She can't support me,even in my darkest hour?A Hypoglycemics journey...

[countingsparows]

Today I saw my mother and I know I can't open up to her and trust her.When she saw I had candy in my purse, she just had to belittle me and tell me how terrible it was to eat candy!I was shocked,I couldn't believe she'd start a fight with me ,when she knows darn well why I would eat the candy!I've told her a million times I eat it to raise my blood sugar when I get really weak.Immediately after eating it I feel back to normal.Then I eat something that will give me lasting energy,because she's right,it will bring me up then drop me low afterwards.That was her point for arguing with me but she doesn't know why I choose these candies and she doesn't know why they work for me,so she's wrong and she shouldn't be accusing me of anything.Candy is bad for me?Yes,when I eat it when I don't have a hypoglycemic attack.The candy that I eat to raise my blood sugar is 1 lifesaver and that will automatically raise it back to normal.I eat 3 Reeses mini peanut butter cups and this will give me the lasting energy to get to my next meal.I had a whole bunch of these candies in my purse and she thinks I'm stuffing my face with them.She's wrong#1,I eat 1 life saver and 3 cups,that's not pigging out! I also carry with me candy corn because it's HIGH IN CARBS and sugar,that I need to raise the blood sugar back to normal.I will eat 3 of these.Then I will chew a piece of sugar less gum though not candy,what the heck I'll tell you all my secrets!But every bit helps when you feel weak,I need the fat in the peanut butter cups to give me lasting energy and the carbs and sugars in the candy corn and life saver.When I 'm acute like this I need fast acting sugar like that in a life saver.I've tried eating a small red apple when it hits me and I've noticed it helps but I can't always have a apple with me so I carry the candy around.

[humaniterian87]

Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:10 AM

You don't realize but mom is actually trying to be helpful. She doesnt know enough about hypoglycemia to understand and she is scared something will happen to you if you dont take care of yoruself. I've been guilty of getting on my husbands case about a food choice i thought was wrong not realizing it was actually okay because I am so scared of losing him to diabetes at times