oh i fully agree, these 190lb kids pounding their 100g of intra workout carbs and bags of candy inbetween sets to prevent "going hypo" is silly and obnoxious.
Most people that report "going hypo" dont have a clue what they are talking about and are misconstruing hunger of fatigue for low blood sugar.
But i wouldnt say all of these reports are misreported.
being hypoglycemic isnt a binary state the way i see it in these conversations, and some peoples tolerance to BG fluctuations may be less than others.
I know for me personally, when the standard gambit of symptoms (cold sweats, shakyness, extreme brain fog, that sick fatigue feeling) starts to hit for me around the mid to low 60s when i check my BG, but that doesnt mean there are signs leading up to that point and i can feel the shakyness and fatigue setting in way before it gets to that point.
When i feel those symptoms coming on, and my BG is still in the 70-80s I am, in a clinical sense, not hypoglycemic, but im still goign to use the word "hypo" when discussing it since its what everyone understands.
I guess what im saying is, sure, most of these discussions about going hypo, the guys arent actually going clinically hypoglycemic, but they associate those symptom with that word and maybe use it too liberally when instead they should have just said "i need to eat".
Yes precisely, there's a huge difference when people are actually going hypo, compared to feeling a false sense of going hypo.
This is factual that some people blow it out of proportion, but it is also pretty common and it's been a thing, and I've mentioned this for years with myself, with exercise induced hypo.
But if we're talking about real legit going hypo during these instances, people need to look at their genetics, family history, and genetic predispositions and so on, on top of that with diet and meal timing.
For myself, I was simply dealt some bad cards.
My father was a juvenile diabetic, my mother is now a diabetic, so is my one sister, but the rest of us siblings all have either experienced or are currently going through bouts of being hypo.
But this also comes down to having understanding, and being grown ass adults and taking care of ourselves.
Some of these people that talk about going hypo, don't take care of themselves for shit, They consume garbage, they drink these energy drinks all fucking day, and some associate having a crash with going hypo, and some can be a combination of bad nutrients with having a crash.
But if someone was legitimately authentically going hypo they're going to fucking know it. It's a terrible feeling.
Some people just drink these energy drinks like water. Gosh, just about every store has an entire section in the refrigerator with all sorts of ridiculous brands, flavors and shit.
It's terrible..
