I know this all too well. Simple sugars (fruit & such) don't do much for me. When I go low I have to have complex sugars like bread, crackers, muffin, pasta, rice etc). It's a huge pain in the butt. The feeling is like a panic attack for me. I shake, feel nauseated, lose all concentration etc and the fact that I suffer from panic attacks don't help as when I go low the bad feeling sets off a panic attack. On top of it I'm anemic. The doctors have tried everything and cannot get my iron levels up. I was on a 6 week therapy of iron supplements & iron rich diet and I only met the borderline of normal. Docs said my body just doesn't absorb or hold it so I will always be anemic. The anemia also gives some of those crappy, tired feelings.

Talk to your doctor to find out what brings your levels up best whether it is simple or complex sugars that way you will know what works best to keep your sugars up. Other than that all I can tell you is you will learn the feelings you get when you start to drop and can get something in you before you get to a low that makes you feel terrible. When that happens you will atleast be able to keep from getting the horrendous feeling and will catch it quickly.