Okay, I see you want to try your own
things. Keep in mind one thing while you
do. For a hypoglycemic, you need to find
the level of carbohydrates for the entire
day that gives you lesser, significantly
reduced or (if you're lucky) hardly any
symptoms at all. You're simply not
paying attention to this. The best diet
I ever came across and on which I based my
regimen, stated that at the beginning no
hypoglycemic should have less than 60g of
carbohydrates a day or more than 100g.
Carbohydrates, even if they're complex,
will build up in your system throughout
the day and if you eat too many it will
cause your pancreas to react. You're not
doing this. This is what you need to do.
You're perfectly able to try to do it
with pasta and stuff if you like, but I
don't recommend it. At least listen to
me in the respect that you have to
restrict your carbohyrate intake
temporarily (six months at the most) so
your sugar stabalizes. If you don't,
you'll just keep getting worse. What you
did wrong is the following. 1. You ate
baked beans, which must absolutely, no
question about it, be avoided until you
are better. You can't have any beans
anymore for awhile. If you don't listen,
you'll keep getting worse. In addition,
I bet those "organic" baked beans had some
form of added sugar in them in the form of
"turbinado" or perhaps something like
"organic cane juice." this is sugar. 2.
You ate bread. At the most you should
start at no more than one piece of bread a
day. Even then, you'll still have
symptoms until your body adjusts to it.
3. You fried your eggs in olive oil.
Oil olive is only usable up to 325
degrees, any higher than that and you've
damaged the oil and it is unfit for
consumption. If you saw any smoke coming
off of it, you did it. 4. The peanut
butter is another no. First off, you ate
a variety with less fat. The more fat
you get right now, the better, because it
slows down digestion and creates a more
steady flow of sugar in your system.
Secondly, you ate peanut butter instead of
something like tahini butter, the former
has way more carbohydrates than almost any
other kind of nut. 5. Never, ever have
a piece of fruit or juice if you can't
sleep. A hard-boiled egg or a small
piece of meat is the only way to go.
Don't do that again. 6. Muesli is not
working well for you, it is just taking it
longer to cause a reaction in your body
because of what it is. If you want to
keep trying it, go ahead, but be certain
to set a certain level of carbs you're
getting from it every day so your body can
adjust. You can't just have one bowl one
day and then two the next. This leaves
the pancreas guessing and upsets it, so it
will just keep dishing out more insulin if
you do it like that. Find a level and
stay there until you stabalize. About
the food you ask about. I don't know
what courgette or aubergine is, so please
elaborate. Olives and mushrooms should
be fine, just as long as they're not
canned. Organic is preferred, but if
not, just as long as they're not canned in
any way. Lentils have more carbohydrates
than beans, so again, if you want to eat
this stuff, find a certain level of carbs
to eat every day and keep it there, don't
keep your pancreas guessing because it
won't stop if you do that. Bacon must be
avoided. All bacon is cured with sugar,
brown sugar, honey, molasses, or what have
you. It will all spike your sugar, no
question about it.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-02-06 09:09am
Yes I hear everything your saying. The
problem is that I have no idea how to
count carbs. How many carbs are in what
etc. I am also scared of reducing carbs
too much because when I read about what ur
eating, im wondering how on earth im going
to survive on so little, stay full and
have energy. Its just worrying me....And
its all a little vague to me what ur
saying. Is it basically meat and veg that
im allowed? Im not clear on what snacks I
shud have. And surely eating eggs and
meat everyday is bad for you? Im really
really confused. :(
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Posted: 03-02-06 10:03am
Nope, the opinions you're going on are old
and quite outdated. Trust me, i've done
a ton of research on this over two years
to find the perfect information. Meat
and eggs every day is good for you, not
bad, as long as you don't overdo it. I
see too, that you're stuck on the concept
of thinking you need a high level of
carbohydrates every day. If you look,
you're getting around 100g-120g of
carbohydrates per day with my diet, in
addition to around 100g of fat. This
compensates for the lower carb intake
while you stabalize. I have more energy
now than I did before I go sick. You can
have meat, certain vegetables and certain
fruits (i start with berries because
they're small and easy to increase
quantities of without going overboard).
On my diet, you don't eat snacks, you eat
regular, consistent meals every two hours.
They're smaller than regular meals you'd
eat. Basically, you separate three or
four large meals into 8-10 small ones.
So why exactly are you so worried? Is it
because of the above? If you're
uncertain of carbohydrate levels in foods,
look online for a nurition analysis site
where you can find different levels of
nutrients and such in foods. Check at
least two sites for every food because
they can be quite different. Also, you
could always purchase a little pocket
book that will give you the levels found
in various foods, they're easy to find.
One more thing, what are you finding so
vague? I thought I was pretty clear, but
if i'm not I need to know what's not clear
to you. Don't worry, I know where you're
coming from, we'll work on this and I can
assure you you'll get better.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-02-06 10:27am
Ok, thanks stan. What I would find
helpful is if u cud just type out a plan
stating clearly what to eat every day -
breakfast - and then every 2 hours after
that. And exactly how much of what. That
would help so much. All this is hugely
overwhelming to me right now and as im
depressed too im finding it so hard to
make sense of anything...Your help is much
appreciated. I am seeing a nuitrionist
tomorrow and im not expecting much really.
All doctors have been so unhelpful so far
that I have little faith in even a
nuitritionist now...
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-02-06 10:29am
Also im in a full time job, so I cant cook
meals every 2 hours......This is all too
overwhelming.... :(
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Don't worry, i'm with you every step of
the way! I've been through it all.
Here is what I would do.
1. At breakfast, you can start with what
I suggest (1 tablespoon of brewer's yeast
taken down with 1/2 to 1 cup of
unsweentened soy milk). Half an hour
after this, eat 1/2 an avocado and a piece
of fruit. Suggestions would be 8-10
blueberries, I like berries best of all,
but you could also try half of an orange.
No more than this. Twenty minutes
after this, you can eat the breakfast of
your choosing. If you want to eat whole
grains, that's fine, just be aware of the
number of carbohydrates you're eating.
You should eat at least two fried eggs at
this time as well, and some meat or
cheese. Remember, this is not my diet,
i'm trying to make suggestions based on
what you seem to want to try.
2. If you're going to eat every two
hours as I recommend, then you need to
determine an exact amount of carbs,
protein, and fat for the rest of the day.
The brewer's yeast has already given you
7.5g of protein and around 6.5g of
carbohydrates. The soy milk has given
you 2-4g of carbohydrates, depending on
how much you drank, and 3.5-7g of protein.
Those are some examples. To start
out your diet, write all of this down, you
don't have to eat these things, but like I
showed you there, be aware of fat, protein
and carbohydrate content in whatever you
eat.
3. With this in mind, you then can
decide what you want to try to eat on any
given day. It could be pasta if you
want to try that, or it could be an apple.
Just keep the following in mind. You
want to start at around 80g of protein a
day, at least the same amount of fat and
around 60-100g of cabohydrates per day.
Whatever you feel is most comofortable for
you. Then, based on what you want to
eat, determine how much of it you need to
eat with every two hour meal to get this
total at the end of the day. Whatever
you do, always include fat and protein
with every meal.
That's really all you need to do. My
diet, which I believe can decrease the
amount of time needed to heal a
hypoglycemic, is in another thread, here
i'm just given you the basic idea behind
it. You can try to eat whatever you
want if you like, just stay within these
boundaries until you get better. You
may find, at first, that the symptoms get
much worse for perhaps a week or so, then
get better with rapid mood swings and then
slowly goes away until you feel good.
My diet tries to avoid this, but most
others say this can take around 2-6 months
depending on the person if you opt for
whole grains and bread products and such.
The nutritionist may not tell you much
more than you already know. Hopefully
they are wholistic. If not, you may be
out of luck, but there are some good
people out there. Always remember, too,
the depression is all being caused by the
sugar fluctuations. Trust me. Also
be sure to have eaten a larger meal
similar to the amount you ate at breakfast
no more than one hour before you go to
bed. If you wake up at night, eat a
hard-boiled egg or a piece of meat or
cheese. Cheese is worst because it has
more carbs, so I suggest the others, but
it's up to you. Whatever you do, don't
eat a piece of fruit or drink juice.
With the cooking thing, if you have time
in the morning, cook all of your food for
the day. Otherwise, cook the meals,
aside from breakfast, the night before.
This is what I do. Sit down to watch tv
while it's cooking so you don't have to
worry about it.
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Saw Nutritionist Posted: 03-03-06 16:04pm
Hello stan,
thank u so much for your replies - they
have been so helpful to me and reassuring
- I actually printed them out ans showed
them to my nutrionist and she agreed with
alot of what u've said, except a few
things are different for me....
I gave her a weeks worth of diary of the
food I have been eating including all my
symptoms and how I have been feeling and
at the the session we talked alot and here
is what she came up with:
she said yes your blood sugar is all over
the place but the reason why is very
important - then she said that I have
candida which has also lead to parasites.
Basically because I have been ill and so
stressed...Alot of candida has built up in
my body and it the why my exzema is so
bad, I have had a persistent cough for 2
months, I have sores all over my tongue, I
feel so tired and no energy...And
lastly....Candida affects blood sugar
balance. So my final warning signs that
soemthing was wrong with me were my faint
spells whch signalled the blood sugar
thing.
So I am now on a new diet and taking
supplenments (bacteria drink thing).
Thing is I am really worried about the
diet - I cannot eat bread, potatoes, pasta
or anything like that. I cant have
anythign with gluten or wheat or dairy in
it.....Because the candida has made me
sensitive to all those things (basically I
was so ill today that even eating didnt
seem to help the faintness).
So here is a typical day of eating:
breakfast: gluten free muesli with soya
milk or soya yoghurt with fruit (any
berries or pears).
Snack: pear and berries
lunch: chicken with salad (cucumbers,
rocket, spinach, tomatoes etc).
Snack: celery sticks/red peppers with
houmous.
Snack 2 (if needed): rice cakes/soya
yoghurt.
Dinner: fish (tuna, salmon etc) with
vegetables.
Before bed: a boiled egg or a piece of
meat.
Carb/protein count:
protein: main meal - 21-25g. Snack -
7-10g
carbs: main meal 25-30g. Snack - 9-15g
im just scared that the lack of potatoes
etc will make me feel really and
tired...And mayb even faint - which is
what I already feel I know...But maybe it
will get worse! Also im worried that
switching to the diet so quickly will make
my body react - crab withdrawal or
something....What do u think? Im so
terrified right now its
unbelievable......Did u get any carb
withdrawal?
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-03-06 20:15pm
Very very important question - I have just
been awoken by a very fast heartbeat and
feeling empty and faint -
what am I supposed to eat when I am woken
in the night by hypoglycemic symptoms?
I had a boiled egg about 30mins before
bed. And 2 hours after going to bed I
feel dreadful.....I can't believe this as
I have been on my new diet all day and it
has not improved me yet....I guess the
candida will take a while to kill off....
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-04-06 02:41am
I feel like im dying! Yesterday was the
worst day I have ever had with hypo. Last
night I was awake for most of the night
sweating, restless legs, heart pounding,
sickness, faintness......Is this normal?
Were u ever this bad? How long did it
take for you to feel better once on your
diet? Maybe this is a reaction im having
to all the bad foods over the week, prior
to eating good yesterday? I honestly feel
like im dying..It feels worse than the
flu!
Also im wondering whther gluten free
muesli is ok for breakfast? It has dried
fruit in it and its pretty high carb! I
feel like today all I can do is stay in
bed in between snacks and meals....Thats
how bad I am! :(
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Doctors Posted: 03-04-06 09:27am
Sorry to hear you've been feeling so bad.
It does take some time and it may get
worse before it gets better. I posted on
another subject that I have to watch what
I eat early in the day because it effects
how I feel in the afternoon and evening
(and night). You might try to skip the
cereal in the morning and try protein
instead. If you eat more carbs, try them
in the afternoon and early evening (not
before bed) and see how that works.
I think that it takes several days for
something to stop effecting your blood
sugar so give it some time. It's just
that your pancreas is over reacting and
causing problems with too much insulin.
Dj
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Posted: 03-04-06 10:27am
Oh no, not the "candida" route. I've
heard this one before. It's possible,
but nutritionist and doctors who diagnosis
this tend to forget if you have an excess
of this in your digestive tract, you'll
have extremely awful physical sensations,
almost constant diarrhea, cramping,
bloating beyond belief, possibly large
cysts in your armpits, yeast infections,
the whole works. It is typically
associated with hypoglycemia, but the diet
to get rid of it is kind of looked at
negatively. Look for something called
"primal defense," it's made to correct
intestinal flora imbalances. Also, you
can look into l.Acidophilus, or just buy
danon plain, nonfat yogurt, because it's
in there in abudance. Beware of the carb
level. Most doctors for the "candida
diet" stray away from all sugars, so it's
odd they've suggested you eat pears and
berries. Everything you're feeling is
unfortunately natural. If you do the
diet like that, things are going to get
much, much worse at first. There is
nothing you can do but know that it will
only get better in the near future. This
is the hardest time through all of it, I
know. Keep pegging at it and don't give
up, it will get better, you'll be fine.
Like I said, if you wake up have perhaps
some olive oil, with some nuts, cheese or
a piece of meat. A hard-boiled egg is
also fine. If you want to almost eat a
small meal or something like that, go
ahead, but make sure it contains no sugar.
They put you on gluten free muesli with
dried fruit in it?!!!!!!!!!!! This is
awful. If you must eat it, pick out the
dried fruit. This is one of the things
you must absolutely, totally avoid at
first because all dried fruit spikes blood
sugar like crazy. If they told you to
get that, shame on them. One thing to
remember that people don't like when
they're going through all of this is that
it takes time. Don't expect quick
results, otherwise you'll get too
frustrated and make horrible mistakes.
It takes time. However, that was the
goal with my diet, to make it quicker.
After I figured it out, I got better
within a little over a month. The first
week showed drastic improvement in a few
days. Another thing, be careful of
eating spinach raw or broccoli, they can
upset your calcium/magnesium balance,
which tends to be offset in hypoglycemics.
That's why you have to take the calcium
with the brewer's yeast. What she says
about eating the whole grain is a good
idea. I do not recommend the typical
suggestion for hypoglycemics to have a
"hearty breakfast" containing whole
grains. This, unfortunately, will only
work for certain types, which tend to only
be the functional or fasting
hypoglycemics. All others, especially
reactive type, have difficult with this,
for good reason, it's too many carbs in
the morning after not having anything for
7-8 hours. In addition, many don't count
carbs and mistakenly take too much without
knowing it. As an example, a tablespoon
of buckwheat has around 5.5g of
carbohydrates, but a tablespoon of
amaranth, which is typically recommended,
has about 22g!!! Quite a difference, and
if you didn't know that you'd think you
were just having a bad day.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-04-06 17:37pm
Yes its candida. Ive got raging eczema
and a chesty cough that ive had for
2months plus other symptoms which I wont
go into! The hypoglycemia was the final
warning sign I guess. This afternoon and
this evening I have been feeling better.
Extremely tired and body feels quite
weak...But I think this is my body
adjusting to the new diet as I have all of
a sudden cut out dairy prodcuts, potatoes,
rice and pasta and bread.
For lunch I had:
smoked mackeral and salad (sweetcorn,
grated carrot, cherry tomatoes, rocket,
spinach, watercress, cucumber and red
pepper and a spoonful of houmous). It was
a full plate, so I had half for lunch,
then 3 hours later (yes 3 rather than 2
seeing as I had no hypo symptoms!) I had
the other half. Then 3 hours after that I
had chicken with garlic and broccoli,
courgettes and carrots. I know carrots
are high glycemic, but they are good for
the candida and parasites apparently.
Anyway ive had no crashes from them
today....
I am very very wary of muesli now.....But
im going to try it once more tomoro
morning (taking the raisins out) and see
how that goes. Ive had no fruit this
afternoon - I am wary of the fruit. Stan
can I eat berries on their own as a snack?
What do u think? Also, im thinking of
having a soya yoghurt before bed (has no
added or sugar)....As ive run out of eggs!
Damn! Flatemate ate the last 2, not
happy! I could have meat I guess. Is it
not good to have berries and a soya
yoghurt at night then?
One last thing...Im never hungry...I just
eat becoz I have to...And it actually
takes me an hour to eat a meal.....Do u
think this is odd? Im just struggling to
eat...Maybe thats the depression.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-05-06 05:37am
After my terrible morning, I went to the
doctors and he thinks I should get tested
for hyperinsulinism.....I really dont liek
the idea of that test as it induces hypo
symptoms! :shock:
for the rest of the day and night,
however, I felt better. No major
symptoms...But I didnt really eat much. I
finished off the second bit of my lunch at
4pm. Then at 7pm I had a chicken breast
with 3 veg. At 10pm I had a soya yoghurt
and then by 1pm when I went to bed I was
still fine. Too good to be true - I awoke
at 3am feeling faint - was it the soya
yoghurt?
Then in the morning I got up and when I
stood I felt lightheaded and saw dots.
This has happened a few times this morning
and im worried that because of the new
diet I am not eating enough (well def not
as much as I used to) and this will
eventually make me lose weight (i am
already very slim - I dont need to lose
any), and I will get weak and dizzy - what
do u recommend? I need to eat more, but
of what?
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Posted: 03-05-06 09:53am
Hmmm, well, if you're going to do the
candida diet, i've heard you must avoid
all sugar completely. However, I
suppose a small amount shouldn't be much
of a problem if you're taking something
like "primal defense" on top of it.
Berries at night is okay, as long as it is
your last meal and not part of the final
snack, such as the brewer's yeast/soy milk
combination I use. If you have it an
hour and a half before bed, that's okay.
I never eat fruit as just a snack unless
I eat something else with it that contains
high protein or fat. You should do the
same, candida diet or not. If you're
going to stick with the candida thing, I
think you're supposed to avoid corn and
carrots too, but I could be wrong. Even
so, with hypoglycemia you should be
avoiding them. Taking an hour to eat is
not a real big deal, my grandmother takes
like two hours just because she eats slow.
Technically, because of the
hypoglycemia, the sooner you get it in
there the better, but as long as you're
regular with when you eat it won't matter
really. I used to struggle to eat, so I
know what that's like. It's the low
sugar. Don't think of this as
depression anymore, always refer to it as
low sugar or low blood sugar. Another
thing you mention is that you feel better
midday and later at night, this is another
sure sign of hypoglycemia, because your
body has built up its sugar level over the
day. Hyperinsulinism now? What won't
they suggest? Isn't that just
hypoglycemia since your body is producing
too much insulin? Is this what they
meant? It would be good to actually be
tested, but yes, the symptoms can be quite
bad during the test. If you're going to
get it done, let me know so I can give you
some tips before you take it (is it the
gtt they'd be giving you?). The
lightheaded seeing dots thing is likely
only because you've just changed your
diet. Another sign of hypoglycemia is
dietary changes that produce horrific
mental and physical symptoms. Don't
worry about it. If it goes away, it's
nothing major. The only way you should
be concerned is if it lasts for a period
of about two weeks at the same frequency
every time. As you should see, this
won't be the case, because it's
hypoglycemia and symptoms are hardly ever
regular with it. If you're worried
about not getting enough, the best thing
to do is write down all of the vitamins
and such you are eating through the day,
that's really the only way to know if
you're getting enough. If you're
worried about losing too much weight, I
suggest drinking a tablespoon of olive oil
now and then for extra fat. It's also
supposed to relax and ease intestinal
bacteria, so it would be good for the
candida thing.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-05-06 12:24pm
A girl ive been talking to who has hypo,
says shredded wheat in the morning works
well for her....What do u think?
On this diet the weight is def going to
fall off me.....I really feel like I am
not eating enough, and that bread and
pasta keeps the weight on me.....Im in a
viscious circle.
So basically I cannot eat fruit on its own
unless I follow it up with protein?
Also what about pistachio nuts? Are they
ok? I just thought they'd b good for
keeping the weight on me...
Finally stan what is your diet like now?
Were u able to re-introduce some foods?
Has your diet changed sonce your symptoms
improved?
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-05-06 14:59pm
Just spoken to my friends mum who is a
doctor who is very open minded (believes
in aletrnative medicine etc). She thinks
I shud see an endocrinologist and rule out
the possibiltity of a tumour in my
pancreas (insulinoma/hyperinsulinism etc).
This means I will have to have the 5 hour
gtt which I am absolutely dreading. Stan
can u tell me exactly what the test is and
from what time I have to fast etc? Im not
sure I can go through with it....
She said there has to be an underlying
cause for the hypo.... :(
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Posted: 03-06-06 21:01pm
You can try the shredded wheat if you
want, but it's best to avoid all grains.
If you want to try it, go ahead. Yes,
fruit should only be eaten with protein or
fat at first. This slows down the speed
it's digested at and avoids a crash.
Pistachio nuts should be just fine, again,
make sure to check how many carbs you're
eating for the day based on the level you
want to eat at. Also, remember, if
you're worried about losing weight, you
can eat sick amounts of fat. You can get
tested if you want, it is good to rule out
everything. However, if you had a tumor
on your pancreas, the symptoms would be
constant, not intermittent and eating
would rarely make it any better. About
the gtt. Basically, you fast before the
test (i believe at least 12 hours, this is
why it's best to take it in the morning)
and first take an initial sugar reading.
They give this to you immediately if you
want to know. Then, they give you a 100g
drink of sugar and take your blood every
hour or every half hour. That's it.
However, make sure you don't drive when
you have it done. Have someone drive
you. Bring some cheese, meat, nuts or
basically a little meal for yourself. If
you crash, it's going to be okay, as long
as you bring these things and make sure
you're not alone. Having someone there
takes the stress off and everything. You
should then get the results of this test
back in a few days. She's wrong about
the underlying cause. The underlying
cause here is that your body had the
potential to get this. Because you
weren't eating right, along with perhaps
some other issues depending on lifestyle,
you got it. Your body has adjusted and
now you have to make it readjust. The
opinion on an "underlying cause" i've
heard before and it's crap. However, you
should rule out the possibilites of an
underlying cause, so i'm not saying that's
wrong. The disease was discovered in
like 1923 and the doctor who discovered it
found it after he theorized that the
reverse of diabetes could potentially
exist after observing hypoglycemia in
diabetics. He found it and started to
treat it. You can read up on it if you
like, his name was Dr. Seale harris.
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Jennyflower
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 85 Location: london
Posted: 03-07-06 08:56am
Stan im just wondering - is it possible to
heal whilst eating only some of the wrong
things? - im talking about shredded wheat
and brown rice and wholewheat pasta - but
as long as these will add up to 120g of
carbs per day. Is it a case of, I will
heal but it will take me longer? Or will
I not heal at all even though I am eating
much healthier than before and have cut
out all white foods (bread, white rice,
pizza, chips etc) and choclate and cakes
and pastries etc.
Also what confuses me - I have had this
condition for years - always had to eat on
time etc - I ate very regularly but it was
what I wanted and my body was fine with
that. But why its suddenly got much
worse is baffling me.
Did u mean I can eat as much fat as I
want? What food would u suggest for this?
Its been 4 days since ive had bread and
dairy products and potatoes, cakes and
choccie....Bloody hell. Didnt think i'd
do it. And still a long long long way to
go...
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Stan
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Posted: 03-07-06 09:39am
Technically, those things are supposed to
be just fine for you. The problem I had
was that my hypoglycemia was far too
severe, I have to wait until my pancreas
is calmed down before adding back in the
grains. Theoretically, whole grains are
supposed to be okay as long as you stick
in the carbohydrate limit. However,
based on people i've talked to and what
i've read, this increases the time to get
better significantly because of the way
the whole grains raise the blood sugar.
It depends on the person, and this is
unfortunately impossible to tell without
being you or having the gtt results at
hand. If you have saw-tooth curve,
getting crashes within 1-2 hours after
eating, whole grain won't work.
Supposedly, if you're the other type of
reactive, with a sugar drop happening at
3-5 hours, whole grain is supposed to be
okay. Don't be baffled, you're older
now. Basically your body is like feck
this over time. Same thing happened to
me. I used to just get tired all the
time and figured it was nothing to worry
about. Eventually, one morning, still
eating the stuff I liked, I woke up in a
state of extreme panic for no reason at
all. From there, it was downhill for
months. From that point I didn't even
start eating right until about three
months ago, or I mean at least try to
figure it out. That's two years. At
least you know what it is now instead of
two years down the road! You're in a
better position than I was. But don't be
alarmed, your body has just adapted.
It's become used to refined sugars and
such being in it and the pancreas figures,
okay, if this is what you're going to give
me i'll have to increase the insulin then.
Because of this, it just assumes it's
going to happen, so you essentially are
retraining it so it doesn't do it anymore.
There is no way to speed up this
process, you can only decrease the
symptoms. Fat is totally good for you at
this point. For fat, I typically just
down a tablespoon of olive oil around
eight times a day. Drinking it straight
probably won't taste very good to you, so
try this. Buy some organic black pepper,
organic italian seasoning, organic apple
cider vinegar, organic garlic salt and
organic olive oil. Mix one tablespoon of
the olive oil with 1/2 a tablespoon of the
vinegar and a bit of each of the spices.
Mix it up and put it on the salad.
You'll be amazed how much this tastes like
regular salad dressing. That's an easy
way to get plenty of fat while it tastes
good. Otherwise, animal fats are best
especially beef products and turkey with
the skin on it. I eat lots of chicken
and turkey skin.
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Jennyflower
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 85 Location: london
Posted: 03-07-06 09:49am
Thanks stan, think I will stick to the
meat! When u say "crash" what happens to
you? I get tired after eating....But the
faint feelings come on about 2-3 hours
after eating. However the severity of the
faintess varies greatly. Its feelign
faint and sick that are main symptoms.
Apart from that I just feel generally
unwell - like having the flu without the
cold and temeperature - do u know what I
mean? So how severe were symptoms and for
how long? Was it for the whole 2 years!?
