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wdiguy

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Is Anyone Having This Problem? Posted: 08-20-06 12:31pm


I started to really feel good about 3 weeks ago, my concentration has came back, depression was practically gone, and fatigue was gone. Now I have for some reason fallen back into my symptoms. My concentration sucks and cannot think clearly, constant worry, depression again. This really affecting me bad, it sucks not being able to concentrate and think along with depression. The only thing that is good is the fatigue is gone still. Am I doing something wrong? Or is my body trying to fix itself and this all apart of the process. My gtt showed me drop from a 120 to 59 in 3 hours. Is that severe hypoglycemia? Ive been trying to get back to normal and everything ive done from anti depressants, thyroid meds and now this is not working. I know I need to give it time I just have been trying to resolve this and I keep getting no where. Very frustrating. I need a freakin miracle.

Stan

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Posted: 08-20-06 13:15pm


I know how you feel, but unfortunately there's nothing I can say other than some people will get better for a few weeks and then worse for several, it's just what happens for some reason. The sudden shift makes the body feel good but then it drops back down to adjust, I don't have an answer why this happens. It's hard, and it sucks, but you'll make it. Severe hypoglycemia is usually only in reference to someone who gets a drop every 1 or 2 hours. That's a big drop there and will equal out to the symptoms you describe. Are you eating every two hours?

wdiguy

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Posted: 08-20-06 15:51pm


Yeah I am actually eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Sometimes I be a little late just cause im out showing houses and other appointments. But I have been definitely eating the right foods.

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Posted: 08-20-06 15:58pm


Well, I can only suggest perhaps eating every two hours, cut back on fat a little bit if you're having a lot of olive oil and stay on schedule. It may sound silly, but seriously, if you miss a half hour here and there it can ruin an entire day at the beginning of treatment.

wdiguy

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Posted: 08-20-06 22:27pm


Yeah I believe you, today started out crappy as you can see with my post. Mid way through the day after a couple of meals I feel the depression relieved. Weird? Its just crazy how one minute ur feel like crap, and then a couple hours go by with eating and you feel normal. Its a dang rollercoaster

wdiguy

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Posted: 08-20-06 22:33pm


Also to let you know its been 3 weeks when I started to really eat 100% correct. And its been a couple of days on ur diet. I know I need alot more time but the first two weeks was when I was feeling really good.

Stan

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Posted: 08-21-06 09:27am


Yeah. One thing to try to do as hard as possible, though again I know from experience it can be very difficult, is to remind yourself every time you feel weird that it's just low sugar. It makes total sense to feel better later in the day, because by that time your body has built up enough of what you've ate to combat any lows without you knowing about it. Keep plugging it. In case I forgot, which I probably did, what were you eating before you tried what I do?

wdiguy

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Posted: 08-21-06 22:47pm


Well you knew I was doing the whole cold cuts and ruffles deal at first. Then I went to eating 3 eggs in the morning, snacking on almonds between meals, eating a bunch of hamburger meat and chicken. Also salads with oil and vinegar and alot of cheese. And I was making mistakes at times like not eating on time and having mashed potatos. I think started to feel good for a little bit cause I changed from the ruffles and deli sandwiches to the eggs and hamburger meat even tho I was making mistakes. After two weeks of the eggs, cheese, salad, meat and mashed potatos is when I had like 4 bad days in a row which was the other day when I posted. Since then I am feeling good again as of yesterday afternoon and today. But I have changed to the 2 hour diet and am eating what you have on your diet as of yesterday afternoon. I noticed a big change today from doing the 2 hour and eating what you say. Its just crazy how good I felt from doing that in one day. Is it because its catching my blood sugar before it gets too too low? Or just calming down the pancreas like you said earlier. It sucks when I start feeling good and get my hopes up and then feel like crap again. I know I will probably have a couple up and down days but that just through the process of trying to fix everything right? Well I really hope this diet gets me back to normal, I know its suppose to work. Its just that I was told to take this pill and u will feel better and didnt. Also its ur thyroid take this you will feel better and I didnt. Now I was diagnosed with this and hope this is it. Im sure you see where im coming from getting ur hopes up and the treatment not relieving the symptoms. Anyways man I appreciate the help. Thanks again

Stan

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Posted: 08-22-06 08:27am


Oh yes, I remember now. Ruffles, hahahah, man that was a good one. So wait, you were eating mashed potatoes this whole time? Not good, that was likely keeping you sick if that's the case. That's why you had a sudden crash. I was on a similar diet for about 4-5 months and never got better than that on it. But you are correct, it's likely both those things. One, you're eating frequently enough, but not too much, so you catch the drop before it gets too bad. Once you even out a bit and start to adjust more, you may notice you get a little goofy here and there, but it shouldn't get as bad as it did before (it may occasionally depending on what you're doing). And yes, the pancreas will begin to calm down a bit now because you're not really eating anything that will excite it. The problem is, though, that being used to a bad diet, it will still be secreting insulin simply when you eat because it expects the sugar to rise high so it figures screw it here you go. It will be a bit until it calms down even more, but you should notice at least a little difference at first. I also know what you mean about getting excited, trying this, feeling good, then feeling awful and so forth. I've had that happen a lot and it's the most discouraging thing ever, brought me to tears several times, rolling on the ground like an fool and such. I had such hopes for a magic pill too, something you wouldn't have to think about and just pop while doing everything else. Wish that could be true, it seems to me this is really the only problem you have, I doubt the other things are even there, probably just appears that way because of the sugar. Mine was so bad before that my liver was actually enflamed and they thought it was hepatitis. Then they just said yeah I think it's this virus thing, gave me some anti-depressants and sent me on my way. Sounded good to me, I suppose, though all it did was mask the symptoms. Took that diet, which I thought was for the virus, over 13 months to work and it's essentially what saunders' book recommends. Over a year? Sheah right, who has the ability to do that today? I generally felt like garbage nearly every day for at least five or six months. No one with a life and family can do that today, just impossible. That's why I created this diet, it's what seems to achieve the fastest results and the easiest method for getting back on track and gaining the ability to eat certain things again without too much trouble. Saunders diet is just dreadful, it's mainly because of it that I got sick again, eating too many complex carbohydrates puts you in a very precarious position.