They look similar, but have totally different causes and are not the same.

I don’t know how much control you have, but you may want to find a doctor who is a little more up to date on Reactive Hypoglycemia.

In the mean time, you can improve your own situation by changing your diet. I don’t recommend a crazy diet, just a healthy one with specific proportions of protein and carbs. Take a look at the Diet section of this site, and if you need more help, my book (in the sidebar), has hundreds of recipes.

I’ve had nightmares since I was a child and I think some of it was stress but the rest was definitely reactive-hypoglycemia.

Thanks so much for writing this. It hit me in the gut time after time as I read each paragraph.

I’m glad you were such a great mother and found the real reason for your sons pain instead of throwing him onto depression pills(which unfortunately happened in my case).

Stupid sugar. What a terrible plague it is on our society and world.

I’m so glad you found this page. I knowexactly how you feel. I hope that you now have a diagnosis…at least you know you aren’t alone.

Best,
Stephanie

Unfortunately my parents chose to believe the doctors. Since I was 8 they accused me of being clumsy, distracted, depressed, asocial, lazy. I told them I felt sick, I felt like sleeping the whole day and I felt like passing out but after everything was ok in the common medical tests they convinced themselves I just needed to stop whining and deal with life. My relatives and teachers have been even less supportive.
I remember once they were commenting about something saying that when you’re 14 year old no matter how unhealthy your life or diet is or how little you sleep, you can’t help but feeling great and full of energy. I was there thinking: “hello?! I’m 14 and I feel like a comatose 90 years old, do you need other hints that I’m genuinely sick and it’s not just a matter of will power?!”