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<blockquote data-quote="Salvia" data-source="post: 1413767" data-attributes="member: 278312"><p>Hi [USER=387589]@AlaskaRon[/USER], and welcome to the forum. I'm no medic, but it sounds to me as if it is a reaction to your body gradually adjusting itself to a new norm of lower BS levels, around the 100 mark. You quote the US figures, which I'm not too familiar with, but I read somewhere that if you divide by 18 that is roughly equivalent to the UK measurements. So, 100 divide by 18 = 5.5 which we would regard as a pretty good level to aim for. I found when I started using the LCHF way of eating, that I also had bouts of dizziness or feeling faint, which can be a bit worrying when you don't know what they are. For me, they became less often and passed altogether after a couple of weeks or so. You'll find on the forum that other people have experienced similar symptoms - often referred to as "carb flue", so I think it's sort of normal, or fairly frequent at least. If things don't get better for you, it would probably be a good idea to raise it with your GP or DSN - there may be other reasons for it in your case - coz we're all different. </p><p></p><p>Just to add: well done on lowering your BS levels - that's a good drop from 277 to 115 in such a short time - I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that's the reason for your dizzy spells. (but it is only a guess).</p><p></p><p>Good luck, have a good browse around, and don't hesitate to ask any questions; there's usually somebody around who will be glad to help. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salvia, post: 1413767, member: 278312"] Hi [USER=387589]@AlaskaRon[/USER], and welcome to the forum. I'm no medic, but it sounds to me as if it is a reaction to your body gradually adjusting itself to a new norm of lower BS levels, around the 100 mark. You quote the US figures, which I'm not too familiar with, but I read somewhere that if you divide by 18 that is roughly equivalent to the UK measurements. So, 100 divide by 18 = 5.5 which we would regard as a pretty good level to aim for. I found when I started using the LCHF way of eating, that I also had bouts of dizziness or feeling faint, which can be a bit worrying when you don't know what they are. For me, they became less often and passed altogether after a couple of weeks or so. You'll find on the forum that other people have experienced similar symptoms - often referred to as "carb flue", so I think it's sort of normal, or fairly frequent at least. If things don't get better for you, it would probably be a good idea to raise it with your GP or DSN - there may be other reasons for it in your case - coz we're all different. Just to add: well done on lowering your BS levels - that's a good drop from 277 to 115 in such a short time - I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that's the reason for your dizzy spells. (but it is only a guess). Good luck, have a good browse around, and don't hesitate to ask any questions; there's usually somebody around who will be glad to help. :) [/QUOTE]
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