There is some thought that reactive hypoglycemia is more common among gifted children. I don't have an easy answer other than prevention with regular snack and meal times. We found it helps quite a bit to always have some portable snacks in the backpack and car.
That very well could be true, considering the brain uses a lot of calories in it's work. But I wouldn't expect a gifted child to be any more aware than a normal child of the feeling of needing fuel, or rest. Considering how intense some of these gifted kids are, and how focused they can be on things, they may be less aware of their bodies saying, "HEY, FEED ME", haha.
