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To be honest Bob, I would almost rather suffer through an IBS attack than go to LI, unfortunately both my and my wife's families are there so I am there quite often. Will be there Saturday as a matter of fact. Hasn't changed much. Still way too many people, too many cars, everyone's trying to be the first person to nowhere, everyone's pissed off at everyone else.
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Welcome to the boards, Bill!
I, too, have both IBS and hypoglycemia. And, yes, you are correct that Heather's diet is not really very good for someone with low blood sugar.
Like you, I cannot tolerate sugar at all. I had to give it up years ago because I would get dizzy if I had sugar (sometimes the dizzy spell would hit the next day). Diabetes is rampent in my family and some members, like me, had hypoglycemia before developing diabetes. (Thank goodness I'm not diabetic ... yet.)
The difficulty with the IBS diet is the need to eat refined foods (soluble fibre) such as bread made with white flour and white rice, etc. These types of foods are usually very high in sugar and a bad idea for someone with blood sugar problems. On the other hand, if you have IBS, these foods often make other foods easier to tolerate if you eat a soluble fibre staple like white bread or white rice with other things.
It's definitely a dilemma and I don't have any great answers. I've had IBS all of my life and usually I have to eat first for IBS and second for hypoglycemia because otherwise I would be in constant pain and agony. So I'm afraid I am guilty of eating white bread products (bagels and kaiser rolls) which obviously contain sugar. For rice, I stick to white Basmati rice which I understand is not as bad sugar-wise as other white rice. It has a higher glycemic count or something. (Someone once posted something about this on this message board.)
Otherwise, I stay totally away from products high in, or with added, sugar. So far my approach seems to be working. I don't get dizzy spells anymore and my hypoglycemia seems to be stable. My mom was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 40. I'm almost 48 and I still haven't developed it.
The other thing I do is keep my weight down and exercise regularly. I also eat small meals often --- all day long -- which also helps control my hypoglycemia and which coincidentally is also good for my IBS.
Hope this helps.
Belinda
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Would acacia or benefibre be good substitutes for the white bread, etc. so you could keep your blood sugar regulated?
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Oh, I hear ya Bill! Those are some of the worst aspects of
life on Long Island. It's those things that I don't miss at
all. I recently had a costly "Long Island lapse" but fortun-
ately they're few and far between. I must say that growing up
there did make me rather thick skinned though. "The first
person to nowhere", ah that captures it! Still part of me
longs to go back there, probably because life was simpler
as a kid, even though life there was on the crazy side.I
remember kids used to even deride the Ice Cream truck guys,
with slogans such as "Bungalow Bar tastes like tar,the more
you eat it, the sicker you are.", and "Good Humor gives you
a brain tumor". Yup, a crazy place it was, and probably
still is. So do you take Southern state pkwy, Merrick Rd.
or Sunrise Highway to get to your parent's places? -Bob
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I just joined this site tonight. I did a search for hypoglycemia and IBS, because I too found it difficult reading through the dietary recommendations. However, I have learned to always take what I liked, and to leave the rest.
Soluble fiber has been shown to regulate blood sugar too.
I eat every 3 hours, have to!
I gain weight easily and it is something I fight, because well, insulin helps the body store fat...
I am going to try the acacia, since I tried husk before and did not like the bloat I got at times. I gave it a long time before giving up.
AND
I am from Long Island too. Now, in Houston, Texas.
Grew up in Dix Hills. Small small world.
Thanks guys 
- Lisa
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