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If hypoglycemia is suspected with the symptoms similar to those above coming on three to four hours after a meal and going away after eating sugar, it should be confirmed that the symptoms are caused by low blood glucose.
Many people say they have hypoglycemia without having low blood glucose diagnosed!
The doctor should be contacted and, if possible, a home blood glucose
apparatus obtained.
When the symptoms occur, measure the blood glucose level.
If all three of the criteria below are met, you should be referred for further examination at a hospital.
• Blood glucose level below 2.5mmol/l (millimole per litre) - or sometimes slightly higher.
• Some or all of the symptoms listed above.
• The symptoms go away within 10 minutes of eating sugar.
How is the diagnosis made?
The diagnosis is made by measuring the blood glucose level. If the glucose level is below 2.5mmol/l, you have hypoglycemia.
Exercise and diet
Exercise lowers the blood glucose level but will normally not cause hypoglycemic episodes in otherwise healthy people.
If symptoms of hypoglycemia are experienced during sport or exercise, try eating
some complex carbohydrates - starch, pasta for example - before beginning.
During the exercise consume simple carbohydrates like glucose, in sports
drinks for example.
When reactive hypoglycemia has been diagnosed, the most important thing
to do is to change the diet.
It should consist of a lot of complex carbohydrates - potatoes, rice, pasta, etc -
and be divided into more, but smaller meals - breakfast, lunch, dinner and three
in-between meals - to avoid the big fluctuations in the insulin secretion from
the pancreas.
How is hypoglycemia treated?
Reactive hypoglycemia is treated with diet changes as described above.
Check blood sugar levels with a blood glucose meter.
If blood sugar level is lower than normal, but there are no symptoms, continue
routine care such as:
Strategies to control sugar levels include:
• Diet: Eat regular meals and see our FREE Manna Low GI Menu Plan.
• Supplements: a Natural and organic supplement like Manna will help
you to regulate your blood sugar levels.
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How can Manna help me with blood sugar control?
• The active ingredient in Manna is a combination of 2 sugars. Galactose
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