Shaking Frequently When Breaking The Fast? Hypoglycemia Caution

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JAKARTA - Fasting in the month of Ramadan means you have to endure hunger and thirst from rising to setting sun. During Suhoor, you are obliged to eat foods that contain lots of nutrients and fruits so that the body is strong during the day's fast.

However, when breaking the fast, usually the menu that is the mainstay to eat is fried snacks and foods that taste sweet. In addition to its delicious taste, sweet foods are also believed to be able to restore lost energy after fasting all day long. Yes, it is true. Glucose contained in sweet foods can increase blood sugar levels so that the body that was previously weak can regain its energy. But unfortunately, if you consume too much sweet food when breaking your fast, it can actually interfere with your body's health.

The reason is, excessive consumption of sweet foods when breaking your fast can result in hypoglycemia or too low sugar levels. Whereas previously it was mentioned that sugar can help restore energy levels quickly after a day of fasting.

Apparently, you will only get this benefit if you eat sweet foods within normal limits, not excessively. Launching the Herstory page, Wednesday, April 21, breaking with a sweet, especially with complex carbohydrates such as compote, fruit ice, or coconut ice can cause blood glucose to rise quickly. After that it will result in increased insulin production and then glucose drops dramatically, and hypoglycemia occurs.

Then, what are the characteristics if someone experiences hypoglycemia for a moment? Now, if you suddenly feel symptoms such as gold, anxiety, trembling, palpitations, excessive sweating, confusion, difficulty speaking, nausea, and headaches after breaking the fast, you could be experiencing hypoglycemia.

There is no need to panic when hypoglycemia strikes because this condition only occurs for a moment. All you need to do is take a short break and then drink water to neutralize the low blood sugar levels. If within 24 hours the symptoms above do not go away, then you should see a doctor.

In order to avoid hypoglycemia, you still have to control your sugar intake when breaking your fast to stay healthy during fasting.