It’s not about how much willpower you have. There’s simply no way to win the blood sugar battle once you’re already riding the hypoglycemic roller coaster; your hormones will win every single time. When you’re in a hypoglycemic state, your brain—deprived of the glucose it needs—assumes you’re in starvation mode. Your brain responds to the faux starvation by sending out ghrelin, also known as the hunger hormone, to get you interested in food. In other words, low blood sugar literally makes you hungry even if it’s the result of overeating. Your body can’t tell the difference.
