I've heard a lot of this too. One of my close family members at one point was starting to think it was all in my head, but that was before I found out what it was for certain. So terrible. You still have us! Best thing to do is stick with your diet and when they see you get better shove it in their face. It's unfortunate, but during such times we start to learn who really cares about us. This again is the problem with western medicine, it refuses most of the time to see the connection between mind and body, which couldn't be more obvious. Then you have people that don't think an illness can affect the mind, but yet they state things like "if you think you're ill you'll be ill." so how's that? I can think i'm ill and be ill but I can't really be ill and get all these mental symptoms? Give me a break. It's simple. Glucose is the main source of energy in the body. When it's low, it's like a car running without gasoline or oil. Everything shuts down. How much simpler can it get and why don't people understand this disease? It's so stupid. You need to first find a doctor who is familiar with hypoglycemia and go from there. Screw the rest. Don't even mention it to them or only do when they ask. If they're not going to support you in what is going on they don't deserve you in the first place. When people truly care about you they support you in these things, even if it may seem doubtful to them that anything is wrong. The important thing is to always trust, not shove it aside.

Before I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, I went to many doctors. Some knew my family history of diabetes and while they kept testing me for diabetes no one thought to check for hypoglycemia until I found my current doctor.

I went from specialist to specialist - all scratching their heads. The last straw when one specialist suggested I make an appointment with a psychiatrist.