I had nocturnal hypoglycemia. My blood sugar would drop precipitously while I slept and then I’d get a rush of adrenaline, which would bring my glucose up and w

I had nocturnal hypoglycemia. My blood sugar would drop precipitously while I slept and then I’d get a rush of adrenaline, which would bring my glucose up and wake me up. A doctor told me to drink apple juice before bed. Bad idea. Here’s how I fixed it: low-carb diet and exercise. My theory was that the problem wasn’t low blood sugar, but poor blood sugar regulation. Glucose regulation is a negative feedback system, and by eating large amounts of sugar or carbs, all I was doing was giving my system a temporary spike, which would lead to instability and a big drop later. So I cut out all carbs. That stabilized it a lot. Then I started exercising more. That really helped. And then strangely enough, meditating for twenty minutes before bed also seemed to have an impact. Now, I’m in better shape and can eat some carbs, but only in relatively small amounts. If I eat fruit, I’ll usually go for a walk immediately, so I don’t get as much of a spike. It’s also worth noting that I have PTSD, which is strongly linked with endocrine dysregulation, so maybe that’s some of the underlying cause. The result of all this is that my glucose is now very steady and I’m not having the drops while I sleep. Of course, no doctor advised me to do any of this. This is all n=1 “nonsense” that “evidence based” medicine would ignore.