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<blockquote data-quote="Ivey" data-source="post: 1797426" data-attributes="member: 475233"><p>I am a reactive hypoglycemic. By keeping a food diary of everything I ate, we figured out it is carbs and high fats that drop my glucose levels. I had a 72hr fasting glucose test and my glucose on the 4th day dropped to 58, and when they fed me oatmeal at the hospital I dropped to 32. They had to inject me with glucagon, and I see a nutritionist every month. They are thinking about putting me on a carb blocker since my reaction is so severe. I can not eat oatmeal, plantains, bananas, rice of any kind, lentils or beans of any kind, wheat, barley, rye, bulgar, corn, corn starch, potatoes of any kind including sweet potatoes, bran, full fat cheeses, milk, ice cream, breads, pasta, cake, cookies, crackers, soy sauce, gravy etc. Basically all the delicious things in life I can no longer enjoy and no more alcohol.</p><p></p><p>I have had swerve and have had no effect on me, but everyone is different. It could be the fat in your fat bomb. Try no fat bombs for a few days but try having the swerve in a hot drink like coffee or tea and check your glucose levels before you have the drink, the check 30 mins after, then again 2hrs after, then 4hrs after. If your glucose is normal it may be the fat bomb and not the swerve. Then try a fat bomb and do the same test your glucose before, 30 mins after, 2hrs after than 4hrs after. So if you have it at 1pm test at 1pm, then test at 1:30pm, then at 3:30pm then again at 5:30pm. You may have to try each ingredient you used to make the fat bomb to see what it is you are reacting too. </p><p></p><p>There are a lot of hidden sugars and hidden carbs in foods that you think are innocent. I had a reactive hypo incident on the subway platform. I started sweating and collapsed, I tested my glucose it was 32 but I had eat a yogurt and hour before so I had some hard candy to get me back up until I could get home and eat. I read the label on the yogurt it wasn't high in fat, wasn't high in sugar but one of the ingredients listed was corn starch. Who knew they put corn starch in some yogurts, so now that is on my list as well to watch out for. I have to read every thing so carefully on labels and not just the calorie, sugar, protein and fat content like I use to.I hope this helps you.</p><p></p><p>Take care, Ivey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ivey, post: 1797426, member: 475233"] I am a reactive hypoglycemic. By keeping a food diary of everything I ate, we figured out it is carbs and high fats that drop my glucose levels. I had a 72hr fasting glucose test and my glucose on the 4th day dropped to 58, and when they fed me oatmeal at the hospital I dropped to 32. They had to inject me with glucagon, and I see a nutritionist every month. They are thinking about putting me on a carb blocker since my reaction is so severe. I can not eat oatmeal, plantains, bananas, rice of any kind, lentils or beans of any kind, wheat, barley, rye, bulgar, corn, corn starch, potatoes of any kind including sweet potatoes, bran, full fat cheeses, milk, ice cream, breads, pasta, cake, cookies, crackers, soy sauce, gravy etc. Basically all the delicious things in life I can no longer enjoy and no more alcohol. I have had swerve and have had no effect on me, but everyone is different. It could be the fat in your fat bomb. Try no fat bombs for a few days but try having the swerve in a hot drink like coffee or tea and check your glucose levels before you have the drink, the check 30 mins after, then again 2hrs after, then 4hrs after. If your glucose is normal it may be the fat bomb and not the swerve. Then try a fat bomb and do the same test your glucose before, 30 mins after, 2hrs after than 4hrs after. So if you have it at 1pm test at 1pm, then test at 1:30pm, then at 3:30pm then again at 5:30pm. You may have to try each ingredient you used to make the fat bomb to see what it is you are reacting too. There are a lot of hidden sugars and hidden carbs in foods that you think are innocent. I had a reactive hypo incident on the subway platform. I started sweating and collapsed, I tested my glucose it was 32 but I had eat a yogurt and hour before so I had some hard candy to get me back up until I could get home and eat. I read the label on the yogurt it wasn't high in fat, wasn't high in sugar but one of the ingredients listed was corn starch. Who knew they put corn starch in some yogurts, so now that is on my list as well to watch out for. I have to read every thing so carefully on labels and not just the calorie, sugar, protein and fat content like I use to.I hope this helps you. Take care, Ivey [/QUOTE]
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