 [ Symptoms ] vegetarian and hypoglycemia i have a rare form of cancer and recently converted to a mostly raw vegan diet in the last 3 4 months green juicing some carrot with lemonceleryapple and get my fats from avocado flaxolive oil and raw nuts that are soaked my grains are eziekiel brown rice oatmeal and quinoa protien is from brown rice protein powder chick peas lentils since i have been doing this diet   i believe i have developed hypoglycemia i am awaiting my specialist appt my blood work shows a level of 2 6 i wake up in the night extremely hungry and can not go back to sleep until i eat something after my oatmeal in the morning i feel sluggish i will go from not being hungry to being really hungry all of a sudden i have had my left eye blurr on me 2 3x and last about 5 minutes i have lost weight and muscle tone is it possible for someone with hypoglycemia to live on a veg diet i had turkey last nite for dinner   still woke up hungry thx [ Disease ] healthy ldl cholesterol ranges are less than 100 milligrams per deciliter mgdl an ldl of 100 129 mgdl is near optimal your doctor can determine if medication is recommended to lower ldl values here are some other ways to lower ldl exercise more often exercise can play a large role in decreasing triglyceride levels experts recommend at least 30 minutes of exercise 5 times a week lose weight weight loss can be a result from exercise and diet changes eating fewer calories can help you to lose weight a diet that is high in fruits vegetables lean proteins and low fat dairy products can help to decrease your caloric intake choose healthy fats eat less unhealthy fats found in meats butter dairy products and trans fats found in processed foods and margarine healthy fats are found in olive oil nuts and seeds eating more of these foods are helpful at lower cholesterol this is because of the omega 3 fatty acids also found in tuna salmon and mackerel for more information click on this link