Symptoms of Hypoglycemia
Many of the initial symptoms are caused by your body’s attempt to slow the rapid fall of sugar in the blood by releasing adrenalin. Adrenalin is the same hormone released when you are afraid—it signals an emergency condition. A sudden release of adrenalin results in the following symptoms, the same symptoms you probably experience when you have just avoided a car accident.
- trembling and shakiness
- heart palpitations
- sudden sweatingsweaty palms
- overall clamminess
- inner trembling
- nausea
- cold hands and feet
These are among the most common symptoms that adrenalin is being released. Having these symptoms is not a guarantee that you have hypoglycemia. This is why many people who do have hypoglycemia have been told that they are having panic attacks. Aside from the clear symptoms of an adrenalin rush, you may also have some or all of these symptoms.
- hunger
- a feeling of mental “cloudiness”
- pallor around the mouth
- dilated pupils
- feeling faint
- apprehension
If you have some or all of these symptoms 2-5 hours after eating, and you feel and work better after eating, it is very possible that you have hypoglycemia. Even when you are not having an “attack”, your hypoglycemia will have an effect on your overall well being, and many hypoglycemics report these chronic problems:
- constant fatigue or exhaustion
- headaches or migraines
- dizziness
- blurred or double vision
- ringing in the ears
- faintness
- insomnia and other sleep problems