Blood sugar plummets in many people when first quitting. The most common side effects felt during the first three days can often be traced back to blood sugar issues. Symptoms such as headache, inability to concentrate, dizziness, time perception distortions, and the ubiquitous sweet tooth encountered by many, are often associated with this blood sugar drop. The symptoms of low blood sugar are basically the same symptoms as not having enough oxygen, similar to reactions experienced at high altitudes. The reason being the inadequate supply of sugar and/or oxygen means the brain is getting an incomplete fuel. If you have plenty of one and not enough of the other, your brain cannot function at any form of optimal level. When you quit smoking, oxygen levels are often better than they have been in years, but with a limited supply of sugar it can't properly fuel your brain.
2007-12-12 05:49:06 · 2 answers · asked by JM 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
If you eat too much, you'll be overweight and have the same health risks as smoking. The dizziness that is felt from quitting is NOT from blood sugar drops, but nicotine withdrawal. Try Medscape or WebMD for sound advice, not old wives tales.
2007-12-15 17:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by Steve R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat 3 healthy balanced meals and snacks in between about 2-3 hours apart. If you nibble on something every twenty minutes it could lead to weight gain
2007-12-12 05:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you eat the same thing every twenty minutes but I dont see what it has to do with smoking.
2016-03-15 22:21:32 · answer #3 · answered by Mary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, that's not a bad idea,
you should get a nice hookah, it won't cure your nicotine fix, but it has everything else you'll miss and is 100x better for you, I've heard of many people using them to quit.
2007-12-12 05:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by Nate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋