Hypoglycemia Forum - Post Your Diet

Sure, it's easy. Keep in mind that at first you'll probaby feel pretty awful, then better, and then bad for perhaps several weeks until you get better. I've heard it take months for some people to get back to normal. Unfortunately for me, I just gathered most of my information like two months ago and such so I had to pick and mix until I figured it all out. I basically cut out all fruit at first. I counteracted this by eating a ton of complex carbohydrates, mainly beans and whole grains. Then, when the symptoms came back I cut back on that, removed the beans completely (shouldn't have them for awhile) and the grain. I've increased protein intake to about 120g a day and keep carbohydrates around 80g maximum for now. I have starting eating one strawberry with a meal, that's it. Really helped so far. Expect daily changes and woes for awhile. As far as foods, here is what you should do.

Meats
you can pretty much have anything, but try to steer clear of shellfish. Everything else should be organic, don't mess around. Eggs should be free range with omega 3.

Milk
i have trouble with it, so i've been cutting back. Only go for raw, especially with cheese. Organic, of course.

Fruits/vegetables
ditto on the organic. Squash (spagetti mainly) is especially good because its loaded with tons of nutrients and you can easily get your total carbohydrates in a day with just this. However, avoid the following for now: potatoes (all products), corn (all products), black eyed peas, large amounts of broccoli, and lima beans. You may find certain vegetables effect you as well. Onions can be suspect if you eat too many of them, as well as mushrooms. For fruits, absolutely completely avoid bananas, prunes, grapes and all dried fruits. Try to eat fruits with limited sugar, such as berries, in small amounts. It's real easy to eat a few more to increase sugar without going overboard or having to cut them into pieces or something. Avocados are good because they actually suppress insulin production, but only eat one half a day tops.

Drinks
i only drink water. I've heard some use juice cut with equal water or a lot of water, but absolutely avoid grape juice.

Obviously, avoid all crappy junk food, processed food, you name it. Read labels all the time, you'll be surprised how many foods have sugar added. It's really kind of disturbing after awhile. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions. You can snack on nuts, try to make them organic and raw, never roasted or covered in oil. For fat I also take down a ton of organic virgin olive oil. Coconut oil is good too.