Article in The Times today

[KennyA]

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By Dr Mark Porter. Worth a read - very pro-low-carb. Title is misleading, as usual.

Unfortunately behind a paywall, but you might be able to get to it via "a free trial".

 

[MrsA2]

I got free access, no paywall
Yes,a good if glib summary

 

[Melgar]

I often wonder if there are different factors at play for those of us who are not overweight, are active with normal Cholesterol levels. I am unable to go low carb as I start having hypos. It's frustrating.

 

[lucylocket61]

I often wonder if there are different factors at play for those of us who are not overweight, are active with normal Cholesterol levels. I am unable to go low carb as I start having hypos. It's frustrating.

As you are a type 2 taking no meds (according to your profile) what do you mean by hypos? I am interested in what happens when you have one, and what your blood sugar levels are during one. It's very rare for an unmedicated type 2 to have hypos

 

[Melgar]

As you are a type 2 taking no meds (according to your profile) what do you mean by hypos? I am interested in what happens when you have one, and what your blood sugar levels are during one. It's very rare for an unmedicated type 2 to have hypos

As you are a type 2 taking no meds (according to your profile) what do you mean by hypos? I am interested in what happens when you have one, and what your blood sugar levels are during one. It's very rare for an unmedicated type 2 to have hypos

My Dr doesn't want to put me on meds yet because my blood sugar drops to dangerous levels, and proper hypos, like low 2's, not the false ones you get with cgms. I always check with a blood draw to confirm plus I get all the symptoms, sweats, anxiety and pounding heart. I would get them at night and after exercise. I should have been on meds a while back. They told me to increase my carbs which I did and they have eased right off. I am lactose and gluten intolerant, could be coeliac of course. It took my daughter over 10 years to get her coeliac diagnosis after suffering horribly with gluten intolerance which she has had since she was a toddler. I am not inclined at all to go through all the rigmarole of getting tested when the outcome is just the same. No gluten in my diet. So the hypos could be me struggling to absorb the nutrients and of course the sugars. Not sure. And yes you are right, it is rare to get hypos without taking medications.

 

[Deleted member 475901]

I often wonder if there are different factors at play for those of us who are not overweight, are active with normal Cholesterol levels. I am unable to go low carb as I start having hypos. It's frustrating.

An interesting section here about other possible causes.

Hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar), occurs when the level of glucose (sugar) in your blood drops below normal levels. Symptoms include tremors and weakness.

patient.info

Do you think you had hypos symptoms before you had diabetes?

 

[Melgar]

An interesting section here about other possible causes.

Hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar), occurs when the level of glucose (sugar) in your blood drops below normal levels. Symptoms include tremors and weakness.

patient.info

Do you think you had hypos symptoms before you had diabetes?

Thanks for the link. Did I have hypos before I was diabetic? I am pretty sure I did, but I thought it was anxiety or a bad dream after waking up. It was only when I started using a cgm that I realized it wasn't anxiety but low blood sugar. I read up on the reasons for them. Of course, I stopped drinking alcohol which helped a bit. On the advice of both my Dr and my diabetic team I increased my carbs (I was on a healthy diet but not a low carb diet). Increasing my carbs helped a lot but I still get the odd one, but only as low as mid 3's now and not often, more likely to happen after exercise. Were they reactive hypos, no not usually as a result of high sugar spikes, although I have had those, especially if my blood sugars spike. They can be at say a nice healthy 6 and then whoosh they go down really fast so I have set my low blood sugar alarm at 4.5 to give me warning but as I say since increasing my carbs I don't get them that often.