Hypoglycemia diet eating schedule
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hypoglycemia
I have no hypoglycemia nor reactive hypoglycemia, but on a high carb diet i experience tiredness after eating. Thyroid panel is normal.
What could be the cause?
Well, as reactive hypoglycemia tends to occur after eating high-carb meals due to the fast spike and then crash of blood sugar, I would focus eating foods that do not cause this. Stay away from heavily processed starches (pastas, cereals, breads) and get your carbs from healthy sources like sweet potatoes, spinach, peppers, and other vegetables. A white rice or quinoa would be alright in small amounts and in moderation.
Female, 22, I'll be the first to admit I probably don't eat the healthiest diet. Being a grad student, it's hard to stay on schedule and eat regular meals, but I'm definitely eating. Anyway, this morning, I woke up at the normal 5:45 seemingly okay. I immediately got in the shower, and still seemed okay. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, I got the worst hunger pains I've ever felt in my life. Within about 30 seconds, the hunger was accompanied by nausea and dry heaves.
A change in diet is often recommended; eating frequent meals with lots of protein and complex carbs, since they take a little longer to metabolize. There are now medications that you can take that will help also. I would highly recommend that you see an endocrinologist and get some treatment. The low blood pressure in combination with hypoglycemia can be very scary and dangerous. The treatment is really easy and very successful.
ve ever saw it go is 122 but that was two hours after eating. I get mixed reviews…some material says eat 6 times a day (impossible since I work in a hospital) some say high protein diet others say not to… I'm just getting so confused as to what is right or wrong or normal and not normal with this. Any suggestions?
Within minutes of eating that, I was able to get up and to the bed, with his help. We were TRYING to go to sleep when SUDDENLY, for NO REASON AT ALL, my inner thighs got terrible crams, then ALL THE TOES on my left foot, and then the anterior side of my left lower leg. It was HORRIFIC! I was screaming in pain. I was getting nauseated. I was BEGGING him to call 911. I got the phone and put the numbers in but could not stop screaming to call. Again, he refused to call for me.
Otherwise, if your fasting blood glucose and your blood pressure are normal, maybe you need to look at your diet and daily habits and switch to eating small meals every few hours to maintain your energy, especially if you are "high metabolism", underweight, high-activity (work a lot? high activity or high stress job? work-out a lot? )
Let us know how you're doing and forum members here will provide any feedback they can!
Thanks for your help! I appreciate your feedback! I was wondering about the reactive hypoglycemia and if that's what it could be. This lower blood sugar after eating didn't start until my blood sugars were under the normal limits all throughout the day. I realize it wasn't that low but it was lower than what I was used to. Also, I was wondering if you might know about normal insulin levels? She checked my insulin level and it was 6, she said 0-25 was normal???
The more energy you use the more glucose you burn. Eating improperly (restrictive diet) may not replace the glucose needed for more energy and one may feel lethargic (tired). Keeping simple (refined) sugar out of your diet is good.
4. If low, eat something sugary.
5. Again, watch your diet and eat accordingly. Going from high to low and back to high (high/low/high/low) is very unhealthy.
6. Keep a record/log of the test values. Give this to your doctor to review.
You might be. If your blood glucose was 61 an hour or two after breakfast, especially if your breakfast was fairly high carb (such as cereal, bread, etc) you might have a specific type of hypoglycemia called reactive hypoglycemia which is people who have low blood sugar after a meal high in carbs. I would suggest seeing your doctor and getting tested to see what type of hypoglycemia you have and to make sure you aren't pre-diabetes.
I've been diagnosed with adrenal fatigue and recently diagnosed with diabetes. I've have symptoms of hyper/hypo glycemia for years. I'm a 51 years old female, fairly active, normal body weight. I've been closely watching my eating habits and have observed that about 30 - 45 minutes after consuming food (salads, yogurt, soups, generally a very healthy diet) I get an intense rush of heat which lasts about 1-2 minutes. The heat is experienced in my face and chest.
ve always had a problem with getting very weak and shaky when I went a while without eating, I would need to eat something with a lot of sugar in it to feel better. Someone (not a doctor) told me I have something called "retroactive hypoglycemia".
I have cut out A LOT of sugar from my diet ( I try to keep it under 20 grams a day) since getting diagnosed with Lyme and I'm wondering if this is the problem? Like I just got super weak and shaky at work.
You may be experincing hypoglycemia. If you take insulin you may be taking too much for the amount of food you are eating. As insulin helps the glucose get to the cells and tissue. If you are not taking insulin your body may be releasing a large amount of insulin in response to a meal high in carbohydrates. You need to find a balance as hypoglycemia can cause you to serious problems. I would talk to your dr.
What does it mean when you eat food and your body feels like you never ate so you have to keep on eating, you constantly are tired and when you fall asleep you can't seem to remember much from the night before?
Hello Lilliebelle,
As you may know, we're volunteers here and not medical professionals so none of us can give you a custom treatment plan. Perhaps we'll provide some new ideas to consider with your endo.
First a comment on your "sense" of your Endo. In general, we need to find medical professionals with whom we can discuss and work well. Whether you have ongoing hypoglycemia or eventually become diabetic, you need a *sustainable* life style.
Also, many typical sufferers of hypoglycemia find that they will have hypoglcyemic episodes after eating sugary foods. This is called reactive hypoglycemia, and it means that the body over-responds to the sugary food by producing too much insulin, therefore causing the blood sugar levels to drop.
People who live with hypoglycemia often can control this problem by eating a carefully-chosen diet (do a Google search on Hypoglycemia to see suggestions).
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