My father, my three brothers and I are all hypoglycemic. My dad (who learned it from his dad) calls it the weak trembles. None of us have ever known what is really was until recently. It had been a long day, and I had a three hour drive in front of me and I knew that I had to eat. Hadn't eaten anything all day except for an egg with toast and I could feel the weak trembles coming on strong. I stopped to eat, I took two bites of a fast food chicken sandwich and one sip of soda and my body freaked out. Long story short I ended up calling an ambulance and spent several hours in the hospital. I couldn't breathe and thought I was having a heart attack (I am a healthy 27). So humiliating to find why I went in. At Thanksgiving the family talked and I thought I would share our collective knowledge here no bread (ever!), before a physically demanding day eat fruit or something high in protein no pancakes, or waffles, or biscuits, etc. Peanut butter, honey, candy bars, ice cream are great immediate cures for the shakes during the day. Lay down if at all possible when the shakes come on. For me, the first sign that I need to eat is a cold sweat.

I am 58 years old. I began having low sugar episodes. It has gotten worse, as my doctor told me that I'm in line to develop diabetes.

I'm a triathlete and recently had real issues with low blood sugar. I also have low blood pressure. I was at a triathlon and passed out in transition and was pulled from the event with a blood sugar of 38. I am trying to get regulated but I have muscle weakness, ill feeling, sweaty palms, and I just feel terrible. My doctor wants me to not work out for a time being but, now I feel a little depressed not exercising. I have been eating more often but, still have ups and downs. I ate many times today and had dinner at 8pm by 9:45 felt dizzy, tested and was 70. Why low so quickly after eating protein, good carbs? This is just crazy. Eating every two hours, and the doctor limited me to two miles a day of running. That is barely a warm-up! I don't want to give up triathlons.

I have had problems with my sugar levels dropping now for about 20 years. Recently a doctor told me to keep an eye on it and control it by eating more smaller meals, but what I have found is to drink one of the high protein weight loss-type (generic) shakes at mid-morning, then between lunch and supper drink another. This seems to help greatly to regulate my sugar throughout the day. Sometimes I have to drink another one but I've found also found that a huge spoon of peanut butter or a chunk of cheese (both high protein) works better than anything else I've tried. It's trial and error but the main thing is high protein. Good Luck!

I was dx with hypo through 5-hour glucose tolerance test about 20 years ago. Proper eating habits keep my sugar level stable. When I do have the occasional drop (headache, shakes, confusion, panicky feeling) I drink about six ounces of milk. I wait about 15-minutes then drink more milk if needed. If I can, I follow immediately with a small meal.

Just recently I lost my brother to Type 1 diabetes hypoglycemic state. For years he has fought hypoglycemia. Without warning, he would become confused, shaky and sometimes violent. It took a sugary drink to bring him back to normal. He spoke of not being hungry and feeling sick. The other comments helped to fully understand the condition. He had a very expensive insulin pump but could not maintain his levels. With very good insurance, he did not have the very best medical care because the doctor could not help him manage the disease. His death was ruled cardiac arrest but he had no plague filled arteries. The most puzzling is that where he was lying, there were large wet spots where he apparently had sweated. The sweating is a symptom that most comments listed in association with hypoglycemic conditions. My best advice is to not marry a specific doctor. Continue to change and or research for ways to improve your health. Keep up with testing for your glucose levels, pancreas, liver and adrenal system. Don't let anything worry you to reduce your stress to control epinephrine from elevating your blood glucose, which can result in hypoglycemia.

I work at a hospital and sometimes we are so busy we don't have time to eat. I was working in the ER and it was packed with people. I started get really hot, nauseous, hungry, and felt faint. I knew I was in trouble and I needed to eat something but there was no time. Worse yet I had forgotten my money at home and had to run home at lunch and come back and could only grab a snack from a vending machine. It is a scary feeling to know you're going to pass out at any moment and there is nothing you can do to stop it. I now carry a drink on me and try to make sure I don't skip any meals.