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<blockquote data-quote="Auto E" data-source="post: 2184451" data-attributes="member: 513396"><p>Great answers here and so much personal experience. What a valuable resource this forum is (have I mentioned this before????!!!!). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I'm such a newbie, but it is interesting how my experience parallels others here. I was diagnosed pre-diabetic in Jan 2018. Got a continuous glucose monitor a month ago, and that's when I learned I have reactive hypoglycemia. </p><p></p><p>I wanted to highlight a few shared symptoms I have had that the OP also mentioned:</p><p>*fatigue and headache after meals (high glucose/high insulin - one or both can cause this although I read different things. I think really it's not well established whether the sugar or the insulin or the combo is the source of the fatigue.)</p><p>*strange pains in the abdomen </p><p>*palpitations (most likely when your blood sugar was low, your adrenaline kicked in to raise it)</p><p>*nausea - so frustrating! I get nauseated when I am hungry, and ALSO after eating!</p><p>(update on this - I have begun pre-emptively having an Immodium or a Pepto-Bismol tablet before bed on nights the nausea occurs.... personally I think this is gastroparesis). Seems to be really helping me avoid being up sick during the night, but perhaps it's just coincidence.</p><p></p><p>Transitioning to low-carb can be especially hard for some people. Remember to include lots of salt. Increasing my salt (even drinking a glass of salty warm water, if you can believe it) has been the biggest help as I adjusted. Bone broth is better, but I don't always have it when I get light-headed or headachy. </p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Auto E, post: 2184451, member: 513396"] Great answers here and so much personal experience. What a valuable resource this forum is (have I mentioned this before????!!!!). :-) I'm such a newbie, but it is interesting how my experience parallels others here. I was diagnosed pre-diabetic in Jan 2018. Got a continuous glucose monitor a month ago, and that's when I learned I have reactive hypoglycemia. I wanted to highlight a few shared symptoms I have had that the OP also mentioned: *fatigue and headache after meals (high glucose/high insulin - one or both can cause this although I read different things. I think really it's not well established whether the sugar or the insulin or the combo is the source of the fatigue.) *strange pains in the abdomen *palpitations (most likely when your blood sugar was low, your adrenaline kicked in to raise it) *nausea - so frustrating! I get nauseated when I am hungry, and ALSO after eating! (update on this - I have begun pre-emptively having an Immodium or a Pepto-Bismol tablet before bed on nights the nausea occurs.... personally I think this is gastroparesis). Seems to be really helping me avoid being up sick during the night, but perhaps it's just coincidence. Transitioning to low-carb can be especially hard for some people. Remember to include lots of salt. Increasing my salt (even drinking a glass of salty warm water, if you can believe it) has been the biggest help as I adjusted. Bone broth is better, but I don't always have it when I get light-headed or headachy. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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