clarify/rephrase

[nolly]

I think my comment in the branch discussion in serenejournal's LJ may be more clear than my original statement, which was something of a first draft, so I'm reposting it here:

I know that I rapidly become irrational when I need food, especially when I'm physically tired. I've gotten pretty good at having a plan for dealing with this in ways that don't have much impact on other people. Occasionally, factors beyond my control throw a monkey wrench into those plans, and the cranky spills. If I am not exhibiting basic courtesy, I don't feel I have a right to expect it from others. However, in this situation, rudely ignoring me is going to be rather less exacerbating
than rudely arguing with me, which is part of what I felt needed to be said -- whether it's heard or not. Handing me food or otherwise assisting in acquisition of food is likely to be helpful, but I don't actually expect that from anyone -- it's bonus if it happens, but ultimately, it's self-care and self-responsibility.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Have you been checked for hypoglycemia? It would not be surprising for you to have that with the family medical history. In any case, a good protein snack option could be any type of nuts you like and tolerate well. They are portable and hold up well in the car. You could tuck a small can or bag in the glove compartment for the occasional unexpected need. In an unopened package, they keep a long time which would be helpful since I'm hearing you say that most of the time you have the food situation under control, but occasionally there are special circumstances when plans go awry and you have a problem. It sounds as if this particular incident was triggered by a combination of factors and the last minute change of plans without notice exacerbated the situation.
JGM

[moontoad.livejournal.com]

Also, the old tests for hypoglycemia don't work. That is, a glucose fast test won't tell you if you're hypoglycemic. You have to actually have a hypoglycemic episode to be diagnosed as such these days. I think that is mostly because everyone becomes hypoglycemic at some point (just don't eat all day day long, and you'll have low blood sugar). Having hypoglycemia as a chronic condition is far different from having low blood sugar from skipping meals.

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I'd last had a snack ~5.5 hours before, and lunch ~4 hours before that, and I'd speant 90 minutes or so working out immediately before, so I'm guessing it's not so much something indicative of a need for medical intervention as fairly normal biology.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Whoa, how'd I get logged out? The anon that sounds like me is, in fact, me :)