The Hypoglycemic Connection II

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Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar or glucose. The part of the body affected most by hypoglycemia is the brain. Since the brain is most affected, hypoglycemia can therefore affect both mood and energy.

Hypoglycemia is not just low by sugar, but a reaction to eating sugar or things that might act like sugar, such as a tall glass of fruit juice. The blood sugar rises quickly like normal folk. Instead of coming down slightly back to where it started, in the case of hypoglycemics, the blood sugar crashes to a much lower level than before usually two or three hours afterwards. It is a condition that is a reaction to consuming sugar in the first place.

Hypoglycemics are tired people. They are moody, and they get down and depressed at times without any cause. They have trouble concentrating, and may feel that their memory is slipping. Most admit to having a sweet tooth.

Dr. Samra, stresses the point that to understand the effects of Hypoglycemic Syndrome one must think in terms of low glucose availability to the brain at the cellular level, rather than just low blood glucose.