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What are some medications and their side effects for hypoglycemia?

Asked by MerMaidBlu (426points) November 6th, 2009

I have been hypoglycemic for years but only recently started watching my diet and everything else entailed in taking good care of myself. The problem is I LOVE food-this is good considering I rely on it to keep from passing out but there is so many foods I can’t eat without having to worry about it being the wrong thing. It actually is preventing me from eating healthy foods even. I can’t always drink a glass of milk because of the type of sugar, no fruit-I love strawberries and bananas, the list goes on…

I’m not expecting to be able to eat sweets again (i can’t remember why I used to like them so much and only crave a piece of strawberry cheesecake a few times a year or if I’m not eating properly…side note, my understanding is if I’m craving sweets it means I’m eating something I shouldn’t or I’m NOT getting a nutrient I need).

Because I could really go on about this I’m going to try simplifying this…My diet consists of meat, veggies and water. It’s boring and depressing. If I attempt to eat anything else I get dizzy, emotional, can’t focus (2+2=um, 6?) or I’m shaking, yada yada yada…

I’ve heard about medications that I can take to help regulate my blood sugar to the point where I’m not so reliant on keeping protein constantly flowing in my digestive system and can add a little more variety to my diet. Do these exist? Can they do what they claim to do?

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