Hypoglycemia Forum - Withdrawal from sugar

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Q: Withdrawal from sugar

asked by: Jumpersteeth on January 30th, 2009

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Before I started my hypoglycemic diet I Thought my mind was creating my symptoms. Now, after watching my minds reaction to my body I know the thoughts that panic, are dark, nervous are not brain-created, but a brain reacting to withdrawal effects of from a sugar junkie experiencing sugar highs and lows. Sometimes i'll awake calm and collected. Other awakenings are panic stricken and chaotic. During sleep there were no nightmares or disturbances.

When I was on sugar I felt much better when I got my fix. Now, it seems, I feel the opposite after I eat. Does anybody feel this, or has gone through this?

This is a very serious condition. I am completely disturbed to see sugar destroying our children. And they wonder why children are losing it and killing their parents, peers, themselves. I see my nephew crash and burn, and when he gets his sugar fix freak out with highs, running around out of his mind.

It is a confusing thing to find what works for the individual Hypoglycemic diet. I am grateful to have found this forum. Support.

How about eating brown rice. Anyone?

I do NOT eat bread of any kind. I do eat spinach pasted in small amounts. Is that Okay?

Thanks, kindly.

Replies(9)

Stan

replied on February 2nd, 2009

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You should look into sprouted grain products, especially bread. I have wondered about these things too. People fail to realize how things outside of us and inside of us affect our society as a whole. When I initially started my diet, yes, I would find I didn't feel so good at all, even after eating. It's the withdrawal. Takes awhile to get out of you.

Jumpersteeth

replied on February 2nd, 2009

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Stan, the man.

Indeed.

Hey, Stan what about brown rice in moderation. I am having an apple in the morning and an orange here and there (which is wonderful), and I have been doing better these couple days.

Thanks for you advice, help.

Stan

replied on February 2nd, 2009

Moderator

Oh, sorry forgot to comment. Supposedly, though I haven't tried it, brown rice is okay. You might want to try wild rice first for awhile, but form what I've heard it's permissable, provided you're getting something that hasn't been stripped down at all and is as close to whole as possible.

Jumpersteeth

replied on February 3rd, 2009

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Stan

There are so many ways to be misguided on the net. Frustrating! My intuition tells me I relate to what you have to say, with trust to your research and what works for you. I know we are all individual, but it helps to know others such as yourself have gone through what I am going through in terms of severity.

Briefly or long, would you mind telling me how you found out that you had this disease . . . ? I find inspiration lessons to be learned in others experiences.

I cannot find (on the net) a souce of people that have gone through, are going through hypoglycemia for LONG periods of recovery like you and me.

Thanks, much.

Stan

replied on February 3rd, 2009

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I sent you a PM.

slurpee

replied on June 16th, 2009

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Hypoglycemic diet

Hi Stan and Jumpersteeth

I completly quit sugar, products with sugar, and easy available carbs such as white flour back in 1996 after being diagnosed and tested as hypoglycemic. The first two weeks were really sketchy with nasty mental effects such as feeling just plain weird, very energetic then lethargic, and a bit depressed. But after those first two rough weeks, it really turned around and I felt clearer (especially mentally), and more energetic overall.

Sadly, I slowly fell back into using sugar after about six months as it is so seductive. almost like cigarettes- the illusion was I could control it. The brain fog, headaches, and lethargy are back in a big way.

But now I am trying it again twelve years later and hopefully wiser. My job and family life are too demanding and I have to try something.

I will go back to cooked whole barley, brown rice, sprouted flourless bread, lean meats, most veggies exept potatoes, and most fruit but no fruit juice.

Tell me how it goes for you.

Best Wishes

Stan

replied on June 16th, 2009

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My sugar symptons are totally under control! Takes awhile to get there, but I too will occasionally think I can have this and that, only to remember why I stopped eating certain things in the first place a few days later.

Kuticek

replied on July 6th, 2009

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To hypoglycemic diet/hypoglycemia and sugar

I quit junk food and white sugar just for 4 days and I went through a scary hypoglycemic episode: I think so, it was hypoglycemia, as I was hungry, confused and scared I am losing my mind. After eating a wholecorn piece of bread and one banana my body found its balance, but I am kind of scared still, if this is going to happen more often or what it is.

If you have similar experience and some comment, I would love to hear from you!

Thank you, Alex

Stan

replied on July 7th, 2009

Moderator

This is normal. It's called the hexenheimer reaction. Typically, things get A LOT worse when you start to correct things. Very common, it happens 98% of the time.

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