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When Do You Need To Treat A Hypoglycaemic Episode?

Lamont D said:
Hope you feel above par and your score below par.
Or is it the other way round?
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Hello again Mr Lamont,
I played golf again today and was exhausted (certainly not above par and my golf was very definitely well below par!).
For breakfast I had 2 fried eggs with cheese melted on top. I took a roast chicken sandwich, made with small Burgen bread and quite a lot of butter, lots of pieces of cheese. I also had nuts and sunflower seeds and 2 dried apricots (in case of emergency). I teed off on the first hole which was a good shot and immediately started shaking and from then I struggled to get myself back on track. I decided not to eat the bread and instead ate all the chicken pieces and cheese as well as my nuts and seeds.
Have you any idea what I am doing wrong. I just cannot think clearly enough to work out my problems. Also, I yawn really deeply and when I test there is hardly any change in my readings from the start of yawning to the end of yawning. What causes these really deep yawns?
Regards. Atlantico
 
Atlantico said:
Hello again Mr Lamont,
I played golf again today and was exhausted (certainly not above par and my golf was very definitely well below par!).
For breakfast I had 2 fried eggs with cheese melted on top. I took a roast chicken sandwich, made with small Burgen bread and quite a lot of butter, lots of pieces of cheese. I also had nuts and sunflower seeds and 2 dried apricots (in case of emergency). I teed off on the first hole which was a good shot and immediately started shaking and from then I struggled to get myself back on track. I decided not to eat the bread and instead ate all the chicken pieces and cheese as well as my nuts and seeds.
Have you any idea what I am doing wrong. I just cannot think clearly enough to work out my problems. Also, I yawn really deeply and when I test there is hardly any change in my readings from the start of yawning to the end of yawning. What causes these really deep yawns?
Regards. Atlantico
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To be honest, no, I'm not sure of what you are doing wrong, all the food you mention are low carb.
I think that I have mentioned that I'm dairy intolerant, it's the lactose, that does for me, also wheat, and of course because of how my pancreas behaves is of course why, I am practically carb intolerant. Until you have tested, recorded, tested, recorded for some time, will you get an idea what your trigger is. I never dreamed that I would be potato intolerant, it's the amount of starch! You just don't know!
However, somewhere on the threads in the forum, there is an insulin index. It shows how insulin sensitivity can effect your insulin levels after eating.
Apparently, chicken, can be insulin sensitive in some people, it is so individual.
I'm ok with chicken, most protein in fact. But I don't eat a lot, just small bites throughout the day.
I'm sorry, I haven't got answers, but I was in a similar situation after diagnosis, I found my glucometer my best friend and using lots of testing strips and stabbing my fingers became second nature and recording everything and then discussing it with my endocrinologist.

Best wishes
 
I have just thought about your fried eggs.
What oil do you use to fry them?
 
Lamont D said:
I have just thought about your fried eggs.

What oil do you use to fry them?
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I fry them in a small amount of olive oil and a good knob of butter.

Do you know whether, during the transition phase into Ketosis, does your body become more sensitive to carbs?

Once again, I really appreciate your comments.

Regards. Atlantico
 
Atlantico said:
I fry them in a small amount of olive oil and a good knob of butter.

Do you know whether, during the transition phase into Ketosis, does your body become more sensitive to carbs?

Once again, I really appreciate your comments.

Regards. Atlantico
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I believe that the more you get into ketosis, after carb flu, where you feel erratic symptoms, your sensitivity to fluctuations in blood glucose levels increases, indeed, my eyes start to blur if I go above 6.5mmols. I feel different and I always test, you should start to begin getting less brain fog symptoms.
Persevere and keep testing, can you give us a day of what you eat, pre meal, two hours post prandial.
Also are you following regimented regular mealtimes?
Are you eating smaller meals more often?
Because, I have found that I feel better when I eat when I want, not following regular mealtimes.

Best wishes
 
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