Only a perfect diet will control hypoglycemia. It is not the food one adds but what one removes that determines recovery. Patients must eat no table sugar, corn syrup, honey, sucrose, glucose, dextrose or maltose. All heavy starches must be avoided including potatoes, rice, pasta etc. Excessive fructose is provided by the several pieces of fruit needed to make one glass of juice.
Caffeine intensifies the action of insulin and is also forbidden.
Certain carbohydrates such as sugar-free bread are allowed but intake is limited to one slice three times per day. Only one piece of fruit should be eaten in a four-hour period. Improvement begins in about seven to 10 days. Considerable relief is afforded within one month. During the first 10 days of treatment headaches are common from caffeine withdrawal and fatigue induced by changing the body's basic source of fuel, and in some patients can be quite severe.