Web
Sites about Hypoglycemia
Links in italics are expired during my last check.
| THE hypo page, maintained by Don McCullough. Featuring thumbnail sketch of treatment, case histories of people suffering from hypoglycemia, bulletins of the Hypoglycemia Association Inc. covering the HAI diet, how to cope with the disease, a reading list, and a list of symptoms. | |
| The 'Internet Dietician', Joanne Larsen (biography), maintains an interactive site covering dozens of nutrition related subjects and diseases, a.o.: Hypoglycemia & Diet page, Bulimia & Hypoglycemia, Recommended Daily Allowances | |
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Homepage for the
Immune Mailing List, covering
various immune-system related ailments such as: chronic fatigue
syndrome, candida, lupus, fibromalgia, Epstein-Barr, multiple
allergies, environmental illness, chemical sensitivity, etc.,
and the symptoms that result from any of the above, including
learning disabilities, migraines, asthma, hypoglycemia, etc.
Archives of the immunes mailing list, lots of links on immune diseases, metabolism disorders, chronic diseases, etc. can be found here. |
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| Dwight Shackelford set up a page to aid in self-diagnosis of a variety of ailments: ADD, hypoglycemia, chronic fatigue, hypothyroid, Candida, depression, allergies. Site includes a list of symptoms of various diseases, basic hypoglycemia info by HAI, several types of diets, hypoglycemia survey info. | |
| Concerned with both weight loss and blood-sugar control. The information centre offers Frequently Asked Questions , for topics relating to low carbohydrate diets, low-carb recipes, info about the low carbohydrate mailing list (subscribe). |
| Site of the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease of the National Institutes of Health. Several types of hypoglycemic disorders are discussed at the hypoglycemia pages. | |
| Other index available at A Glycemic Index The glycemic index is a measure for the effect of certain food on your blood glucose level, ranging from 0 (no rise) to 100 % (same rise as a pure glucose intake). The high index foods should be avoided by hypoglycemics. | |
| Calories, vitamins, minerals counts, etc. Site by Alejo Hauser. | |
| Usenet diabetes FAQs for looking up bG ranges, facts about the endocrine system. For other basic questions about diabetes visit the American Diabetes Association server, Diabetes Glossary. | |
| Merck's site: symptoms of hypothyroidism. | |
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Limited shareware programs by Nutrisoft to count
calories, control protein/carbohydrate ratios. A simple program
is the MS-Windows NutriGenie
Calorie Counter, which allows you to type in the things you
eat and calculates total proteins, fat and carbohydrates per
meal and per day. Fitnesoft offers  download
software featuring a comprehensive database with 'smart search'
to track fitness, calories, nutrition, etc. MasterCook (2nd site): a recipe, cooking, and nutritional analysis program.
FTP
demo version. |
| The Interactive BodyMind Information System (IBIS) references treatments for 282 common medical conditions, among which is hypoglycemia. You may select conditions in IBIS from a general alphabetical list, or from lists arranged according to body system. IBIS' Hypoglycemia page. | |
| Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. hypoglycemia pages, the "protein myth". | |
| This site provides valuable info on a series of nutritional disorders and metabolic diseases. It includes two hypoglycemia links to the University of Montana: discussion of symptoms and dietary treatment and a detailed dietary plan. | |
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Some other links |
Site advertising the book: Stop-don't-Shoot.
Site contains lots of info
for hypoglycemics, including a Sample chapter, FAQ-medical test,
self-testing, links. Site with quick overview of major hypoglycemia sites. |
| Chromium supplements are useful in the treatment and prevention of diabetes, protective against cardiovascular disease and high blood preasure, and helpful to blood sugar regulation in general. VitaNet vitamins & supplements |
| Site by Nutrimed. Pathological Considerations. A state of hyperinsulinism - a defect in carbohydrate metabolism, the opposite of diabetes.Hypoglycemia page, The sugar paradox; Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, probably contributes to more symptoms of chronic "unwellness" than any other condition. | |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine proposed no hi-protein diet for hypoglycemia, but a diabetes-alike diet. Hypoglycemia And Diet. What is Hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar, is a relatively rare condition. The symptoms include shakiness, weakness. | |
| Public service health information. Hypoglycemia guidelines available. NHA address and info | |
| HYPOGLYCEMIA. I. DEFINITION. Plasma glucose concentration less than 50 mg/dL. May be asymptomatic. II. CATEGORIES. A. Postprandial hypoglycemia. 1. Clinical findings. |
| Bratislava Medical Journal Vol. 96, 8/95 - Hypoglycemia Unawareness. Scientific articles about hypoglycemia unawareness with diabetics. | |
| USDA food composition data. Alternative medicine. Melatonin FAQ. | |
| Maintained by Joe Bernstein. His site contains basic info and links about hypoglycemia, stunted growth and depression. In addition, the most informative postings of the hypoglycemia mailing list are archived here (Joe's the archiver of the mailing list). | |
| Diabetes related hypoglycemia. Driving under the influence of hypoglycemia. Cox, et. al., Diabetes 42:239-43, 1993. Hypoglycemia slows reaction time, which is assumed to increase the risk of... | |
| Sugar and its effects. Dear Alice: I have noticed that whenever I eat certain sugary foods -- especially chocolates and hard candies -- I break out into a cold sweat. |
| The Dangers Of Sugar. The question of sugar intake is an important one for anyone wanting to improve his or her health. | |
| The Anxiety & Hypoglycemia Study Group was founded in New York City by Prof. J.H. Levitt of Pratt Institute (Brooklyn) | |
| Hypoglycemia. Bulletin Boards. Alternative names: low blood sugar; insulin shock. Definition: Hypoglycemia is a... | |
| Hypoglycaemia. OUTLINE. What Is Hypoglycaemia? How Does the Body Control Glucose? Blood Sugar Range. What Are the Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia? Hypoglycaemia. | |
| Signs and Symptoms of Hypoglycemia. If you are diabetic and are: feeling very hungry. trembling. with blurry vision. with palpitations or strong... |
| RADICAL - treatment for -- hypoglycemia! Did you know that pregnancy can contribute to overcoming hypoglycemia? Here's how. During pregnancy, the foetus'.. | |
| Are you tired of being given poor advice? Still under construction. | |
| Hypoglycemia is an individualized disease that is profoundly affected by diet. When planning diets for Hypoglycemia, one must take... | |
| Basic info about symptoms, causes and remedies. Advertising supplements for hypoglycemia. | |
| American Diabetes Association, Magazine. Clinical Practice Recommendation: Hypoglycemia and Employment/Licensure |
| Dr. Arnold J. Susser President, Great Life Labs. Kick the Sugar Habit! Processed sugar. It's everywhere. You think that if you avoid pastries, cookies,... | |
| DISEASES And CONDITIONS-Awareness And Prevention. ENDOCRINE DISORDERS. Hypoglycemia. Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Forum on Compuserve Home Page Diabetes and.. | |
| DISEASES & TREATMENTS. HYPOGLYCEMIA. MedicineNet POWER POINTS about HYPOGLYCEMIA: Hypoglycemia means low blood sugar (glucose). Hypoglycemia is only... | |
| Page by R. Paul St. Amand, M.D. Hypoglycemia is word that has been bandied about frequently. That it is sometimes a symptom is definite, that it.. | |
| Alcohol (ethanol) consumption can induce hypoglycemia in individuals low inglucose stores. This is because the... |
| Online source for health, wellness, and biomedical information. With family health library: Find information on adult and children's illnesses, surgical procedures, medical tests, prescription and non-prescription drugs, sports injuries, pregnancy, and more. Contains a.o. info about functional hypoglycemia, Glucose Tolerance Test. | |
| Page by Don Wiss. Very informative site indeed, with many links to other sites about Candida Albicans/Candidiasis. Includes links to organizations, a book list, information about testing on Candida. | |
| Local newsgroup: postings about hypoglycemia. | |
| Basic info about sugar metabolism, diabetic hypoglycemia, reactive hypoglycemia: control mechanism, blood sugar ranges, symptoms of hypoglycemia, causes. | |
| The Institute for body chemistry (organization info) is run by Ed and Pat Krimmel and offers info about hypoglycemia (FAQ), celiac disease (gluten intolerance) and cholestorol. Also has a list of available materials (books, tapes) available through the institute. The Krimmels are authors of the Low Blood Sugar Handbook and Cookbook (see booklist). |
| This is a massive index of all kinds of recipes from the news group rec.food.recipes. | |
| Low carb recipes FTP-archive | |
| There are lots of recipes in the web-pages for the Zone diet. This is one interesting site with pointers to a few others. | |
| Searchable index of USDA nutrient values | |
| Low carbohydrate diets: Frequently Asked Questions |
| Frequently Asked Questions of the newsgroup misc.health.diabetes. The files can also be obtained by FTP. | |
| Commercial site, selling articles on hypoglycemia. To become aware of research on Hypoglycemia (such as new drug treatments or preventive measures), they invite you to purchase their InsideMEDICINE™ Report, which contains over 20 summaries of the most current research on hypoglycemia, conducted by clinical laboratories, and compiled by the Center for Current Research. Free article available. | |
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Aside from the book, you can get here more information
on the Zone diet, power ball recipies, other zone pages, etc.
Russ Swan's Page, also recipes, Jerry Connelly's Page, Scott Nelson's Page, Scott Nelson's Zone Summary, Len Marinaccio's Page, Michael Doherty's Beyond Prozac Page |
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40/30/30 Zone Nutrition Bars |
Commercial producers of the nutrition bars:
Envion (Biozone), PR Nutrition (PR Bars), BioFoods (Balance Bars) |
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Zone debates |
debate with Coggan, debate with Mafetone |
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| FAQ of the mailing list by FTP. Subscription info | |
| Includes: metabolic roles of various organs, stored fuels of the human body, appetite, hunger, and control of food intake, glucose and carb homeostasis (including some info on hypo). Lecture written by a Dr. Walsh of Univ of California, Davis School of Medicine. | |
| If you suspect you've Candida, you will probably find some ansers on the Candida site. This yeast infection have toxines that could cause your problems. |
| Do you have a history of a lot of stress, post-traumatic stress syndrome, or anything like that? How do you feel in hot weather or hot tubs? You should read this bulletin on Adrenal dysfunction. The document is from Hypoglycemia Association, Inc., and situated at the homepage from Don McCullough, and at Dwight Shackleford's webpage. | |
| You can get a lot of answers to why we suffer certain maladies from this website. It's for the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet eating program. It contains very informative FAQs. | |
| This is an interesting study done in China that shows that rice is less insulin producing than wheat. There's a thread titled: Science nerds: rice less insulin-stimulating than wheat in China study. | |
| Find out what a doctor's research paper says about hypoglycemia | |
| Finally, Help for Hypoglycemia Sufferers! |
| A page link inside the MedicineNet Home Page. Contains a definition, symptoms, causes, medical diagnosis, and treatment for hypoglycemia. | |
| Resources about Naturapathic Doctors on the web. You can write them to find a naturapath in your area. Most of these doctors recognize Hypoglycemia as a medical problem. | |
| This is one of the US's premier laboratories that ND's and MD's use to test the balances in the body. Its the Great Smokies Labaratories. | |
| This is the Naturapathic Medicine Network. While their data is not hypo specific, there are some interesting things here including a medical library base (busy!). And another source for finding yourself a naturapath. | |
| This web site has many many links to bunches of stuff, a.o. one on hypo, 4 on the Zone. Here you can read about every diet you ever heard of. |
| Excellent web site. Don Wiss keeps another Gluten-Free Page. | |
| If you are interested in reading up a little more about it...and the bad press it gets also...then try this site. There's a chromium specific site on the Web too. Other chromium site. | |
| Russ Swan's Zone page has some of the more frequent questions addressed as well as pointers to other resources for Zoners on the web. | |
| An NIH clinical research study for patients with "fasting hypoglycemia due to diverse etiologies". | |
| For those who are interested in a doctor's ideas on medicine and the pharmaceutical companies. |
| Information about hypoadrenalism - which seems to be linked to hypoglycaemia in some way. Also comments about adrenal cortex extract, which had been mentioned in Tintera's book. | |
| There's a website with info on acupuncture applied to hypo. | |
| Fairly basic information about Paxil. In cases where the hypoglycemia is a result of a chemical imbalence, Paxil can be useful for correcting the imbalence. Getting rid of the imbalence gets rid of the symptoms (the hypoglycemia). | |
| Some site about the Zone diet. The diet is called after the book "Enter the Zone" by Dr. Barry Sears. This book is widely available in bookstores right now in both soft and hard cover. | |
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Summaries of some interesting journal articles
from the medical literature on diabetes. |
| Vegetarian restaurants often carry organic foods and will often cater to special diets. | |
| This page has a lot of good information, but the author is not a doctor. I think they've just been through the mill so much trying to deal with their symptoms that they probably know more than most doctors at this point. | |
| A summary of some recent journal articles and conference proceedings on diabetes prevention. We all knew we need to maintain normal weight, exercise and follow a proper diet. Fish (salmon and seal) and flax are good for you too because of its omega-3 fatty acids and SDG (site, other site). Perhaps we need to pop the indicated vitamins? One article even suggests alcohol. | |
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This article claims that 1000 mcg of chromium
per day actually reversed NIDDM (noninsulin dependent diabetes)
in a study in China. There was no effect if only 200 mcg was
taken (which is closer to the dosage that those
who take it take). |
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Site includese a "talk with the experts"
section, including "ask the dietician" plus archives of previously asked questions, including the caffeine issue. |
| Frequently Asked Questions from the Low Carb mailing list. | |
| Organized table. A table of USDA food data can be found here. | |
| Excellent source for "Zone" info. Check it out. | |
| Very complete information on all kinds of herbs that are listed by usage such as: blood pressure, heart problems, hypoglycemia, asthma, etc . It gives their medicinal usage and any other roperties they might have. You can also find information any other garden lants you may be interested in. Check it out. It is really great. | |
| Maintains a state-by-state list of doctors who specialize in adrenal diseases. The foundation also produces a quarterly newsletter, NADF News that keeps patients and families informed about developments relating to adrenal disorders. Also provides information on support groups around the country and questions/answers. |
| The American Dietetic Association has an informative document on artifical sweeteners. | |
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Here are some good liver sites, if you think
your liver may be one of the usual suspects. Information in which to discuss detoxing with your health care professional. Mini report, thorough version, great references to things like GTF. |
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| Discussion from Health Answers Link. | |
| For those who speak French: l'Association des Hypoglycemiques du Quebec have a new home page here. | |
| They work with a doctor called Dr.Weill; he's a herbalist etc. and knows about hypo. They also have a forum on alternative medicine. You might have to register with Hotwired to gain access, it's free. |
| Increased risk: antioxidant deficiencies, decreased risk: physical activity and insulin action, moderate alcohol consumption, maintaining normal weight, diet and exercise, exercise. |
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