Some of these symptoms can be triggered by other things such as anxiety or stress. The only way to know if it is truly hypoglycemia is to measure your blood glucose by taking a small blood sample when you feel symptoms. If your blood glucose is below normal and the symptoms disappear When food is eaten, hypoglycemia probably is the cause of these symptoms. It is a condition caused by an underlying problem or disease that prevents the body from maintaining normal levels of glucose in the blood. Fasting hypoglycemia can occur when a person goes without food for eight or more hours.
Reactive hypoglycemia is when blood glucose levels fall too low within a few hours after eating.
This type rarely has a serious underlying cause. The best way to manage this type of hypoglycemia is to make changes in your eating habits to assure having glucose enter the bloodstream at a steady, even pace. The best way to manage this type of hypoglycemia is to make changes in your eating habits. Eat five or six small meals or snacks each day. Eating several small meals each day rather than 3 large ones helps regulate the amount of glucose in your bloodstream.