<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> In the Feb 2000 issue of the University of California Berkeley Wellness Letter, on page 7, is a statement about hypoglycemia -- a caveat: In summary they insist that true hypoglycemia is exceedingly rare and is not a disease, but a symptom of some other *severe problem such as liver disease, stomach surgery, or a tumor of the pancreas. Then it goes on to say that "reactive hypoglycemia" is a catch all diagnosis that many doctors erroneously give to cover a complex of symptoms that may not have much to do with blood sugar levels at all. A short while after a meal some people may feel "dizzy, shaky, anxious and otherwise unwell." Or they may feel faint or ill if they go several hours without eating. Some docs call this "hypoglycemia" and recommend special diets etc. The glucose tolerance tests they use to detect hypoglycemia are designed to detect diabetes and have "no value for hypoglycemia." A better test involves taking a blood sample at the onset of symptoms, and these blood tests almost always show that the dizziness etc., are not related to blood sugar levels. Most people with these symptoms have normal blood sugar levels. In summation: "Be skeptical about a diagnosis of reactive hypoglycemia." When I described exactly these symptoms to my internist a few years ago and suggested that I might have hypoglycemia, he explained very plausibly that what I had was a reaction of too much acid, which, as I've mentioned before, can take forms other than just the heart burn so many of us are familiar with. -vance I might also mention that we celiacs must be getting popular since a pharmaceutical company now offers a drug to make people into temporary artificial celiacs. That new fat blocker (is it Zanical or something like that?) for dieters that is advertised so much on TV warns that it will cause most of the fat to pass straight through the intestines without being digested, causing diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and the inability to absorb vitamins and minerals. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :)