I'm wondering if anybody out there has a similiar experience to mine.
I have perfectly normal blood sugar when I do the typical fasting blood test at my annual physical.
But I have noticed for many years now (probably since about my mid 20's or so-I'm almost 35) that if I allow myself to get hungry, I have some kind of scary personality and physical change. (sounds kinda funny but it doesn't feel that way)
I was never the type of person to skip meals. I wake up very hungry and absolutely HAVE to eat breakfast. I have to eat protein or I get all weird. I remember one time I stayed over somebody's house and they announced the night before that we were having fried dough(!) of all things for breakfast. That whole night I was wishing we were having eggs or something else for breakfast because I could just imagine how I was going to feel all morning. I couldn't understand why the other people thought this was an acceptable breakfast (and I don't even mean from a health standpoint-I was in my full fat mode at the time). Apparently, they could handle this.
When we went out for lunch, I practically dove into the steak tips. LOL
So what I'm saying is, this doesn't feel like it's normal, as I don't see other people feeling this way.
The way I lost weight (and I'm eating this way to maintain) is by eating small amounts every couple of hours. This works SO well for me. But if I can't get to any acceptable food (SCARY) in time, I get a faint feeling, I start to get irritable and almost desperate and sometimes feel like I'm going to throw up. I have to carry snacks with me. I feel like a prisoner to my food. Does this sound like low blood sugar? I've been reading about it on health sites and it doesn't seem as extreme as what is being described. Are there different "levels" of low blood sugar? Is there anything like "sensitive" blood sugar? It's so frustrating! My SO eats so differently. Neither one of us cares how the other one eats. We're on completely different schedules. He can eat a HUGE meal and not eat for HOURS while I will have eaten about 4 mini meals by the time he gets to his next one. LOL I just never understood how people skipped meals because they forgot to eat. ?!?!?!?!?!