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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 567281" data-source="post: 2578882"><p>Well, I've just checked my levels at 4:30 pm - 5.0. I've been pretty much snacking all day since 10:30 (couldn't wait until mid-day!). I did eat a mealy type thing that was actually heavy on carbs, though quite healthy (rolled oats/mashed banana/egg pancakes) - but I only ate about half of it, so about 30 grams in carbs, maybe a bit more. I measured my BG about 40-50 minutes after eating this first meal, to see if I got a spike: it was 6.1 so not too bad. Then later I had a handful of pistachio nuts, a few more bites of my pancakes, a small piece of homemade low carb seed cracker with cheese, 2-3 cups of tea with oat milk - all on separate occasions. I don't feel too hungry now, even though I last ate more than two hours ago.</p><p></p><p>I usually get my hypos while walking home from work - it's a 3-mile walk! I'm sure it's the exercise causing it - I've noticed if I eat something like a banana just before I leave, it doesn't happen. I think it's reactive hypoglycaemia. I've never measured my levels in that state as it would be difficult, but I get so weak, I almost collapse (hot, sweaty, dizzy, heart palpitations, the works). As soon as I eat something I'm fine. Funnily enough, it never happens on the way to work - provided that I don't eat any breakfast! (that's why I decided to skip breakfast).</p><p></p><p>So I guess the question is, is it better to eat 2-3 meals or 5-6 meals with the same number of carbs evenly distributed within the eating window? Because I eat such small amounts in one go, it doesn't seem to spike my BG too high - but I do need to eat more frequently to keep going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 567281, post: 2578882"] Well, I've just checked my levels at 4:30 pm - 5.0. I've been pretty much snacking all day since 10:30 (couldn't wait until mid-day!). I did eat a mealy type thing that was actually heavy on carbs, though quite healthy (rolled oats/mashed banana/egg pancakes) - but I only ate about half of it, so about 30 grams in carbs, maybe a bit more. I measured my BG about 40-50 minutes after eating this first meal, to see if I got a spike: it was 6.1 so not too bad. Then later I had a handful of pistachio nuts, a few more bites of my pancakes, a small piece of homemade low carb seed cracker with cheese, 2-3 cups of tea with oat milk - all on separate occasions. I don't feel too hungry now, even though I last ate more than two hours ago. I usually get my hypos while walking home from work - it's a 3-mile walk! I'm sure it's the exercise causing it - I've noticed if I eat something like a banana just before I leave, it doesn't happen. I think it's reactive hypoglycaemia. I've never measured my levels in that state as it would be difficult, but I get so weak, I almost collapse (hot, sweaty, dizzy, heart palpitations, the works). As soon as I eat something I'm fine. Funnily enough, it never happens on the way to work - provided that I don't eat any breakfast! (that's why I decided to skip breakfast). So I guess the question is, is it better to eat 2-3 meals or 5-6 meals with the same number of carbs evenly distributed within the eating window? Because I eat such small amounts in one go, it doesn't seem to spike my BG too high - but I do need to eat more frequently to keep going. [/QUOTE]
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