I am 34 years old and have suffered from severe anxiety for the past 10 years. I have had no other health problems with the exception of prior obesity.




I have not been officially diagnosed with hypoglycemia but after reading the symptoms of hypoglycemia I can't help but wonder if I do have it.




In january, I started a diet called optifast. You may have heard of it.

Basically, I drank 5 shakes per day for almost 6 months and did very well on it. As a matter of fact, not only did I lose weight but my anxiety was just about gone, for the first time in a long time!




As I transitioned off of the shakes and onto "real" food, my anxiety is back far above the level before the diet.

My question, is the optifast diet a good diet for a hypoglycemic? The nutritional info for one optifast shake is as follows:

calories: 160
calories from fat: 25
total fat: 3g
saturated fat: 0.5g
trans fat: 0g
cholesterol: 0
sodium: 220mg
potassium: 460mg
total carbohydrates: 20g
dietary fiber: 0
sugars: 17g
protein: 14g

if the optifast shakes are good for a hypoglycemic, then chances are that I do have hypoglycemia and now that I am back to eating food, I am going to have to change my choices.




Thank you for your time.