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About Michele Damiano
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I can answer questions regarding hypoglycemic symptoms and how to prevent/treat them through various food and lifestyle measures. I can't diagnose anyone or provide information about how to regulate hypoglycemic episodes in diabetics using insulin or other medications.

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Please note that I am not a doctor, and you should seek the advice of a physician if you are suffering severe and/or frequent hypoglycemic episodes. I am a health and nutrition editor with 8 years experience working for national consumer magazines. During that time, I have worked on stories about diabetes and hypoglycemia/coping with blood sugar "dips" while dieting. I frequently consult with doctors, nutritionists, and other medical experts. I also have some personal experience with this topic, as I suffer from mild hypoglycemia and had a grandmother who was an insulin-dependent type 1 diabetic for many years.

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Any advice that I provide as an expert for allexperts.com will be coming solely from me, and can not be endorsed by any current or former employers.

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Cornell University

   

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Am I hypoglycemic?8/8/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: For some consecutive days now I'd always wake up at midnight or very early at dawn, (2, 3 or 4 am) ...
  A: I don't know too much about the effect of aspirin on blood sugar but I've heard that yes, it may ...
Am I hypoglycemic?8/7/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: For some consecutive days now I'd always wake up at midnight or very early at dawn, (2, 3 or 4 am) ...
  A: Hmmm... this is a tough one. Because you're taking several medications it's hard to say what's ...
Questions8/2/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: What are the symptoms of Human Paillomavirus (HPV) and Hypoglycemic. How can one get infected with ...
  A: HPV has nothing to do with hypoglycemia. It is a sexually transmitted disease that usually doesn't ...
do i have it?7/22/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: Well Ive been reading on hypoglycemia and it describes how i feel almost perfectly but mymom is a ...
  A: The only good self "test" I can think of is to examine your symptoms. If you eat lunch or dinner ...
sugar level was a 476/22/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: About 15 years ago my DR. told me I was bordeline Hypoglycemic. What does that mean? I say if it ...
  A: According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), normal ...
2nd Opinion?5/13/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: I have been experiencing typical hypoglycemic symptoms for over 5 years now, but I just recently ...
  A: Unless your blood test turned up some sort of vitamin deficiency I'm not sure how a multivitamin ...
how?4/7/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: how can you tell if you are hypoglycemic?
  A: You can't officially tell without getting a medical test (like an oral glucose tolerance test), but ...
Possible hypoglycemia?4/3/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: I started to have problems last January. I'd get very anxious for no apparent reason and have dizzy ...
  A: I really can't say for sure but it's possible. Just because you don't feel stressed at that moment ...
Possible hypoglycemia?4/3/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: I started to have problems last January. I'd get very anxious for no apparent reason and have dizzy ...
  A: Even if your problems are purely psychological (though I'm not sure if that's the case), please ...
Hypoglycemia.....could I have experienced this?3/21/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: I really don't know what is going on w/ my body....just that it is something. The last several ...
  A: You may be experiencing some hypoglycemic symptoms. If you haven't eaten a while before exercising, ...
my hypoglycemia3/21/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: I've been having symptoms of dizziness, fatigue that are on and off for a while now, I'm a 34 year ...
  A: Your body produces insulin in response to sugar in your blood, so if your blood sugar levels are low ...
hypoglycemia2/4/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: Two years ago I was told by a major university hosp. that I was pre-diabetic. My glucose reading was ...
  A: The problem is that you haven't been comparing apples to apples. If your fasting blood sugar level ...
hypoglycemia2/4/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: Two years ago I was told by a major university hosp. that I was pre-diabetic. My glucose reading was ...
  A: The main question I have for you if whether all of these blood glucose tests you mention were done ...
Hypoglycemia1/31/2008Michele Damiano
  Q: I notice that when I eat and wait too long between meals I start to feel shaky, weak, and I ckecked ...
  A: Just because your blood sugar levels were normal when your doctor tested them doesn't mean that you ...
hypoglycemia?12/25/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: Recently I have had some episodes of dizziness, weakness, and light sweating. It seems related to ...
  A: It's hard to say but it's possible. Try cutting back on sugary foods or at least make sure that you ...
Hypoglycemia12/17/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: Here's my problem. I was exercising and felt shaky, light headed and weak so I stopped running and ...
  A: To be honest I am not sure. If you felt ok and your doctor says that blood sugar levels can safely ...
Hypoglycemia12/17/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: Here's my problem. I was exercising and felt shaky, light headed and weak so I stopped running and ...
  A: I'm not a doctor, but this does not sound right to me. Normal fasting blood sugar is less than 100 ...
low blood sugar11/13/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: I was diagnosed when I was 9 (I'm 52 now) I have not had a glucose tolerance test for years and ...
  A: I do not know of any good scientific evidence re: candida and hypoglycemia. Most people with ...
sleep induced foods8/10/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: Every time I eat a meal(I think it's the carbs), I feel tired after. A meal may consist of a cup of ...
  A: You're right- 22.5 BMI is normal. I wouldn't worry too much about tryptophan. Here is a good article ...
feel weak after eating8/3/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: I do not have diabetes, but after eating sugar, I feeel weak and trembly. What could this be? Can ...
  A: Yes, it is possible to have normal blood sugar most of the time but have fluctuations that cause you ...
Hypothyroid & Hypoglycemia7/5/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: I am coming here to ask some questions since my endocrinologist refuses to give me a glucose test. ...
  A: My advice is to get a new endocrinologist... or at least a second opinion from another doctor. I see ...
Hypoglycemia6/28/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: What test is necessary to diagnose hypoglycemia?
  A: That depends who you ask-- my doctor recently told me that if you have symptoms after not eating for ...
low blood sugar6/27/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: I recently had some blood work done and was told that my blood sugar was a little low and ...
  A: You should check with your doctor, but I am not aware of any problems that would occur specifically ...
Feeling weak6/22/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: i have a question that pertains to low blood sugar I think. Every once in a while when I haven't ...
  A: Only a doctor can diagnose you, but this definitely sounds like hypoglycemia to me. I often get ...
Hypoglycemia4/8/2007Michele Damiano
  Q: If I eat sugar, my blood sugar drops. Is this hypoglycemia? ANSWER: Possibly, though everyone's ...
  A: Do you have diabetes? Technically, blood sugar level of 90 is not hypoglycemic (that's 70 or below). ...

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