Low Blood Sugar - Are Your Mystery Symptoms Being Caused by Hypoglycemia?

Low blood sugar is medically termed as Hypoglycemia, and is considered a high-risk condition that needs medical attention right away. Although the extremes of age are most commonly affected by hypoglycemia, it can affect anyone at any age or health status.



The normal serum glucose level, or simply the sugar level in the blood, is 70 mg/dl. Anything significantly below that is considered hypoglycemia. When the sugar level goes down up to 50 mg/dl, a person is already considered to be in critical state.



Hypoglycemia occurs in the body because of several factors. The more common ones that do not require immediate medical attention are missed meals, alcohol use, and lack of rest and sleep. Hypoglycemia in these cases is usually resolved by sugar or glucose intake (by simply eating, of course), detoxifying, and getting more rest. This is because the glucose is needed by the body to function, so lack of proper nutrition and sleep could deplete sugar levels, which can easily be raised by eating.



The more serious factors that cause Hypoglycemia are medical in nature, such as overmedication with insulin, or the body's auto-production of insulin, which is the hormone that breaks down sugar. Too much insulin starves the body of its needed glucose for proper functioning. Cancer, certain medications, kidney and liver failure, and congenital conditions affected insulin production are all serious and require regular medical supervision.



The first warning sign of low blood sugar is extreme hunger. This sign should not be ignored, and the hunger must be given attention right away. A hypoglycemic person's heart rate will be rapid, and they may break out into a cold sweat, with skin turning a pale, grayish color. Headache, irritability are other signs. The most drastic signs that could mean grave danger are drowsiness, weakness, inability to walk, blurred vision, seizures and loss of consciousness. These symptoms mean that the brain has already been affected by the lack of glucose in the body.



Hypoglycemia is best treated by an endocrinologist, the same medical professional who treats diabetes, which is quite the opposite of low blood sugar.

Why Diabetes Isn't Being Cured - The Answer Will Shock You

Diabetes isn't being cured for one all-encompassing reason-the health care industry doesn't want you to know that simple lifestyle changes will cure it. The ugly truth is that treating diabetes is a $200 billion business. So the drug industry and many family physicians may be conspiring to withhold the truth from diabetics.



According to Federal Government health sources, the people who keep track of these things, we are told that about 8 percent of the U.S. population-that's nearly 26 million people-have been diagnosed with diabetes. They also say that 67 million Americans are borderline, pre-diabetic.



Has your doctor told you that there's no cure for diabetes? Has he told you that a few simple lifestyle changes can actually reverse diabetes? He hasn't? Hmmmmm! Shame on him!



What you should know about diabetes



First let's make this clear-I am not a health care provider, nor do I have any formal training in the medical sciences. I am a freelance writer who has witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of diabetes. And I have also witnessed firsthand how one determined woman reversed her condition without any help from health care providers, drugs or insulin shots.



The health care industry is hell-bent on treating diabetes, since it serves as a cash cow that consistently fills their coffers with cold, hard cash.



Here's what's in store for you, sometimes even with diabetes treatment:



ท Kidney disease: Diabetes is considered to be one of the leading causes of kidney failure. Diabetes ranks right up there with cirrhosis of the liver caused by alcoholism.



ท Heart disease: Diabetics are more than twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than the rest of the population.



ท Blindness: Adults aged 20-75 with full-blown diabetes account for most of the new cases.



ท Amputation: Due to increasingly poor circulation in the lower limbs, diabetics face the threat of amputation



ท Nerve damage: It is estimated that over 60 percent of diabetics will suffer damage to their nervous system.



2 things you can do now will begin the process of Reversing Your Diabetes



1. Lose weight! A recent study published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine found that diabetics who did not lose weight during the study ended up on diabetes-treating drugs. But the problem is that many health care providers believe they are "Whistling in the Wind" when they suggest that their patients lose weight. Most don't listen, but this advice is crucial to recovery.



2. Exercise: Oh Lord no! Not exercise! But you see it does work. Some studies indicated that the majority of diabetics are both overweight and are devoted "couch potatoes.



So can it be that simple? Just 2 simple steps?



No it is not that simple because several other factors enter into this equation.



At the risk of sounding flippant, confusion rules when it comes to just how to lose weight. It seems that there are as many diet plans on the market as there are diabetics!



Maybe I can help overcome some of this confusion by giving you examples from my own personal experience:



Case No. 1: A very good personal friend was diagnosed with diabetes before I even knew him. He was not merely overweight-he was obese. He didn't know precisely how much he weighed because his doctor's scale only went up to 350 pounds. He drank no less than 2 liters of sugar-loaded cola drinks each day and one of his favorite snacks was chocolate รฉclairs. And he kept several boxes of candy bars at arm's length. About a year ago the downward slide began. When he required hospitalization it took a team of burly members from a nearby fire station to carry him out to the ambulance. He ended up in a nursing home, and he clung to the belief that he would be well soon. I gave the eulogy at his funeral.



Case No. 2: This family friend had full-blown diabetes and had been on insulin injections for a long period of time. As his blood circulation to his legs worsened, one leg was amputated just below the knee. This didn't help the problem, and it became necessary to remove more of the leg-above the knee. Toward the end his medical team was contemplating hacking off his other leg, but he died of a heart attack before this could be accomplished.



Case No. 3. About a year and a half ago this woman was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. At her annual checkup her A1c hemoglobin test had a reading of 6.8. At that tine 7.0 was considered chronic diabetes. (Recently the chronic level was lowered to 6.5.) Yes, this woman was a friend, my best friend, she is my wife, Margie. Once we got over the initial shock Margie began her search for a way out of this situation. Somehow, Divine Guidance I believe, she would not accept the fact that there was no cure for her condition. And do you know what-she discovered the "cure" that the health care industry keeps trying to sweep under the rug.



Today her A1c tests show her well into the safety zone. Instead of relying on the antiquated ideas of medical science, she used a little common sense. Diabetes occurs when the blood sugar level gets so high that her insulin supply can't do what it is meant to do-convert sugar and simple carbohydrates into glucose. All of the body cells (except those in the brain) depend on glucose for energy. Oh... by the way-there was a side effect to all of this. Margie lost over 50 pounds and she is keeping it off with diet and exercise.