10:50pm

This is part of an artical i found.



BALANCE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR


There is a direct link between mood and blood sugar balance. All carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose and your brain runs on glucose. The more uneven your blood sugar supply the more uneven your mood.

Eating lots of sugar is going to give you sudden peaks and troughs in the amount of glucose in your blood; symptoms that this is going on include fatigue, irritability, dizziness, insomnia, excessive sweating (especially at night), poor concentration and forgetfulness, excessive thirst, depression and crying spells, digestive disturbances and blurred vision. Since the brain depends on an even supply of glucose it is no surprise to find that sugar has been implicated in aggressive behaviour, anxiety, and depression, and fatigue.

Lots of refined sugar and refined carbohydrates (meaning white bread, pasta, rice and most processed foods,) is also linked with depression because these foods not only supply very little in the way of nutrients but they also use up the mood enhancing B vitamins; turning each teaspoon of sugar into energy needs B vitamins. Sugar also uses up other important nutrients.

The best way to keep your blood sugar level even is to eat what is called a low Glycemic Load (GL) diet and avoid, as much as you can, refined sugar and refined foods, eating instead whole foods, fruits, vegetables, and regular meals. There are a number of books that explain the low-GL diet in detail including the Holford Low GL Diet. Caffeine also has a direct effect on your blood sugar and your mood and is best kept to a minimum, as is alcohol.





http://www.foodforthebrain.org/content.asp?id_Content=1713

10:15pm

I had a huge episode tonight. It onset fairly quickly at a group meeting. In an hour or so it prettymuch left as quick as it came. I happend to remember what I ate for lunch, 3 pieces of pizza, I normaly ony eat 2, and 3 mini cupcakes. I had an idea, can sugar set off bipolar? Well indeed it can along with carbohydrates, 3 pieces of pizza 3 cupcakes wow that's a lot of bad things. I looked more into it, the feelings I had erliar that I thought was a migrain, well its a big sign of an upcoming episode.

10:00pm

Wow, it was pointed out to me tonight about one of my posts this morning. I know sometimes for everyone has point where it seems no one can help. I've got tons of support from many people around me. Sometimes it is hard to tell someone how you feel, but it needs to be done or it builds up.

4:40pm

Andrea sais i probably have the stomach flu/cold thing that spreading through the office. Might be what the Wife and Kid cought 1st. I feel like puking and pooping at the same time. haha at least i'll be cleaned out.

4:30pm

Must be the weather doing all thid crap to my head. I just want to go home and take my head off rinse it out to clean all the gunk then put it back just to make my head feels less crappy. hah

2:00pm

ok, i think i may have it. It's getting hard for me to read, focus, and think straight. it could be the onset of a nasty migrane.. ug need to find drugs very soon.

2:00pm

whew.. not sure what's going on right now. I think i ate too many little cupcakes or pizza. I'm all light headed feal sick to my stomach and i think i'm sweating..

9:40am

I'm so tired, mentaly and physicly. Plus i'm so worn down that i've become a blob of flesh setting down all day, crying at night and sometimes in the morning. At this point i don't think anyone can help.