Were you diagnosed with this? I wonder about myself. I had my sugar tested a few months ago and it was good.

Every time I’ve mentioned the symptoms to the doctor they agree that it’s hypoglycemia, and since diabetes runs in the family I’m nagged into getting a glucose test every couple of years which I always do well on. One time I’d just eaten a sugar laden danish about a half-an-hour before the test and my sugar level was still really low.

I hate breakfast. If I skip breakfast I feel better the rest of the day and have more energy. If I eat a big breakfast, forget my energy level of the day. BUT they always press for everyone to eat breakfast because they say that is the most important meal of the day. I just read an article about that.

They key word there is "they". Who are "they"? For kids breakfast is important, but for me the less I eat for breakfast, the better I feel the rest of the day. I can tell a big difference between a high-carb and a low-carb breakfast, as well. Lotsa carbs in the morning will pretty much ruin my day.

I live with headaches. Is this part of hypoglycemia too. Although I have an eye appointment next week, I wonder if this has something to do with it instead.

It can be. I used to think my occasional headaches were from caffeine withdrawal until one day I grabbed some soda-pop in the  dark at my cousin’s house to get a little caffeine, and I seemed fine -- later I looked at the bottle and it was caffeine free pop. That’s when I realized it wasn’t caffeine withdrawal, but sugar withdrawal. There seems to be some kind of balance between how much, what kind and when on sugar that is crucial for some people.

That is so interesting with the oatmeal too. I didn’t know there was a difference. My dad has diabetes II. It is controlled by diet, exercise, and a low dose of pills. He is not on insulin yet. He eats oatmeal every morning. I am going to pass that info to him about the oatmeal. Thanks.

Some people believe, an there is evidence to support it, that fiber allows us to process the sugar apart from the insulin, so a high-carb food that’s also high-fiber will allow the body to more easily handle the carbohydrates.