Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
What Can You Do Abut Reactive Hypoglycemia?
Our bodies work hard to keep blood sugar within normal limits. When we eat, digestion turns our food into sugar. Every cell derives its energy from the sugar carried in the circulation. As blood gluco…
Tramadol and Hypoglycemia: Beware Symptoms of Lo…
Tramadol has become one of the most widely prescribed pain relievers in the world. That’s because many doctors have become reluctant to prescribe opioids like hydrocodone. Physicians prescribe trama…
What Should Patients Do When Doctors Fight?
When doctors disagree in public, it drive patients crazy. Most people assume that their health professionals know what the best treatment is for any given ailment. But on some matters there is surpris…
Will Christmas Treats Cause Blood Sugar Crash?
Many doctors are skeptical about a condition called reactive or "functional" hypoglycemia (low blood sugar a few hours after eating a high-carb meal). Perhaps that is because there were several popula…
High-Carb Thanksgiving Feast Almost Caused Car C…
Q. I almost blacked out some years ago while driving with my two young daughters. I had drunk a glass of orange juice with a vegetarian Thanksgiving meal. The only way I could find to stay conscious l…
Low Blood Sugar Doubles Dementia Risk
Episodes of low blood sugar may put an older person at risk for dementia. Researchers followed nearly 800 patients with diabetes. They were at least 70 years old at the start of the study, which laste…
Magnesium May Help Blood Sugar Problem
Q. I have reactive hypoglycemia. Though doctors didn't help, a nutritionist did. Eating smaller, more frequent meals of protein and healthy fats, easy on carbs, seems to avert my hypoglycemic symptoms…
Dogs Sniff Out Low Blood Sugar
Helper dogs have been trained to assist people with a variety of disabilities. Some dogs help people with epilepsy. Others can be useful for those with visual impairment or physical limitations. Now, …