Hi,

The symptoms you are describing could certainly be attributed to the type of food you are eating.  It sounds to me as if your blood sugar levels are dipping too low, too quickly, which is giving you the symptoms you describe (trembling and sweating) and this could also be responsible for the feelings of hunger you are experiencing so soon after eating.

Let me explain how this can happen.  When certain foods are eaten, our blood sugar can rise too quickly and our regulating hormone, insulin, has to bring this down again to a safe level.  If the increase in blood sugar has been quick, or our regulating hormonal system is not very efficient, this can sometimes result in the body over-compensating and releasing too much insulin.  This can cause blood sugar to drop to too low a level and, as you have rightly pointed out, feels the same to you as a diabetic hypo.

There are a number of foods which can do this.  The obvious ones are sweet, sugary foods, but the less obvious ones are white, refined carbohydrates.  By this I mean white bread, pasta, rice, cakes, biscuits etc.  If you are eating any of these, I would recommend that you change them to the slow-release carbohydrates, such as wholemeal bread, brown rice or wholegrain pasta, noodles or cous cous.  I would also minimise any sweet foods in your diet.  Slow-release carbohydrates are particularly important first thing in the morning, when our blood sugar is already at its lowest.  For this reason, white toast and jam is not a good start to the day!  Wholemeal toast spread sparingly with a nut butter, or with a banana, would be a much better choice.

I would also recommend you fill your plate at lunch and dinner with lots of salad or cooked vegetables.  These high-fibre foods should help fill you up more and sustain you until your next meal.  They are also bursting with vitamins and minerals!  Hopefully, with a few simple changes you will soon start to feel better.