Posted by Racer on March 15, 2006, at 19:46:51
In reply to Re: BP and hypoglycemia?, posted by Sobriquet Style on March 15, 2006, at 18:28:27
Pretty much anything that affects your endocrine system will affect your mood. When your blood sugar drops, first your body produces some adrenaline, to keep you on your feet while you try to hunt for something to bring it back up, and then your liver starts releasing stored glucose, which also affects your blood chemistry. That whole process will affect your mood.
So, while I don't know anything specific about bipolar and hypoglycemia, I do know that insulin is a very powerful hormone, and fluctuations in blood glucose levels will cause all sorts of weird symptoms. The sort of aggression you describe is very much like my reaction when I am about to faint, or just did faint: "Leave me alone, get away from me, I'm FINE" -- that last usually said as I'm on my way back to the floor... That's the adrenaline. Scary, but normal-reaction-in-abnormal-state.
Hope that helps a bit, and you could try the diabetic association site for links that might help you find out more. I'd bet SS is right, that controlling your blood sugar will help a lot with controlling your mood swings.
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