Lamont D
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- Type of diabetes
- Reactive hypoglycemia
- Treatment type
- I do not have diabetes
Hi again, this endo doesn't have a clue about RH , what causes it or treatment, the idea about having as little as possible carbs, is to stop the rise in blood levels which then prevents hypos. To sum it up, and don't forget that my story is all over this site.i monitored for two weeks when pregnant and found they were fine - including wholemeal bread as long as I had something with it.
the extent of the help from the endo was to say to avoid carbs and sugar on their own and that it’s not as bad as diabetes, then sent me on my way. No suggestion of a glucose monitor, so I’ve just been going on symptoms.
No carbs, no spikes, no hypos!
There is always an alternative to what you usually eat. Curry was mentioned, make your own, in fact, I never eat anything but fresh meat, vegetables (definitely not spuds) and I use animal fats, if I need to fry.
You have no idea, how this will improve your health. As I said before, if you are like me, at the time of diagnosis, I didn't have a clue and the shock of my misdiagnosed T2. I was told for over a decade to eat carbs, porridge, spud, beans, dressings and of course all low fat, low sugar foods.
This recommended diet was killing me.
Because it is rare, the establishment fall back on treatment for other forms of endocrine conditions and they are mostly wrong.
I use intermittent fasting and only eat between mid afternoon and 7pm. I find this gives me a clear run from no symptoms and because of full fat, when I do eat, I don't feel hungry., and because of this, my blood glucose levels remain in normal levels all day. My body and brain like this.
For my age, my physical health is really good.
All my doctors are really pleased with my health.
Have a look around the forum for ideas. As I said, I don't have carbs, I am in ketosis.
I don't need carbs for energy. My energy levels are really good.
Why I say fasting is good. You have a normal fasting blood glucose level. Your Hba1c levels are normal. Other than the symptoms you are getting because of the hyper/hypos. You might be able to fast. I can't tell you how I felt after years of brain fog, feeling awful, everything started to alter. Four days later, my body was changed, the brain fog went and I started losing weight. Symptoms went away.
But be careful it is really difficult to fast, like with everything, take it one baby steps at a time. Be nice to yourself, don't stop asking questions. You may think you will never control this, but, don't doubt yourself, there are a lot of success stories.
This condition is caused by food. This condition eating carbs will result in complications and a terrible list of symptoms that gets worse. And to cap it all, Type two with RH is not good!
You will still have to alter your diet.
There is no cure but as I've tried to reassure you with my story, you can live a normal healthy life, as long as you don't have carbs.
Be aware of anything food or drink that has been made in a factory, it will be full of industrial sugars and preservatives.