich with Miracle whip... and it was up for 2 1/2 hours instead of just 2. WOOHOO!!

I started having hypo after i had a flu and gallbladder issues at around the same time.
The only thing i could eat was waffles, rice, and gingerale... (bad idea.. i know)
I like the idea of the small cooler by the bed... Im gonnahave to do that.
My poor hubby is so sweet, he gets my food downstairs when i am having too much of an issue to walk down the stairs.

Thanx again for all the info.

It's a few posts down the page from your post. Called: The Hypoglycemic Diet Final Version. I recommend reading older posts on here too - as they all have some great info.

http://ehealthforum.com/health/topic109623 .html

The eggs are great for you - I eat 4-5 eggs a day. I don't eat any bread ( or any flour) anymore - too much sugar. Miracle Whip is not good - better to get some good quality mayo - or make your own - it's very easy.

The only grain I'm eating now is Brown Rice.

My husband too has been my lifesaver throughout all of this. I was too sick to cook at my worst point.