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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1470213" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>The hormone dance is hugely complicated - certainly much more complicated that I attempt to understand. </p><p></p><p>My long term theory is that (in my case, and for whatever reason) my glucagon release is either inadequate, or is delayed, so that the insulin is not blocked/inhibited at the appropriate time. Since this only happens when I eat more carbs than is ideal, I believe that excess insulin starts the process. No way of testing my theory, with hormone tests, but it is bourne out, on my Libre screen, every time I eat quick release carbs, even in comparatively small amounts. Other low carb eating (in large amounts) does not do the same, so I am utterly convinced that 'low carbing' is NOT a contributor to RH, but is rather a way of preventing RH from happening. Not a cure, but a control.</p><p></p><p>The problem is made far, far worse, that very few doctors, and most endocrinologists don't believe RH exists. They focus on high bg, not low, and seem to miss the bigger picture. Unless they can find something like an insulinoma as a cause. There are a few endos who do recognise RH as more work is done on the subject, and the number is growing, but I am absolutely certain that thinking of, and approaching RH as being on the glucose intolerance spectrum is helpful, I am equally certain that people who approach it with a T1 or a T2 mindset are missing a very important part of the jigsaw.</p><p></p><p>Edited for clarity in the last para.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1470213, member: 41816"] The hormone dance is hugely complicated - certainly much more complicated that I attempt to understand. My long term theory is that (in my case, and for whatever reason) my glucagon release is either inadequate, or is delayed, so that the insulin is not blocked/inhibited at the appropriate time. Since this only happens when I eat more carbs than is ideal, I believe that excess insulin starts the process. No way of testing my theory, with hormone tests, but it is bourne out, on my Libre screen, every time I eat quick release carbs, even in comparatively small amounts. Other low carb eating (in large amounts) does not do the same, so I am utterly convinced that 'low carbing' is NOT a contributor to RH, but is rather a way of preventing RH from happening. Not a cure, but a control. The problem is made far, far worse, that very few doctors, and most endocrinologists don't believe RH exists. They focus on high bg, not low, and seem to miss the bigger picture. Unless they can find something like an insulinoma as a cause. There are a few endos who do recognise RH as more work is done on the subject, and the number is growing, but I am absolutely certain that thinking of, and approaching RH as being on the glucose intolerance spectrum is helpful, I am equally certain that people who approach it with a T1 or a T2 mindset are missing a very important part of the jigsaw. Edited for clarity in the last para. [/QUOTE]
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