Introduction to Hypoglucemia

Hypoglycemia is the inability of the body to handle the overload of sugar, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and stress. Paralysis, headache, depression, weakness, nausea, sweating etc are some of the symptoms of Hypoglycemia. People suffering from Hypoglycemia will tend to be less active or lethargic.

Types of Hypoglycemia:

Functional Hypoglycemia refers to a decrease in the level of glucose present in the blood due to any disease or unknown reasons. Reactive Hypoglycemia refers to an decrease in the level of glucose after eating(post-prandial hypoglycaemia).

The Fasting Hypoglycemia is a type of non-diabetic hypoglycaemia that may be related to any disease or not having food at regular intervals and making the stomach empty for most of the times.

The carbohydrates from vegetables, fruits etc are further embedded into sugar through digestion. This enters the blood as glucose and flow of the same validates the sugar level – either low or high. The Pancreas then secretes insulin to balance the glucose level for the well being of the body.

Thus Hypoglycemia should be handled meticulously to avoid further complications.

How to manage Hypoglycemia at home:

Meals and snacks should be taken at frequent intervals particular at night with decrease in the size of the meal. This is referred as Dietary therapy.

The meal should contain the required combination of Carbohydrates.

If people with fasting hypoglycaemia find that dietary therapy is adequate, then they will go for IV which means Intravenous Glucose Infusion.

Such patients are advised to take up routine exercises like cardio, yoga, along with brisk and long walks.

The Diabetic patients must be constantly monitored and must be well versed with the nutrition aspects.

The sugar level should be constantly checked at home with the necessary kit.

Avoid losing temper and getting stressed out. Instead they should be calm and composed by resorting to different methods like hearing music, yoga, dance etc.

It is quite a common element in every individual and it is thus up to them to take the efforts to keep their momentum going irrespective of the hurdles.