everytime i try and donate blood, they just sit back and laugh when i begin to tell them what they will find in the screen. aside from various medications such as birth control, etc., i am also hypoglycemic. which basically means that i am the opposite of a diabetic(type 1) in the sense that i a have too much insulin and not enough blood sugar, whereas the diabetic would have not enough insulin. usually i do pretty well as long as i can manage to mainly eat protein. however, this becomes dangerous for me when i become stressed out because i internalize things and i causes me to start my period early. now instead of being a normal human, this means that my period will last for sometimes two weeks. once i begin to lose blood, i not only become more fatigued, but my ability to maintain proper blood sugar becomes very difficult. Today, for example, at work this afternoon has been particularly rough because a lot of things are going wrong. not only that but for the past few days i have been unable to control myself. i must be way past anemic because this morning my blood sugar dropped within a few minutes to the point where i become dizzy and confused. it feels like i lose control, then i began to gag and became very aggravated with the girls while they were asking questions, for no reason. i hate this feeling of losing control, but i have no choice. i am very fragile when my blood is concerned. i am not over weight or out of shape, quite the opposite. but i can't ever leave my house in the morning with out knowing what i will eat for lunch. i can't ever skip a meal and depenging on what i ate for the previous meal decides how long i have until i start to drop. Now keep in mind that blood sugar maintains the brain activity, so the first thing that goes is my sentence structure. then my coordination. i get dizzy and then become very frustrated or drowsy(depending on how fast i drop but this is usually within 20 minutes) this will never go away, and it will not change unless i do in fact become diabetic eventually (thank you genetics). it wakes me in my sleep and it effects most of my decisions. today was much worse. even now more than two hours later i feel dizzy. i have got to stop internalizing things because it is really effecting my health. i just hope dad remembers to bring home the iron because i keep getting dizzy. so, if any one knows how i can stop internalizing things, please leave some pointers. i need to learn how to relax and let go. deep breath, and i think i might just make it through the day.

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