Did a Test Today For Hypo Posted: 09-06-06 19:47pm
I have noticed that carbs play a big part
in how you feel. I believe I have not
been getting enough carbs in my system and
its causing me to feel down and irritable.
So I decided to eat something with sugar
and see what happens. What I did to test
it out is ate some chocolate. (i know its
not good). It definitely made me get out
of the feeling down phase. I think it did
to much cause I feel drunk/ kinda dizzy/
and dont have good balance right now. Can
someone list every vegetable or maybe
whole grains I can eat since I dont like
vegetables at all really. I havent been
paying attention to my carbs so much till
the other day. If I can find something
that I like to eat I think I can balance
this out. Has anyone felt like that from
testing to see if your hypo or just by
making a mistake?
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Stan
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Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 09-07-06 17:45pm
Well yeah, that's what's going to happen.
If you eat some candy like that after a
long time of avoiding it you may actually
feel fine for a day or so, but expect a
bigger crash than normal in a day or so.
If you really want to try grains, go for
millet or oats, nothing else. If you
want more than that, go on to brown rice
or sprouted grain bread. Make sure if
you go this route you cut back on protein
and fat.
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wdiguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 78 Location: fl
Posted: 09-07-06 19:39pm
Thanks for the reply stan. I went out and
got some raw broccoli which to me taste
way better than it cooked. I know it
taste kinda like grass but I can tolerate
with no problem. I was focused on eating
the right foods before but not
concentrating on the carbs. There for I
was not getting any carbs at all except
from almonds. I was eating eggs,
almonds, meat, and fruit everyday.
Hopefully the broccoli gets me where I
need to be. Thansk again.
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Stan
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Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 09-07-06 20:42pm
Why don't you try squash? I mean,
ideally you need to be eating vegetables,
that's just core to all types of healthy
eating. Green beans? Have you tried
them or anything?
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wdiguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 78 Location: fl
Posted: 09-07-06 22:31pm
Yeah, green beans I definitely dont like.
Squash I havent tried yet. How large of
amounts of vegetables are you eating every
2 hours? Size of a fist or smaller?
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Stan
Moderator
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 09-08-06 13:20pm
More than that. I eat about a small
plateful of lettuce and whatever else i'm
eating. So if eggplant, it's like a
little over half a cup.
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Blackdog
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 31
Posted: 09-23-06 15:49pm
I am trying to figure my carb intake too.
I eat a small handful of lettuce and its
fine for me, right now im just eating
carbs and judging how I feel and it seems
to do fine for me.
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rachelnicole
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 86
Posted: 09-28-06 09:57am
The only thing about lettuce is that
there's not much nutritional value to
it... I usually try to eat spinach if i'm
going to eat vegetables, but I really do
hate raw vegetables of any kind.
Also, as far as grains go, flaxseed (if
that's a grain) is really good for me...
Something about the oils and everything
just seems to do a good job regulating my
blood sugar.
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Stan
Moderator
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 09-28-06 18:02pm
Green leaf and romaine lettuce have a
ton of nutritional value, so always
go with them. Head lettuce is worthless.
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rachelnicole
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 86
Posted: 09-28-06 22:53pm
And of course, all anyone ever wants to
eat is iceberg lettuce! it does taste
better, i'll admit...
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Stan
Moderator
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 09-29-06 13:01pm
Really? I myself would prefer green
leaf, but I guess you're right, it does
seem to be what everyone likes, but it
doesn't really have much taste, just adds
crunch.
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it does taste
better, i'll admit...