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Saw-tooth Curve Posted: 03-07-06 10:06am
Hi stan,
i'm afraid that I have that "saw-tooth"
curve in my hypoglycemia. I have my
lowest drop in blood sugar about 1-2 hours
after I eat. After that it seems to
stablize. I actually feel better before
I eat but I know if I don't eat for a
while it gets worse after I do. Sound
confusing, I hope it's understandable.
I've never heard of this term though, how
did you find out this type? It would be
so much easier if I just would experience
the low sugar level 3 or 4 hours after a
meal and then I could eat and feel
better.
Any input would be appreciated.
Dj
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Stan
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Posted: 03-07-06 10:39am
Yeah, sounds like it. Mine was so severe
I would get a drop within 15-30 minutes
after eating! You should be eating every
2 hours with no snacks inbetween. I
found out through reading. I forget
where I heard it referred to as
"saw-tooth" but I know it's based on the
way it looks on a graph. It looks like a
saw.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-08-06 09:43am
15-30 minutes after eating!!!!!!!!! So
how on earth would u make it go away? I
mean when I used to have it so that I
needed to eat every 4-5 hours, obviously I
cud just eat adn it would go....But when
ur having it that often, what do u do? Do
u wait for sugar to stabilize? Its not as
if u can keep eating every 30mins...I dont
understand...
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-08-06 09:53am
One more thing - do u count your 2 hours
from the when u started eating or when u
finished - because in my case, it can take
me up to 1 hour to finish a meal....
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Stan
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Posted: 03-08-06 10:02am
Usually, this reaction would only occur in
the morning after breakfast. Took it
about two weeks to diminish once I got the
diet right. I have no problems after
noon. Before this is my most precarious
time and I have to be on schedule and
careful. Although I wanted to, I would
not make it go away, I wanted my body to
adjust regardless of how crazy I got.
And I was right, now I can see the glucose
mechanisms are correcting. Any time I
get like this now it goes away in,
typically, 5-10 minutes. Used to be
hours. So you see why the saw-tooth is
so hard to treat, most books just say you
have to "constantly snack" but don't give
you any good tips on doing it. That's
the main problem, all of the books i've
read try to be general but it's not
possible. Just reading "eat frequent
snacks" doesn't help much. You have to
just keep regular and train the body,
that's all you can do. You should start
eating the same time again. So, even if
it takes you an hour to eat, start eating
two hours from when you started.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-08-06 10:16am
Sounds like mine is worse than yours was
then, because I get faint all throughout
the day.... :( not just in the
mornings....
Its not always full on faintness tho...Its
hard to explain really...But the major
crashes have been me lying on the floor
for 30minutes sipping juice.
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Stan
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Posted: 03-08-06 10:31am
Don't bet on it, no offense but i'd trade
some of the symptoms I used to have for
fainting any day! I should have
specified that the morning thing I mention
there only occured at the start of my diet
really. I used to be generally sick all
throughout the day and my crashes would
typically consist of me getting dilated
pupils and then crying and screaming for
an hour or so, then taking a nap.
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Jennyflower
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Posted: 03-08-06 11:20am
Oh ok, sorry I thought u meant u only had
it once a day in the mornings - which is
terrible anyway. I didnt mean to
compare....Im feelign very sorry for
myself today as u can see! All throughout
the day is harsh.....My symtpoms are flu
like without the temperature and cold, and
extreme faintness....This can b all day
regardless of eating (which is why I
worried about tumour) or every 2 hours.
Ive been crying alot too. Plus I feel so
fragile - like I cant push myself too much
or do any exercise at all. Its a most
horrible viscious disorder.
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Posted: 03-08-06 11:50am
Hi,
i used to have the dizziness too...That
was the first symptom I had and what I
went to the doctor for. It was like
"waves" of dizziness, for a few seconds I
would feel like I was going to faint and
then it would stop and then a few minutes
later I would feel like I was going to
faint again.
Now I have heart palpitations when my
blood sugar gets low, very scary. I'm
the opposite of stan, I feel pretty good
in the morning. They usually start in
the afternoon and get better after dinner.
Once in a while I have a really big
crash - fast heartbeat, dizziness,
difficulty breathing, pressure in my head
followed by weakness and exhaustion.
So strange how the same condition effects
everyone so differently.
Dj
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Posted: 03-08-06 13:47pm
Yeah, it is really, really strange.
Don't worry, jenny, don't worry about
comparing, it helps us to learn. I was
just trying to make you feel a bit better.
As I said, the first few days, or
perhaps weeks, are awful, you get worse.
The only thing that really keeps you going
is the realization that this means things
will get better. It's the signal you're
doing something right and your body is
going through withdrawal. Always be
certain to take it easy for now, until you
feel as though you can exercise more
again, or even start again if you decide
to quit for now. It will come. When it
does, be aware that the second phase
normally involves rapid mood swings.
You'll wake up one day and be like wow I
feel incredible! Then, five hours later
or maybe the next day, you'll be terribly
depressed and feeling like everything is
over. Again, this is what happens, so
expect it and keep pushing because you
know you're doing everything right.
