I'm on my 3rd day of a low GI, more
frequent meal diet and I'm really
struggling. My insulin seems to spike at
the same point in the morning between 10-1
(slightly better today) despite the change
in foods and I'm very depressed having
broken down in tears.
The biggest worry for me at the moment is
bloating. I seem to struggle with the
smaller, more frequent meal plan, leading
to that gassy feeling and a horrible
symptom of being aware of my breathing. I
have tried over the counter remedies to no
joy.
Does anyone have any advice on this? I'm
deeply anxious and worried this problem
will prevent me properly sticking to the
diet and thus prevent me from controlling
my reactive hypoglycemia properly.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
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Stan
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Posted: 05-30-08 20:01pm
What are you eating?
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Konnor5092
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Posted: 05-31-08 11:47am
A typical day would be....
- 2 whole wheat cereal biscuits with
unsweetened soya milk, spoonful of
flaxseed oil
- 2 slices of soya and linseed whole grain
bread with 2 eggs
- wholegain pitta with chicken breast and
salad, pear
- Half a rump steak, sweet potato + low
fat cheese, vegetables
- wholeweat pasta + mince, chopped
tomatoes, tomato puree
- smoked salmon or soya nuts before bed,
spoonful of flaxseed oil
It doesn't seem to be any better or worse
based on the food I'm eating, simply the
regularity and additional quantity of
eating every 2-3 hours.
I've never been able to burp in my life
and the air feels trapped between my mouth
and stomach (Oesophagus). I don't
experience any chest pain or bowell
irritability.
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Stan
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Posted: 05-31-08 11:56am
Ouch, NOT a good diet right there.
1. Try to eat sprouted grain bread,
nothing else, and no more than one slice
per day to start.
2. Avoid soy products at all costs. A
little soy is okay, like a little tofu in
miso soup, but not the amount you're
eating. Soy is NOT a good alternative to
meat and NOT a good alternative to regular
foods. If you can't have regular milk,
get regular, unsweetened almond milk.
3. Don't bother with the flax oil. Get
some fish oil capsules. It should say on
the bottle that they're from small, wild
caught fish.
4. As you can guess, that bread you're
eating is bad. Soy products are lots of
grains are in poor condition because they
haven't been sprouted. This is especially
true for soy, which has enormous levels of
something called phytic acid, which our
bodies are incapable of digesting. The
more of it you eat, the more the body has
this crap in it to get rid of, which leads
to bloating and gas. This is why most
beans cause it, if you don't sprout them,
you don't unlock this acid and make it
digestable. Otherwise, your body just
attaches other nutrients you have in your
body to it so it passes through. NOT
GOOD.
5. Guess what, they make sprouted grain
pitas too. I'm currently eating one piece
of sprouted bread in the morning, and a
pita for lunch.
6. They make sprouted pasta too.
7. For nuts, mixed is best, and raw if you
can. Otherwise, stick to walnuts,
almonds, pistachios, macademias and so
forth. Avoid peanuts and cashews for now
because they're beans, not nuts.
One of your problems is that, based on
what you wrote, you're eating way too much
at once. All of that could be put into
three meals. Also, you're giving yourself
too high of a carbohydrate load with each
meal. One piece of bread and one pita is
more than enough for anyone, and it's
healthier to keep your grain intake fairly
low if you can tolerate it in the first
place. I'm glad you're eating a sweet
potato instead of a regular one, but it's
best to avoid root vegetables at first.
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Konnor5092
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Posted: 06-09-08 04:49am
Cheers Stan,
I’ve subbed out the soya and linseed
bread for organic sprouted wheat bread. I
also appear to be fine which lactose free
dairy milk instead of soya.
The bloating seems to be under control
which is good. I think it may have been
caused primarily by me bolting food down.
In your opinion regarding breads, pastas
and grains, which out of wholemeal,
wholegrain or wholewheat is most suitable
for a hypoglycaemic? I know I/we should
definitely avoid white flour, but are
there any other key ingredients to be
weary of?
Would you mind have a quick gander at my
meal list?
Oatbran with water and unflavoured whey
protein
2 eggs fried with olive oil OR omelette
with tomato and cheese + a slice of
organic sprouted wheat bread
Tuna steak + whole wheat cous cous +
drizzle of low fat dressing
Whole wheat pasta + chicken breast +
mushrooms, tomato’s, onions and drizzle
of dressing (made in a batch for 2-3
meals)
Natural peanut butter with wholewheat
tortilla
Other foods consumed with the carbs
mentioned above:
Feta cheese
Low fat Edam
Cottage cheese
Chicken breast
Rump Steak
Salmon
Olives
Olive oil
Flax oil
Nuts (Brazil, Walnuts, Almonds, all
unsalted)
Sweet potatoes.
I was thinking I might be okay to
introduce some fruits. Any suggestions?
It’s been almost 2 weeks on the diet and
fortunately after the first few days I
haven’t experienced any crashes. I still
do experience some regular symptoms such
as general light dizziness, mild eyestrain
(lights appear more vivid), occasional
headache/migrane and mild sore throat. Do
these symptoms sound normal for a
recovering hypoglycaemic? It’s the
dizziness which is most frustrating. I
have checked my blood sugar and it has a
normal reading most of the day and it’s
just kind of a lingering light dizziness,
a sense of being slightly off balance.
Thanks for the advice,
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Posted: 06-16-08 18:37pm
The most suitable for a hypoglycemic seems
to be ALL sprouted grains. I can't handle
normal stuff, so you can try it out. The
company that makes the bread I eat, as I
said called Ezekiel bread (Garden of Life
is the company I believe), also makes
pasta, spagetti, cereal, hot dog buns and
hamburger buns. Search them out. It's
not too expensive, a box of the pasta,
though around 6 bucks, has taken me about
3 weeks to eat, sticking to the serving
size of one cup. About your list:
1. You might want to try this protein
powder made from egg whites. I don't
personally go for the whey thing. I
forget the name of the company, but it's
sold at GNC and bodybuilding stores
usually. I think it's called Fit. Just
contains egg white protein, vanilla
extract and stevia for sweetener.
2. If you can find that Ezekiel cereal,
try it, it's AWESOME. Would be great in
the morning, they've been saying bad
things about bran recently.
3. Might want to avoid that cous cous and
try the pasta I told you about, but if you
feel okay on it, give it a try, just
remember, STICK WITH IT. It can take
several weeks or even a few months to see
significant progress.
4. Would stay away from peanut butter.
Look for organic (only one without sugar
in it) sunbutter. They sell it all over
the place now, I see it in every
supermarket I go to when I look. The
tortillas are also made in Ezekiel form,
VERY good as well.
5. If you want to add fruit, I recommend
trying apples or berries first. Try about
1-2 servings a day, perhaps one whole
apple in the morning, about the size of a
baseball or so for breakfast, see what
that does. If that seems bad (you'll know
in a day because things will get worse),
try berries, you can buy them in bags
frozen which saves money, AND you can use
them to make nice smoothies if you want
using almond milk (you might want to look
into that too).
6. Might want to avoid the sweet potatoes.
I personally avoid all root vegetables,
but if it seems okay give it a go.
7. Seems fine overall though. The
symptoms are normal, the good thing to
always keep in mind is that you've found a
way to make them BETTER. Always keep that
in your head, especially if you reach a
point where nothing seems to be happening,
always remember where you were before.
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Posted: 07-07-08 14:53pm
If the bloating doesn't clear up it may be
a problem with digestion. Lactose
intolerance is a common one that causes
bloating.
Also think about portion size, this is
just as important as all the fine details
of your diet. I eat very often and if I'm
not careful with portion size I can get
very bloated and weighed down, suffer
fatigue, brain fog, and emotional
imbalances. Keep portions small.
For everything else in your diet, everyone
can tolerate varying amounts of different
foods. It's a case of trial and error to
find what's good for you.
How long have you been diagnosed reactive
hypoglycemia?
