Diet for Hypoglycemia

If I skip meals for over 12 hours I go into seizures?

Is this hypoglycemia? Every site I am reading claims the body can't handle the sugar of a normal diet, resulting in hypoglycemia. However, if I do not eat I get all the classic signs of hypoglycemia (the dizziness, horrible ringing in the ears and cold sweating). Please do not tell me to see a doctor because all they do is test blood sugar and say ok you're fine. If I do not eat for 24 hours I go into grand mal seizures. If I eat ONLY protein (Atkins diet) I go into seizures after about 12 hours. Anyone else?

Public Comments

1. you really have a bad problem but the thing is that u have to dominate your body into eating normally bcuz when my mom was younger she was soo busy she ate around 11pm and she ended up in the hospital and she couldnt eat a lot of things like food with hot sauces and coffee etc. anywaysu do have a point about the doctor thing but just try to dominate your body into eating right
2. If you go into seizures and actually have a grand mal seizure, you should be evaluated by a neurologist. You may have an underlying seizure disorder that is brought on by hunger among other things. This is a serious condition and you should be checked by a neurologist with an MRI of the brain, EEG, and other studies. Over the years I have known many people, including myself, that skipped meals and none of us got seizures, so you may be putting a carriage before the horse. Please see a specialist ASAP. In California, for example, people that had a seizure have automatically their driver's license suspended until an evaluation by DMV determines it is safe for them to drive. It is too serious not to seek medication attention from a specialist. An epileptic seizure is a temporary malfunction of the brain caused by uncontrolled electrical activity from the nerve cells in the cerebral cortex. The seizures rarely damage the brain. The underlying cause of epilepsy is relatively unknown. Seizures may occur for no apparent reason or may be triggered by a wide range of things, including exposure to an allergen, drug or alcohol withdrawal, fever, flashing light, hunger, hypoglycemia, infection, lack of sleep, metabolic or nutritional imbalances, or trauma, especially head injury.