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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 281731" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>Hi Carlina</p><p></p><p>You sound loads happier with life which is great. Glad the doc didn't throw a wobbler over low carbs. It seems quite a few know it works even if they can't officially say so which seems stupid.</p><p></p><p>If you do get low then do what Angie says and just eat one! No need to panic. The 16 reading sounds a bit strange maybe try the same thing again in a few weeks time to see if it happens again. What time of night was it when you tested? Normally sometime around 4.00am onwards everyone's bodies dumps glucose into their system in preparation for the new day. Its called the dawn phenomenon (DP) but even so 16 seems excessive for that and normally you don't wake up feeling ill. The alternative is if you woke up feeling bad because you may have what's called liver dumped. Again this is a perfectly normal mechanism your body uses to self right itself by dumping glucose into the bloodstream if your levels drop to LOW. So the 16 could have been caused by initially dropping to low in the night. If it does it again I really would talk to the doc again as they are the experts and should be able to advise you. </p><p></p><p>If you're worrying about dropping to low and hypoing on Glic you might want to talk to your doctor anyway. One way you might try this is to actually say you would like to try and give up Glic but would like to try a diabetic medication called Januvia instead. Januvia is effective and runs a lot less risk of causing hypos as it works more by stopping your blood taking up the glucose rather than stimulating your pancreas to produce loads of sometimes unnecessary insulin. It's a far more modern drug than Glic and is a bit more expensive for them to prescribe but if your GP see's how well you are doing and that you want to take things seriously that may aid your case. Lots of forum members take Januvia so they may wish to comment on what I've just written as I take neither medication so again am no real expert.</p><p></p><p>Now don't get too happy about that fish in batter and remember sugar <u>IS</u> carbs. Sugar is just a refined and very fast acting type of carb and other carbs are nearly as bad and fast acting which is why we cut them down. We cut sugar down the most because its the most dangerous to have in any quantity.</p><p></p><p>Although that batter is carby it probably isn't horribly carby and the oil it was cooked in is fat and that would have slowed down how fast you system processed the carbs. I do a similar thing with my Burgen bread. I have no tolerance of bread at all, even one slice of Burgen will put me over safety unless I toast it score lines in it then cover it in lots of butter <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> . The fat in the butter then slows the whole processing thing down so my levels rise a bit over a longer period of time rather than just one quick big spike. A useful trick to know. The same logic applies to potatoes. Roast potatoes are best because they've been roasted in oil which infuses into them and slow the processing of the carbs down. Mashed potatoes on the other hand are the devils food. By mashing potatoes you release all the starch so that it acts really quickly and will give you one mother of a spike.</p><p></p><p>Most people also find if they low carb consistently then the occasional one off bad meal doesn't hit you as much as you'd think it should. I don't know why that is but in most of us if you try to raise your carbs back up day after day then pretty soon you will start to see your levels rise back up again. So by all means have fun every now and then and rely on the fact that you can get away with it sometimes but on normal days try and keep good.</p><p></p><p>Take care and keep happy</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 281731, member: 40343"] Hi Carlina You sound loads happier with life which is great. Glad the doc didn't throw a wobbler over low carbs. It seems quite a few know it works even if they can't officially say so which seems stupid. If you do get low then do what Angie says and just eat one! No need to panic. The 16 reading sounds a bit strange maybe try the same thing again in a few weeks time to see if it happens again. What time of night was it when you tested? Normally sometime around 4.00am onwards everyone's bodies dumps glucose into their system in preparation for the new day. Its called the dawn phenomenon (DP) but even so 16 seems excessive for that and normally you don't wake up feeling ill. The alternative is if you woke up feeling bad because you may have what's called liver dumped. Again this is a perfectly normal mechanism your body uses to self right itself by dumping glucose into the bloodstream if your levels drop to LOW. So the 16 could have been caused by initially dropping to low in the night. If it does it again I really would talk to the doc again as they are the experts and should be able to advise you. If you're worrying about dropping to low and hypoing on Glic you might want to talk to your doctor anyway. One way you might try this is to actually say you would like to try and give up Glic but would like to try a diabetic medication called Januvia instead. Januvia is effective and runs a lot less risk of causing hypos as it works more by stopping your blood taking up the glucose rather than stimulating your pancreas to produce loads of sometimes unnecessary insulin. It's a far more modern drug than Glic and is a bit more expensive for them to prescribe but if your GP see's how well you are doing and that you want to take things seriously that may aid your case. Lots of forum members take Januvia so they may wish to comment on what I've just written as I take neither medication so again am no real expert. Now don't get too happy about that fish in batter and remember sugar [u]IS[/u] carbs. Sugar is just a refined and very fast acting type of carb and other carbs are nearly as bad and fast acting which is why we cut them down. We cut sugar down the most because its the most dangerous to have in any quantity. Although that batter is carby it probably isn't horribly carby and the oil it was cooked in is fat and that would have slowed down how fast you system processed the carbs. I do a similar thing with my Burgen bread. I have no tolerance of bread at all, even one slice of Burgen will put me over safety unless I toast it score lines in it then cover it in lots of butter :D . The fat in the butter then slows the whole processing thing down so my levels rise a bit over a longer period of time rather than just one quick big spike. A useful trick to know. The same logic applies to potatoes. Roast potatoes are best because they've been roasted in oil which infuses into them and slow the processing of the carbs down. Mashed potatoes on the other hand are the devils food. By mashing potatoes you release all the starch so that it acts really quickly and will give you one mother of a spike. Most people also find if they low carb consistently then the occasional one off bad meal doesn't hit you as much as you'd think it should. I don't know why that is but in most of us if you try to raise your carbs back up day after day then pretty soon you will start to see your levels rise back up again. So by all means have fun every now and then and rely on the fact that you can get away with it sometimes but on normal days try and keep good. Take care and keep happy Steve [/QUOTE]
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