eat a complex carb.[ie] rice cake por something. not sugar as it will only give temp energy

ah yes, the perils of hypoglycemia. I'm a sufferer and it's a real *****.

You can control the lows by eating properly - balance protien with a carb and fiber. fiber is really the key - it takes longer to break down in your stomach, so if you eat fiber with protien, your blood sugar levals will stay higher, longer.

Breakfast is also the most important - my nutritionist says to eat within one hour of waking up. Like a peanut butter sandwich (on whole wheat, of course) with some fruit - pears, apples and such. I was told to stay away from bananas because they break down into sugar so quickly. Or you could use one in a fruit smoothy - just be sure to add lots of protien powder.

Eating often is important. Try eating some almonds with a cheese wedge and some crackers. Or fruit and cheese, or beans and rice, or a half a sandwich. Some sort of protein, carb, fiber mixture. Otherwise you are in a constant battle with blood sugar spikes and then crashes, which really suck.

Save the orange juice, fruit juice and other **** for an emergency fix - and then get yourself to a turkey (or tofu) sandwich in short order.

I'm learning to control it, but it's all about eating correctly. And not drinking too much caffeine, which can exacerbate your sympotms terribly.

Not as much fun as a snickers bar I know, but eating right is really the only way to stave off the eventual diabetes - which is even worse!

Good luck!

& try not to forget about them

in your pocket
peanut butter
butter butter peanut
i'm an odd number! better better lalalalalalallaaaaaaaaaaa

Eat regulary. At maximum three hours between your meals. If your blood sugar is low between your meals eat a fruit- a banana for example.

Like Anne says, protein is the key. When I get the between-meals shakes, I usually have a piece of cheese and that calms me down. It really does come down to learning to eat healthy and coping with your sugar cravings. No way around it.