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Kayleyl

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So I started doing my blood glucose levels as I was constantly craving sugar , always tired, no energy, constantly hungry & thirsty .
My fasting readings are around 4.3
2 hours after meals my sugar levels is around the same as fasting , is this normal?
I've tried to look up readings after 2 hours but it's always the maximum not what the lowest level should be .
I never have energy only seems to be when I've actually eaten some sugary thing, usually I try to eat better , I have moderate carbs , healthy fats and protein.
Even when I've eaten something for my dinner or another meal I feel like I haven't eaten anything

Someone please explain if they can ?
 
Kayleyl said:
So I started doing my blood glucose levels as I was constantly craving sugar , always tired, no energy, constantly hungry & thirsty .
My fasting readings are around 4.3
2 hours after meals my sugar levels is around the same as fasting , is this normal?
I've tried to look up readings after 2 hours but it's always the maximum not what the lowest level should be .
I never have energy only seems to be when I've actually eaten some sugary thing, usually I try to eat better , I have moderate carbs , healthy fats and protein.
Even when I've eaten something for my dinner or another meal I feel like I haven't eaten anything

Someone please explain if they can ?
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What kind of things are you eating?
Age?
Type of diabetes?
 
Oh sorry I should of been more clear . I'm not diabetic .
I eat lean meats , healthy fats and carbs e.g brown rice etc .
I do have an odd occasion where I'll have a Chinese or something .
 
Well your blood sugars are showing perfectly normal levels.
Maybe try having some fattier meats for satiety lean isn't great.. what "healthy fats" are you having?
 
Aw that's good , I was so confused . hypoglycemia runs in my family so I didn't know what it was meant to be . I have to be on lean meats because I am on a meal plan through my dietician due to me being overweight by 4 stone

Healthy fats could be anything from coconut oil , almonds etc
 
I would suggest lowering your carbs and upping your fats as a weight loss method (although your dietician may have kittens) its how a lot of us have managed to lose a fair bit of weight fairly effortlessly.
Strange you are having coconut oil but have to have lean meats? Is your dietician vegetarian perchance?
 
Not hypoglycemic, and your levels 2 hour postprandial are perfectly normal, blood sugar should be between 4-6 mmol 2 hours postprandial in non diabetic.

If you were RH your levels would drop far below 4 mmol. A reactive hypoglycemic can get a hypo even 15-60 minutes after eating in worst case. I usually eat every 2 hour to prevent hypos, so over 4 mmol after eating sound pretty good and normal to me.
 
If you take the advice of dieticians and feel unwell and do not lose weight, then you are most likely getting the same advice I got over and over again - eat low fat, low calorie - and if you don't lose weight it is your fault.
When I first did low carb I lost a kg a day, and had to eat more to stop it. My doctors fought like mad to stop me doing what they had told me was essential for my health, losing weight.
When I was put on a diet the first time I had a 24 inch waist and was very muscular. Dieting made me fatter and weaker, and that has gone on for decades.
Brown carbs are no healthier than white, starches are not healthier than sugars, and they don't seem to help with weightloss.
It might seem counter intuitive to eat fatty meats to lose weight - but that is what has worked for me, and I have dieted to the point of collapse in the past with hardly any weightloss.
 
I would be hesitant about advocating LCHF (low carb high fat) to someone who is not diabetic or prediabetic. Yes, it may well be fine and work for them but I'm not convinced that it's better than any other diet for someone who isn't carb intolerant. All the folk on these boards are diabetic or prediabetic so obviously we do well on it, but I'd keep more of an open mind for someone in the OP's position. (Mind you, if low fat isn't working for her, then maybe LCHF is the way to go, but at least listen to the dietitian first.)

Kayleyl said:
So I started doing my blood glucose levels as I was constantly craving sugar
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If you've moved from a diet high in sugar then you will crave it for a while, as it is addictive, if you hold out on not having refined sugar (biscuits, cakes, sweets, soft drinks etc) you should find the cravings diminish after a few weeks. But look at the labels on processed food at the supermarket, there is a horrific amount of sugar added to most processed food, including breakfast cereals. And refined sugar isn't good for anyone.
 
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