hard facts

Pancreas (hormonal-Endocrine) low blood sugar symptoms:

• Dizziness when standing suddenly
• Sugar cravings
• Headaches that are relieved when sugar or alcohol are consumed
• Shakiness, jitteriness
• You wake up craving sweets in the night
• Tired, weak or shaky feeling if you miss a meal.
• Need to drink coffee to get going in the morning
• Impatient, moody and nervousness
• Tired feeling 1-3 hours after eating
• Poor memory
• Feeling faint
• Poor concentration

High blood sugar symptoms:

• Night sweats
• Very thirsty, wake up during the night to drink water
• Fatigued in general
• Crave sweets but even when you eat them your symptoms don’t improve Increased healing time

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Pancreatic Insufficiency

Gas, bloating, and other symptoms can surface when the pancreas doesn’t secrete enough of the enzymes needed for normal digestion. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

• Add enzymes to your meals
• Under the direction of a qualified healthcare provider, take digestive enzymes with meals regularly to reduce symptoms

• Load up on antioxidants
• Lessen pain and prevent recurrences of pancreatitis by taking a daily supplement containing beta-carotene (9,000 IU), vitamin C (540 mg), vitamin E (270 IU), methionine (2,000 mg), and selenium (600 mcg; note: this amount should be supervised by a healthcare professional)

• Modify your diet
• With your healthcare provider’s approval, try a low-fat diet to reduce symptoms

• Get routine checkups
• Visit your healthcare professional regularly to make sure you are not developing nutritional deficiencies or other problems associated with pancreatic insufficiency

These recommendations are not comprehensive and are not intended to replace the advice of your doctor or pharmacist. Continue reading the full pancreatic insufficiency article for more in-depth, fully-referenced information on medicines, vitamins, herbs, and dietary and lifestyle changes that may be helpful.