Diet for Hypoglycemia

If you have hypoglycemia can it cause you to have major anxiety problems ?

I think I may have hypoglycemia and I find in the morning I could throw up after eating breakfast. But I know I have to eat it or I will be really hungry later. I can sleep through alarms easily, and become tired and light headed easily. I can get dizzy easily. I crave sugar like in juices and drink juice alot. I am constantly hungry and I also crave things like carbs whether is bread or crackers etc. I also cannot keep my hands still. It shakes, and the shaking varies from a little to almost uncontrollable. I also find if I am about to do something that creates pressure like and exam or a presentation I shake uncontrollably. As well every once and a while I want to say something but I pronounce or say the word wrong. Could this be hypoglycemia? Could it cause uncontrollable trembling and shakiness went it comes to the pressure situations? I mean I have done lots of exams before but it always occurs.

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1. It sounds as if you are diabetic. I would definitly see the doc for a definitive diagnosis. Depression and Anxiety and Panic Attacks are VERY common in Diabetics. So you may need to be treated for that as well.
2. My daughter has hypoglycemia as well.. I also suffer from this. Here is the scoop on hypoglycemia. It is caused by a less-than-normal am't of glucose in the blood because the pancreas is secreting to much insulin. or by dietary deficiency. The condition may result in weakness, headache, hunger, visual disturbances, anxiety, personality changes and if untreated,, delirium, coma and death. The treatment is the administration of glucose in orange juice by mouth if the person is conscious or in an IV glucose solution if the person in unconscious. There are meds that treat this condition and you should see your MD as soon as possible. you don't want to let this get out of hand. I am the same way about eating in the morning, it makes me sick, but you're right, you do get hungry. I too have problems pronouncing words, and shake, I am not as bad as you are. but please get it checked out
3. Hypoglycemia could be responsible for many of the symptoms you describe, but so could many other things. Anxiety that comes and goes might be perfectly normal, or it might be something you want to discuss with your physician if it causes you to be ineffective in important situations. More troubling are the trembling and other nervous system symptoms, which could be caused by anything from anxiety to Parkinsons to a brain tumor to a nutritional deficiency. In other words, they could have many causes, some serious, some benign. I would see a doctor right away, and be persistent until I had found a satisfactory answer. A simple blood test might identify the problem, so there's no reason to delay. And try not to become even more anxious. The benign causes are far, far more likely.
4. Introduction Hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by an abnormally low level of blood sugar (glucose), your body's main energy source. Hypoglycemia is commonly associated with diabetes. However, a wide variety of conditions, many of them rare, can cause low blood sugar in people without diabetes. Like fever, hypoglycemia isn't a disease itself, it's an indicator of a health problem. In people who don't have diabetes, some underlying causes of hypoglycemia include: certain medications; alcohol; certain cancers; critical illnesses such as kidney, liver or heart failure; hormonal deficiencies; and disorders that result in your body producing too much insulin. Insulin is the hormone secreted by your pancreas that regulates your level of blood sugar. Treatment of hypoglycemia involves short-term steps to get your blood sugar level back into a normal range and long-term steps by your doctor to identify and treat the underlying cause of hypoglycemia. Signs and symptoms Your brain needs a steady supply of glucose, for it neither stores nor manufactures its own energy supply. Hypoglycemia can have these effects on your brain: Confusion, abnormal behavior or both, such as the inability to complete routine tasks Visual disturbances, such as double vision and blurred vision Seizures, uncommonly Loss of consciousness, uncommonly Hypoglycemia may also cause these other signs and symptoms: Heart palpitations Tremor Anxiety Sweating Hunger These signs and symptoms aren't specific to hypoglycemia. There may be other causes. The only way to know for sure that hypoglycemia is the cause is by having your blood sugar level measured.
5. I have hypoglycemia and I have anxiety attacks. My anxiety attacks have sent me to the Emergency Room Once. Its not a pretty sight. I don't know if hypoglycemia has anything to do with it but it would be interesting to find out.