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Posted: Oct 23 2010 at 7:20pm | IP Logged Quote joann10
Amy's (my auto-immune compromised daughter of which she is suffering right now) blood sugar has been dropping into the 40's.   She passed out at school Friday....(too scary). It happens about 2 hours after eating a decent meal.

I guess I need to to know what snacks are best for keeping her sugar at an even level and up....she is NOT diabetic, but is having a terrible time right now.

Her auto immune problems are terrible right now and there is talk of sending her the Boston Children's Hospital (500 miles from home)....She visits a rheumatologist in 2 weeks in Syracuse...to try and get her troubles under control, if not, we will be going to Boston.

The urgent problem is her sugar level right now. Any help is appreciated.

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Protein and complex carbs she may need to snack every 1-2 hours right now until this can be addressed. If she feels faint a quick carb like OJ followed by a protein to keep it up.    to you and your daughter how scary. Annie
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Could they still evaluate her for insulin resistance, even if she's not diabetic? Having drastic swings in blood sugar can be a symptom, and it's often not accompanied by diabetes, but can lead to it.

I find that eating a lot of protein and fiber keeps me balanced the best. If I eat too many carbs, then I have a huge blood sugar crash, but I'm not a diabetic...yet. I can eat eggs, bacon (turkey or center cut), whole grain breads, or avocados for breakfast, fruit snacks such as apples, nuts, etc. I can usually avoid an afternoon crash if I have a very loaded salad for lunch. If it's not loaded with enough "stuff" then I'll have a crash. Dinner is still a hard one for me to figure out. I'm trying to find the right balance of things to have so I don't have to snack before I go to bed.

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Posted: Oct 25 2010 at 7:06pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
You might check into "Reactive Hypoglycemia" I have a friend with this and it sounds rather like what you're describing. In this case.. carbs like someone without issues can do.. like the oj followed with protein.. could throw her into another crash.. and no or very low carbs would be the way to go.. lots of protein snacks (like nuts would be very portable) would help her keep things stable.

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