You need to alter your diet. How severe are your symptoms currently? Can you handle whole grains?

Yes I can. What do you suggest?

For example, this morning, at 9:00, I had a kiwi and cereal bifidus yogurt and a vikorn bread (a bread with seven cereals: wheat, corn, oat, and four more that I can't recall now...) with cheese and turkey ham. Is this bad, good, or neutral?

Generally I start feeling very dizzy and have to sit down, there I feel chilly. It's like i'm gonna pass out. And I also feel nervous and tired.
But there's also another problem.. I'm stuggling against bulimia... I drink a lot of water (3 liters a day). Can it be bad for me?

Well.. All these sympthoms happen frequently and sometimes I lose my vision for a few moments. Is this normal?

Would someone else ehlp me here? :s

Sorry, I just realized that I was going to respond to this days ago and for some reason something happened and I forgot about it. The yogurt is fine if it is plain. Bread is pretty bad most of the time, especially if it has corn in it. Is it 100% whole grain? It has to say 100%. Cheese is best if organic, but generally all cheese is fine if not processed. If it just is made from milk with maybe some herbs in it, then fine, but if it says food starch or anything like that, stay away from it. Turkey ham has sugar in it. I drink about four liters of water, so don't worry about that. Bulimia will obviously be a problem because you're not keeping down the food to get sugar from it. I've heard of people losing their vision, but this may also be a sign of nutrient deficiency from the bulimia. Are you taking a vitamin?

generally, I have flavoured yogurt or with pieces of fruit, because it's tastier.. How bad is that?



vikorn bread, as I could read about it on the bag, is whole grain... It has rye, corn, oat, wheat, sesame,sunflowers seeds, and another cereal I whose name can't translate. [/quote]



i love cheese, but I only eat cheese that's made only with cow's milk (we call it flamengo cheese here). It's not processed; I don't buy processed cheese



no, i'm not. But i'm trying to have more vitamins from fruits and milk. I have an apple at day at least. It was a nice advice that you gave me, saying they are helpful, because I really feel the difference!

but again, I found out that I may have ibs - great! :s - but that's not confirmed yet. I'm going to the doctor again tomorrow and he'll probably prescribe me some exams to see how my intestines are!

Thanks again!

Yogurt very, very bad. See if you can find organic (if possible), plain sheep's milk yogurt. Eat some of that and that "ibs" will slowly disappear. Please keep in mind bowel problems are closely linked to hypoglycemia, so I suggest not going that route until you've stabalized your sugar and been on a good diet for awhile. If you can't find that yogurt, then get plain, cow's milk yogurt, I repeat plain! No fruit! You didn't say 100% whole grain, which means it isn't. Don't eat it. Breads made from sprouted grains are the best for you, but depending on the severity of your case you may need to avoid bread entirely for awhile. You may want to look into a good, vegan vitamin to help out with likely problems with nutrients I bet you have. If the doctor suggests taking this and that pill I suggest you wait to see if you can clear these things up with a proper diet first, because some of those medicines are pretty harmful to the body and that's the last thing you need. By the way, you may find your bulimic impulses are closely linked to your sugar levels. I wouldn't be surprised to hear you say that you find yourself forgetting about such things as the diet continues.

Ok, i'll try to bear that in mind. And what about milk? I only drink cow's milk. Generally plain or with a bit of chocolate... :s this is kinda new for me, so i'm sorry for being so annoying!

Don't worry about it! I must say, it still sometimes amazing me how much some people that come on here don't know. I would think it obvious that eating chocolate is not a good idea. Milk. Hmmm, it depends on the person. Generally, you should only be drinking milk if you can get it raw, otherwise it's kind of hard for your body to digest. In addition, the major problem with milk is that it's pretty much a simple sugar. Look at the label, the entire carbohydrate content is like totally sugar. When you drink milk your glucose goes up pretty quick, so I don't recommend it, but if you seem okay on it go ahead. Soured forms of milk are the best for everyone such as yogurt, sour cream, cheese (especially raw cheese), kefir and so forth. Anything else can be kind of sketchy, but don't forget i'm a little extreme with this, you may feel just fine drinking milk. But you shouldn't have it with chocolate, come on!

Ok. i'm avoiding chocolate and cakes, then.
i'm eating more fruits and veggies (though i'm used to having them already), because my doctor told me to have more of them because of my intestines. Besides, he told me not to eat bread - only whole cereal bread -, cookies (the same) and to have some all bran cereals if I wished to have cereals.

These days, specially today, I felt a bit weak in the morning.. I hadn't happened in a while. Could it have been because of the excesses of this season? I haven't exagerated a lot, I guess, thought i've put a few pound on ( ), but there's sugar and 'bad things' in a lot of things :s

have a happy new year you all

If you're eating sugar again expect nothing more than to feel crappy. Otherwise, your body is simply going through an adjustment phase with your new diet.

Yeah, a phase called christmas!
thanks have a happy new year

stan, lately i've been working on a college project all the day and until late at night (like 3 in the morning). Yesterday night, from midnight on or close to this I started feeling weak and dizzy. When I went to sleep, I was cold and could breathe very well. Furthermore, even laid down, I still felt like I was going to faint.
Could this be due to sugar levels?

I asked stan, because that's the quickest person to answer these questions, but i'd appreciate any answer!

Thanks everyone.

Yep, don't forget, being a westerner, you probably tend to view the mind as separate from the body. It's not and never forget that. If you're staying up that late two things are happening.

1. You are staying up way past your meal limit. This isn't totally bad when you're more stable but can be disastrous when you're just starting. If you keep eating you should be okay, but it's best to avoid staying up past 12:30 at the latest and getting up around 8. You want at least 7 hours of sleep, 8 is best though.

2. The most important thing is that whatever you do mentally will and always drains sugar. When you workout, sure, you can see your body losing sugar that way. But few people realize or even believe when they first hear it that the brain uses exhorbitant amounts of sugar whatever it may be doing. If you're reading, it uses a lot more than just laying and watching tv, but it's still using it, staying up that late used up a ton, I bet my sugar balance on it!

yep, I generally have dinner around nine o'clock. What can I do if I do have to stay up working until this late? Is that something better to eat or drink by that time?
Thanks again

Well, obviously, if you can, try to get to bed on time. If you absolutely, positively have to stay up and can't get around it, I would say keep eating protein. Have an egg or two or some nuts. If you're going to stay up beyond an extra two hours, it may be best to have another little meal like you did throughout the day, minus any fruit.

Minus fruit? Ok, i'll give it at try...
It's so bad then when I get to go to sleep, laying down and feeling strange, weak, not breathing normally, dizzy, nauseous.. :s

Hi, there. I just passed by to tell a few things that i've found out...

Does anyone around live somewhere near a lidl shop? These supermarkets can be found in many countries around europe. These supermarkets sell a lot of things that I found out to be very nice in "fighting" hypoglicemia, constipation and ibs, and those products are very good both in quality and price. I try to find our things that work out for all these problems at the same time, so it's easier and better for me.

So, if you can go to these markets, here are some products you can search for: whole rye bread (it comes in slices, in a bag - half a kilogram each bag, nine or ten slices), brown rice (tastes so good!!!), whole cereal pasta (specially spaguetti; this pasta tastes a lot better than the white one), whole cereal coloured pasta, apple jam without sugar, etc.

Be careful with eating those things. Are you talking about a health food store?