What is Reactive Hypoglycemia?

I got an interesting letter in my mailbox last night from Martha in Tucson who asked me “what exactly is reactive hypoglycemia?” I realized that I’d put a lot of information out here on the blog, but nothing that states concisely what the condition is.

Simply put, reactive hypoglycemia is a blood sugar disorder; it’s a symptom of an underlying condition. You can read about the causes here, but most are benign (just bothersome!). If you have reactive hypoglycemia, your body’s gluco-regulatory system (the part of your body that turns food into fuel) does not operate normally. You will experience blood sugar highs that you probably won’t notice, and blood sugar lows that you most probably will (ranging from mild shakes and feeling ill, to severe nausea, fainting and even seizures). There’s more about symptoms here.

Please look around the site for more in depth answers–and welcome!

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