Could It Be Hypoglycemia??? Posted: 09-12-06 23:15pm
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.
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wdiguy
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Posted: 09-13-06 19:32pm
Is anxiety the only symptom you are
having? Do you notice after you eat you
feel tired? If your meal is delayed do
you feel weak like you could pass out? It
is a possibility that your anxiety is
resulting from diet. If you have not done
a gtt (glucose tolerance test) then you
can try stans diet on this forum and see
how you feel. He has alot of knowledge on
hypo due to his experience with it. The
diet that you were on is probably alot
better than what you are eating now, thats
what could have possibly relieved the
anxiety. However, the hypoglycemia diet
wiould be low carbs, high protein, no
sugar, and some fat. Very strict
especially when starting the diet. Im
sure stan will be on here to help ya.
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Stan
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Posted: 09-13-06 20:57pm
There is sugar in my diet; in the fruits,
vegetables and even the nuts to some
extent. It's impossible to avoid all
sugar.
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wdiguy
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Posted: 09-13-06 21:06pm
I was refering to simple sugars. No soda,
candy etc. It is impossible to find
everything without sugar.
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Stan
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Posted: 09-13-06 22:22pm
Oh, duuh! Stupid me. I forgot to
mention, like he's suggesting up there, if
anxiety is your only symptom, it
may be doubtful you have hypoglycemia
because it has a ton of symptoms
associated with it. Most people have at
least, i'd say, five symptoms common to
them, with a few others cropping up now
and then. If you only have anxiety and
nothing else, it's doubtful, but you seem
to be suggesting you have more. If so,
what are they?
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Stan
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Posted: 09-13-06 22:23pm
Dude, check that out, I totally htmled
that word "only" up there, looks like this
forum is able to do things like bold and
such if you know the language. Sweet,
now I can make my emphases and bolds and
such more prominent.
