Do's & Dont's of Hypoglycemia: An Everyday Guide to Low Blood Sugar Too Often Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed!

by Roberta Ruggiero

Overview

The Do's and Don'ts of Hypoglycemia: An Everyday Guide to Low Blood Sugar is a success because of its simplicity and easy-to-understand format. Its author, Roberta Ruggiero, is able to bring the do's and don'ts of treating and controlling hypoglycemia symptoms through simple diet and lifestyle changes. She takes the reader from understanding and recognizing hypoglycemia to the role diet, exercise and vitamin therapy play in the healing process. Roberta then shows the effects hypoglycemia has on our children, the correlation between hypoglycemia and alcoholism, an extensive chapter on Ask the Experts and the newly released results of a Hypoglycemia Questionnaire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780883913918
Publisher:	Fell, Frederick Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/29/2017
Sold by:	INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Roberta Ruggiero is President and Founder of The Hypoglycemia Support Foundation, Inc.; a nonprofit organization she founded in 1980. Her purpose was, and still is, to be the world leader in disseminating information about the causes, effects and latest treatment of functional hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar. Roberta knows firsthand the plight of the hypoglycemic because she's been there. After 10 years of being misdiagnosed, a simple GTT (glucose tolerance test) and proper DIET finally put her on the road to recovery. She now inspires and gives hope to those suffering from hypoglycemia around the world. Roberta resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 17

Preface-Harvey M. Ross, M.D 19

Introduction to the 4th Edition by Roberta Ruggiero 21

Introduction 23

Chapter 1 Sharing the Journey 27

Letters from Our Mailbag 27

My Personal Experiences 37

Chapter 2 Getting Started 45

Definition of Hypoglycemia 45

Is There A Doctor Out There? 47

Chapter 3 Steps to Health and Recovery 55

Individualizing Your Diet 55

Glucose Tolerance Test 61

Education: A Must 63

Are Vitamins Necessary? 67

How Important Is Exercise? 71

The Benefits of Therapy 74

Positive Attitude: It Won't Work Without It 78

Health and Beauty: You Can't Have One Without The Other 81

Chapter 4 Additional Implications and Recommendations 91

Children and Hypoglycemia: Area of Growing Concern 91

Especially for Teachers 97

Hypoglycemia and Alcoholism: Is There a Correlation? 106

Hypoglycemia: A Prelude to Diabetes 110

Chapter 5 Education is the Key 119

Ask the Experts 119

Chapter 6 Recommended Foods and Menus 151

Chapter 7 Want to help the HSF? 171

Hypoglycemia Questionnaire 173

Appendix A Recommended Books 175

Appendix B Referral Organizations 182

Appendix C Bibliography 185

Index 189