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<blockquote data-quote="reverseosmosis" data-source="post: 949421" data-attributes="member: 209546"><p>Hello everyone,</p><p></p><p>I've read through all the posts here and have been taking a lot of notes, so thanks to everyone - especially nosher8355 and Brunneria. I think I will begin further adjusting my diet soon with the help of a dietitian.</p><p></p><p>A quick background about myself:</p><p>- I'm not a diabetic (took the blood test and the sugary drink test) but have a parent with type 2</p><p>- I am pretty sure that I have RH but can't prove it yet. Specifically, I had "crashes" a few times each year for the past several years and only eating some carbs right away made it go away. (The crashes feel severe - my body goes into a "fix this situation right away or else" emergency mode which I recognize right away. Extreme weakness starts, my mind gets cloudy, limbs go jittery, my heart pounds, feeling of impending doom, etc. I couldn't test my blood sugar even if I wanted to because I felt so poorly.)</p><p></p><p>- I keep a food journal. Crashes in the past have happened after a snack consisting of 1 cup of 1% milk plus a banana or a meal of quick-cooking oatmeal with bananas and rice milk (happened at least twice with that meal). For the latter case, one time only an ice cream snapped me out of it while cold water on that hot day did nothing for me. With that said, I often eat a banana with 1% milk and it causes no problems. These days, I eat oatmeal with some extra fat such a full fat cream for breakfast and I believe it evens out the blood sugar since I rarely go hypo afterwards, but I don't know for sure what my blood sugar levels are since I don't measure or even own a monitor.</p><p></p><p>- I have been to an endocrinologist, but he wanted me to do a multi-day fasting test in the hospital, which I refused. I also prefer not to go back to this type of specialist if at all possible for other reasons.</p><p></p><p>- My GP tends to agree with the RH diagnosis but thinks I need to eat complex carbs to prevent the crashes. I'm not sure about this advice due to my understanding of carbs and understanding that doctors aren't too familiar with RH.</p><p></p><p>Main Problems:</p><p></p><p>- Fear: I live in a huge FEAR of a hypo, even though they don't happen too often. Specifically, I fear a crash in public without being 100% confident in my ability to reverse the symptoms or get help stresses me out. Often I feel safer in my home and near my kitchen where food it nearby. This is causing havoc in my enjoyment of life.</p><p></p><p>-Strategy to reverse hypos: I don't know what is the MOST EFFECTIVE method - glucose tablets, glucose drinks, apple juice ,orange juice, 1% milk, candies, etc. (I'd also like to not carry around so much extra food with me just in case.)</p><p></p><p>Solutions so far:</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned before, hypos are not a monthly occurrence for me even with a non-low carb diet, but even a couple hypos a year is enough to cause me problems in life.</p><p></p><p>So far I have managed by taking an entire spare meal and extra fruit with me in a bag (this gets heavy), reading up on hypoglycemia with the Dummies Guide to Hypoglycemia book, changed my meals somewhat (more fats) with the help of a dietitian (she is helping me for something else, not for hypos), and I take along with me glucose tablets (which I have yet to try) and often a bottle of regular Coca Cola. I even have some restaurant sugar packets with me but I don't know how effective they are. (Bananas and some corn flakes and some bread in the past have helped to reverse a hypo, but nowhere as quickly as I desire!)</p><p></p><p>Questions:</p><p></p><p>1) Do the glucose tablets work effectively and quickly to reverse the hypo? I have never tried them and would like to hear feedback from someone who has used them to snap out of a hypo. (If so, maybe I can afford to carry less emergency food with me.)</p><p></p><p>2) There are glucose liquid drinks on the market which are supposed to be the similar to the tablets. Are they as effective for you as the tablets (assuming the tablets are effective.)?</p><p></p><p>3) What do you use to reverse a hypo, if not the glucose pills? Coca cola? Skim milk? Candy? Sugar packets?</p><p></p><p>4) How do you ease the fear of going into a hypo during your daily life while out in public? Is it enough to tell yourself "I can get out of this situation" and have glucose tablets with you? I want to hear what real anti-hypo safety mechanisms you have designed for yourself (other than a low carb diet) that put the anxiety of crashing away from home out of mind.</p><p></p><p>5) At what point during a hypo is it time to call for help, such as an ambulance or at least ask a stranger for help? I've read that hypos should be treated with glucose tabs or juice or candy, then wait 15 minutes, then take a reading, and then repeat if needed. But I haven't read anything about when it's too late to self-treat and when it's time to call for an ambulance.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for reading and for your help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reverseosmosis, post: 949421, member: 209546"] Hello everyone, I've read through all the posts here and have been taking a lot of notes, so thanks to everyone - especially nosher8355 and Brunneria. I think I will begin further adjusting my diet soon with the help of a dietitian. A quick background about myself: - I'm not a diabetic (took the blood test and the sugary drink test) but have a parent with type 2 - I am pretty sure that I have RH but can't prove it yet. Specifically, I had "crashes" a few times each year for the past several years and only eating some carbs right away made it go away. (The crashes feel severe - my body goes into a "fix this situation right away or else" emergency mode which I recognize right away. Extreme weakness starts, my mind gets cloudy, limbs go jittery, my heart pounds, feeling of impending doom, etc. I couldn't test my blood sugar even if I wanted to because I felt so poorly.) - I keep a food journal. Crashes in the past have happened after a snack consisting of 1 cup of 1% milk plus a banana or a meal of quick-cooking oatmeal with bananas and rice milk (happened at least twice with that meal). For the latter case, one time only an ice cream snapped me out of it while cold water on that hot day did nothing for me. With that said, I often eat a banana with 1% milk and it causes no problems. These days, I eat oatmeal with some extra fat such a full fat cream for breakfast and I believe it evens out the blood sugar since I rarely go hypo afterwards, but I don't know for sure what my blood sugar levels are since I don't measure or even own a monitor. - I have been to an endocrinologist, but he wanted me to do a multi-day fasting test in the hospital, which I refused. I also prefer not to go back to this type of specialist if at all possible for other reasons. - My GP tends to agree with the RH diagnosis but thinks I need to eat complex carbs to prevent the crashes. I'm not sure about this advice due to my understanding of carbs and understanding that doctors aren't too familiar with RH. Main Problems: - Fear: I live in a huge FEAR of a hypo, even though they don't happen too often. Specifically, I fear a crash in public without being 100% confident in my ability to reverse the symptoms or get help stresses me out. Often I feel safer in my home and near my kitchen where food it nearby. This is causing havoc in my enjoyment of life. -Strategy to reverse hypos: I don't know what is the MOST EFFECTIVE method - glucose tablets, glucose drinks, apple juice ,orange juice, 1% milk, candies, etc. (I'd also like to not carry around so much extra food with me just in case.) Solutions so far: As I mentioned before, hypos are not a monthly occurrence for me even with a non-low carb diet, but even a couple hypos a year is enough to cause me problems in life. So far I have managed by taking an entire spare meal and extra fruit with me in a bag (this gets heavy), reading up on hypoglycemia with the Dummies Guide to Hypoglycemia book, changed my meals somewhat (more fats) with the help of a dietitian (she is helping me for something else, not for hypos), and I take along with me glucose tablets (which I have yet to try) and often a bottle of regular Coca Cola. I even have some restaurant sugar packets with me but I don't know how effective they are. (Bananas and some corn flakes and some bread in the past have helped to reverse a hypo, but nowhere as quickly as I desire!) Questions: 1) Do the glucose tablets work effectively and quickly to reverse the hypo? I have never tried them and would like to hear feedback from someone who has used them to snap out of a hypo. (If so, maybe I can afford to carry less emergency food with me.) 2) There are glucose liquid drinks on the market which are supposed to be the similar to the tablets. Are they as effective for you as the tablets (assuming the tablets are effective.)? 3) What do you use to reverse a hypo, if not the glucose pills? Coca cola? Skim milk? Candy? Sugar packets? 4) How do you ease the fear of going into a hypo during your daily life while out in public? Is it enough to tell yourself "I can get out of this situation" and have glucose tablets with you? I want to hear what real anti-hypo safety mechanisms you have designed for yourself (other than a low carb diet) that put the anxiety of crashing away from home out of mind. 5) At what point during a hypo is it time to call for help, such as an ambulance or at least ask a stranger for help? I've read that hypos should be treated with glucose tabs or juice or candy, then wait 15 minutes, then take a reading, and then repeat if needed. But I haven't read anything about when it's too late to self-treat and when it's time to call for an ambulance. Thank you for reading and for your help! [/QUOTE]
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