Depends on the type of hypoglycemia, doesn’t it?  A high-carbohydrate diet
could certainly aggravate reactive hypoglycemia, but fasting hypoglycemia?
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I  try  very  hard  to say exactly what I mean.  I’d appreciate it if you’d
bear that in mind and not try to "interpret"  my  posts  to  fit  your  own
preconceived notions if I’m posting in a serious thread.  Remember:  If you
throw a strawman into a heated debate, flames are likely to be the result.

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a.j.h.bergev…@student.utwente.nl (Lars Idema) wrote:
>In article <stars-0912950656310…@stars.pr.mcs.net>, st…@mcs.com (Joe Bernstein) says:

>>In article <4aa4ke$…@useneta1.news.prodigy.com>, TRGS…@prodigy.com
>>(Susan Grabowski) wrote:

>>> Count me in for a Hypoglycemia newsgroup.

>>> Sue in NJ

>>This is my first visit to this newsgroup but its charter does say diabetes
>>not hypo.  And hypo is what I (supposedly) have.  I’m told there’s next to
>>no research done on the subject independently of diabetes; I sure don’t
>>know what causes mine.

>>Hypoglycemia newsgroup?  Is this a serious prospect?

>>Hypoglycemia newsgroup!  Yes I want it!

>>Joe in IL

>Alt.support.hypoglycemia?

>I’d like it too, though I don’t have a clue how such things can be done.

I am new to this group – I started reading it because my husband is
diabetic.  However, I am (self-diagnosed) hypoglycaemic, and I think a
separate newsgroup would be good.  This newsgroup might accept hypo
postings, but this thread is the first I have seen.

Meanwhile, can anyone tell me about this low-carbohydrate diet (sorry if
this is an FAQ).  My husband is on a high carbohydrate diet, and
therefore so am I.  Is this bad for HG ?  I also have food allergies, but
I don’t know if this is related.

TIA,

Lyn

>Meanwhile, can anyone tell me about this low-carbohydrate diet (sorry if
>this is an FAQ).  My husband is on a high carbohydrate diet, and
>therefore so am I.  Is this bad for HG ?  I also have food allergies, but
>I don’t know if this is related.

Yes, a high carbohydrate diet is probably very bad for you if you have
hypoglycemia.  I don’t know if you’ve seen the recent post which listed
all the resources on the ‘net. Here are a couple of them:
        http://www.fred.net/slowup/hypo.html
        http://nmcs.com/lowcarb/
        http://www.niddk.nih.gov/Hypoglycemia/Hypoglycemia.html

From what I’ve read, food allergies often accompany hypoglycemia,
though I’m not sure what the relation is.  

Anyway, it wouldn’t hurt to check out the web pages.  Good luck!

Pam
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   .            ,      
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   .      ,,///;,   ,;/           "Ambition is so powerful a passion
     .   o:::::::;;///            in the human breast, that no matter  
        >::::::::;;\\\                  how high we achieve, we are never
          ”\\\\\’" ‘;\          satisfied."   – Machiavelli
               ’;\

> Count me in for a Hypoglycemia newsgroup.

> Sue in NJ

> trgs…@prodigy.com

There are resources on hypoglycemia on the net.  A web page with lots
of information is at:

  http://www.fred.net/slowup/hypo.html

Although doctors tend to recommend lots of little meals
(high-complex-carbo, low-sugar meals) throughout the day, there is
another camp that recommends avoiding carbohydrates altogether.  There
is a VERY ACTIVE mailing list of hypoglycemic people that eat this way
(and do very well).  They are both concerned with weight loss and
blood-sugar control.  Send mail to

  lowcarb-requ…@nmcs.com

with the following text in the body of the message:

  JOIN lowcarb

Expect about 20-30 email message per day!  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
The maintainer of the list also has a web page:

  http://nmcs.com/lowcarb/

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Alejo Hausner (a…@cs.princeton.edu)

Alejo Hausner <a…@dynastar.cs.princeton.edu> wrote:
>Although doctors tend to recommend lots of little meals
>(high-complex-carbo, low-sugar meals) throughout the day, there is
>another camp that recommends avoiding carbohydrates altogether.  There
>is a VERY ACTIVE mailing list of hypoglycemic people that eat this way
>(and do very well).  They are both concerned with weight loss and
>blood-sugar control.  Send mail to

>  lowcarb-requ…@nmcs.com

I was subscribed to this mailing list for a while.  It seemed to me
that many of the readers (or maybe just the avid posters) were
on the low-carb diet to lose weight, not because they are hypoglycemic.
Did I get the wrong impression or is this really the case?

It is true that the list has a very high volume of mail.  Over
Thanksgiving it was probably up to 50 messages a day for the
weekend.

Pam
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   .            ,      
             .:/        
   .      ,,///;,   ,;/           "Ambition is so powerful a passion
     .   o:::::::;;///            in the human breast, that no matter  
        >::::::::;;\\\                  how high we achieve, we are never
          ”\\\\\’" ‘;\          satisfied."   – Machiavelli
               ’;\

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Joe Bernstein <st…@mcs.com> wrote:
>In article <4aa4ke$…@useneta1.news.prodigy.com>, TRGS…@prodigy.com
>(Susan Grabowski) wrote:

>> Count me in for a Hypoglycemia newsgroup.

>> Sue in NJ

>This is my first visit to this newsgroup but its charter does say diabetes
>not hypo.  And hypo is what I (supposedly) have.  I’m told there’s next to
>no research done on the subject independently of diabetes; I sure don’t
>know what causes mine.

>Hypoglycemia newsgroup?  Is this a serious prospect?

>Hypoglycemia newsgroup!  Yes I want it!

I have found quite a bit of literature on hypoglycemia.  The web
pages listed by someone else (sorry, I forget who it was!) are
a great place to start.  I think the reason you were told that
no research has been done is that many doctors don’t recognize
hypoglycemia as a real illness.  

I, too, would love to see a hypoglycemia newsgroup.  I hear alt
groups aren’t too hard to start…

Pam
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      Pamela Minthorn            
 paja…@atticus.stanford.edu  <><     <><    <><   <><    <><  <><    ><>
                                     <><    <><     <><    <><  <><  <><
   .            ,      
             .:/        
   .      ,,///;,   ,;/           "Ambition is so powerful a passion
     .   o:::::::;;///            in the human breast, that no matter  
        >::::::::;;\\\                  how high we achieve, we are never
          ”\\\\\’" ‘;\          satisfied."   – Machiavelli
               ’;\

Bob

(Susan Grabowski) wrote:
> Count me in for a Hypoglycemia newsgroup.

> Sue in NJ

This is my first visit to this newsgroup but its charter does say diabetes
not hypo.  And hypo is what I (supposedly) have.  I’m told there’s next to
no research done on the subject independently of diabetes; I sure don’t
know what causes mine.

Hypoglycemia newsgroup?  Is this a serious prospect?

Hypoglycemia newsgroup!  Yes I want it!

Joe in IL
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Joe Bernstein, free-lance writer, bank clerk and bookstore worker
speaking (obviously) for myself and nobody else

Sue in NJ

trgs…@prodigy.com