Hypoglycemia

  • Blood sugar test

    Ask Leyla: What are my optimal blood sugar levels?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: What should my blood sugar reading be? A:  I am going to assume you mean fasting blood sugar because this is what most doctors check first to determine any abnormalities. Generally, the normal range for fasting blood sugar, depending…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • Why do I get nauseous if I don't eat?

    Ask Leyla: Why do I feel sick if I don’t eat every few hours?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: I have adult female friends who are somewhat overweight who say if they don’t eat every three hours they feel nauseous and sick. The foods they eat are not from healthy sources. Is their nausea a withdrawal symptom or a…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs): A Review

    Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs): A Review

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    By now we’re all well aware of the importance of good blood sugar control. Even when it’s not a matter of lowering out-of-range glucose in outright diabetes—or avoiding inadvertent hypoglycemic episodes resulting from overzealous insulin dosing—evidence is amassing that optimizing…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • Ask Leyla: What could be causing nausea between meals?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: I have adult female friends who are somewhat overweight who say if they don’t eat every three hours they feel nauseous and sick. The foods they eat are not from healthy sources. Is their nausea a withdrawal symptom or a…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • Ask Leyla: What is causing my palpitations?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: I have a problem with palpitations. They start after I eat around 11:30 a.m. and continue until I fall asleep. I have been given a clean bill of health by my cardiologist. All labs and echocardiogram are normal. I’m…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • Ask Leyla: Falling asleep after a meal?

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q: What is causing my husband to fall asleep two hours after a meal every day? He is 78 years old and in excellent health and takes no medication. A: There are many reasons a meal can induce sleepiness.  Was it…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • Ask Leyla: Hypoglycemia

    By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

    Q:  I found out that I have hypoglycemia. I understand this means low blood sugar. What does this mean in regard to my eating sweets? A:  Low blood sugar, better known as hypoglycemia, is generally caused by diet. (Alcohol, caffeine…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • Sugar disease

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Sugar Disease is a problem that manifests in different ways in different individuals, of different ages and of different genetic susceptibility-but its three cardinal forms are: Hypoglycemia Syndrome X Diabetes Why call it “Sugar Disease”? The term Sugar Disease is…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

  • How sweet it is: An examination of alternatives to sugar

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    People who want to limit their use of sugar may encounter three sets of alternative sweeteners. The first set, the artificial sweeteners, provide no energy and are sometimes referred to as non-nutritive sweeteners. The second set, the sugar alcohols, yield…read more

    Categories: Hypoglycemia

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