Hypoglycemia occurs when people with Type I & II diabetes have dangerously low blood sugar levels. Hypoglycemia has many causes and can affect anyone but in most cases is caused by the prescribed medication not working effectively with the diet of the diabetic. Although it is a potentially dangerous condition it can be corrected by immediately administering protein or food.

Adrenaline is a hormone that raises blood sugar levels and sometimes when the body releases extra adrenaline into the bloodstream to protect against hypoglycemia, this in itself can cause some of the symptoms associated with hypoglycemia. These symptoms are the skin can become pale and sweaty, shakiness, anxiety and a fast beating heart (palpitations).

Other symptoms of hypoglycemia are headache, fatigue, weakness, blurry or double vision and extreme hunger. This is caused when the brain is starved of glucose, the brain is the body’s major organ that will suffer the most and rapidly and significantly when the body's blood sugar levels drop to abnormally low levels. When the blood sugar levels are at the most severe or if remedial action is not taken quickly the lack of glucose to the brain can cause seizures, confusion and/or loss of consciousness (diabetic coma).

It is not uncommon for diabetics in their teens to get hypoglycemia at various times in their lives. This is because insulin moves the sugar out of the blood and into the body's cells where it is used as a fuel. So teens being teens and not being vigilant with their diets are susceptible if they take too much insulin and then don't eat enough energy food to balance the insulin they have taken so they are then vulnerable to a drop in blood sugar.

When a person suffers a hypoglycemic attack there is a misconception that they should be given something sweet. The real reason they are suffering from hypoglycemia is that they are lacking in protein; and a food high in protein like peanut butter, is often all that is required to relieve their symptoms.

If however, the person does not recover quickly as a result of being given protein then medical advice is paramount. At this time the medical staff will administer necessary medication and a complete assessment of their medication will be made, as well as reinforcing with the patient the need to be vigilant with eating properly.

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