Hw to Eat to Recover From An Attack? Posted: 05-25-07 11:10am
If I can keep my sugar stable (and I am
still learning how to do this), I feel
fine, and the diet works well for me.
However, if an attack happens -as one did
last night- it almost seems like my body
is primed, and pretty much anything I eat
thereafter will cause significant symptoms
(tingling, exhaustion, unable to think,
unable to climb the stairs). I feel like
I am then stuck in a vicious cycle.
I don't know how to stabilize my
sugar/insulin levels after an attack has
been triggered. Has anyone figured out any
tips which help with this?
TIA
-Paula
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mamaTT
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Posted: 05-25-07 13:20pm
Try eating something that is high in
protein (a spoonful of peanut butter, a
handful of peanuts, cheese, etc.) That
always seems to help me within 10-15
minutes.
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Stan
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Posted: 05-25-07 18:58pm
Watch peanut butter, it is fairly high in
carbohydrates for what it is and in fact
peanuts are not nuts, they're beans.
Better off to try almond butter if you can
find it or tahini, though the latter
tastes like hot dogs.
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specialmomx2
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Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 29
Posted: 05-26-07 09:20am
I have tried almost everything: pure
protein, mostly fat (macademia nuts) some
whole-wheat crackers, water.
Nothing seems to work at all. The only
thing which works, it to eat nothing, lie
down and wait for it to pass. But this
usually takes hours and really screws up
my day (life).
I think part of my problem -which I
realized during the GTT- is that my
symptoms start long before my sugar
actually drops (I wish someone could
explain why this is):
I drank the goop at 8:55-ish. By 9:15 I
was nauseous; 9:21 my hands got colld;
9:32 my whole self was freezing. Then the
shaking and feeling like I neded to sleep
started. By then it was 10am and they
tested my sugay. It was 100!
The next hour I still felt crappy and
exhausted. Sugar was 93.
Then I started to feel a bit better,
although my face and feet became
numb/tingly. Sugar was 47. Palpitations
started shortly thereafter, while they
were trying to get my sugar leves back up.
The doc said my body was only just then
responding to the sugar drop.
So I think I start the 'rescue remedy'
long before my sugar drops which is
probably inappropriate.
But I need a rescue remedy!
I guess I will know more mext week, when I
have the rest of the bloodwork from the
GTT in.
Does anyone have any ideas about this kind
of response pattern?
-Paula
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Stan
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Posted: 05-26-07 09:26am
The numbers only show you the level at
that particular moment. When the drop
starts to happen, the symptoms begin.
Remember it's the speed of the drop, not
the numbers. If you want to try
something, look for an unflavored whey
protein powder by Jay Robb. Half a scoop
of that should do the trick. Here it is:
