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<blockquote data-quote="Lamont D" data-source="post: 2185956" data-attributes="member: 85785"><p>You have to differentiate the difference between blood glucose levels and sugar levels, despite probably meaning the same.</p><p>As having RH, your fasting blood glucose levels, your Hba1c levels should be in normal range, between 3.5 and 6mmols. Most tests are done from fasting.</p><p>This will help when experimenting with food, seeing which foods you are intolerant to.</p><p>If you haven't got a blood glucose monitor, I would advise you to get one asap.</p><p>Along with a food diary, this is so important to get the control you need to stop the rollercoaster ride you will be having. You might be able to have a few carbs, but this will only slow down digestion and lower the spike, if you have more protein and fats with them. But if you have a similar reaction as I do, then carbs are to be avoided.</p><p>Straight after diagnosis, the need to eat frequently, is good advice during lowering your carbs intake, your body needs to adapt to a low carb diet, it's not easy, but it can be done. After a while, a few weeks you can stop eating so much, the better the control, the less food you will require. If you do it too quickly, the likelihood is you will be having unnecessary withdrawal symptoms. This will take a lot of will power to get there.</p><p>You have probably still too much insulin resistance, high insulin levels, it is the overshoot of insulin that is causing the symptoms. It is food that is causing your condition. It is a dietary problem.</p><p>After getting control, your insulin resistance, your level of insulin will go down.</p><p>Breakfast is not necessary, you can please yourself when you eat. If you fast long enough, your blood glucose levels will be in normal levels. As long as you eat very low carb, this way you can stay in normal levels without having hypos.</p><p>No carbs, no hypos! As simple as that!</p><p></p><p>You have to understand, that the medical advice is the norm from doctors, is because they don't understand the nature of RH, I have a lactose intolerance, would the docs expect me to drink milk?</p><p>I call RH, a condition that the patient is carb intolerant, how does it surprise you that they insist on us eating so called healthy carbs, when they are not to me and probably you!</p><p></p><p>The rebound effect.</p><p>If I have carbs, I trigger an insulin overshoot, which if I don't eat shortly after, I will go hypo! So I treat the hypo, with too much sugar or carbs. The result of too much glucose is, I again trigger an overshoot, then hypo, I treat it, triggering another overshoot. I have put myself on a rollercoaster ride of blood glucose sugar, up and down, this leads to the symptoms you have probably experienced.</p><p>So I don't over treat the hypo, I just eat enough to nudge my blood glucose levels into normal levels, test, eat a low carb meal, probably go for a walk, test again.</p><p>The trick is not to go hypo, by not having carbs!</p><p></p><p>Keep asking, keep the questions coming, it is frustrating and confusing.</p><p>I had to gain the knowledge, how to live without carbs.</p><p>It's not easy! But for my health sake, it's probably the best thing I've ever done!</p><p></p><p>Best wishes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lamont D, post: 2185956, member: 85785"] You have to differentiate the difference between blood glucose levels and sugar levels, despite probably meaning the same. As having RH, your fasting blood glucose levels, your Hba1c levels should be in normal range, between 3.5 and 6mmols. Most tests are done from fasting. This will help when experimenting with food, seeing which foods you are intolerant to. If you haven't got a blood glucose monitor, I would advise you to get one asap. Along with a food diary, this is so important to get the control you need to stop the rollercoaster ride you will be having. You might be able to have a few carbs, but this will only slow down digestion and lower the spike, if you have more protein and fats with them. But if you have a similar reaction as I do, then carbs are to be avoided. Straight after diagnosis, the need to eat frequently, is good advice during lowering your carbs intake, your body needs to adapt to a low carb diet, it's not easy, but it can be done. After a while, a few weeks you can stop eating so much, the better the control, the less food you will require. If you do it too quickly, the likelihood is you will be having unnecessary withdrawal symptoms. This will take a lot of will power to get there. You have probably still too much insulin resistance, high insulin levels, it is the overshoot of insulin that is causing the symptoms. It is food that is causing your condition. It is a dietary problem. After getting control, your insulin resistance, your level of insulin will go down. Breakfast is not necessary, you can please yourself when you eat. If you fast long enough, your blood glucose levels will be in normal levels. As long as you eat very low carb, this way you can stay in normal levels without having hypos. No carbs, no hypos! As simple as that! You have to understand, that the medical advice is the norm from doctors, is because they don't understand the nature of RH, I have a lactose intolerance, would the docs expect me to drink milk? I call RH, a condition that the patient is carb intolerant, how does it surprise you that they insist on us eating so called healthy carbs, when they are not to me and probably you! The rebound effect. If I have carbs, I trigger an insulin overshoot, which if I don't eat shortly after, I will go hypo! So I treat the hypo, with too much sugar or carbs. The result of too much glucose is, I again trigger an overshoot, then hypo, I treat it, triggering another overshoot. I have put myself on a rollercoaster ride of blood glucose sugar, up and down, this leads to the symptoms you have probably experienced. So I don't over treat the hypo, I just eat enough to nudge my blood glucose levels into normal levels, test, eat a low carb meal, probably go for a walk, test again. The trick is not to go hypo, by not having carbs! Keep asking, keep the questions coming, it is frustrating and confusing. I had to gain the knowledge, how to live without carbs. It's not easy! But for my health sake, it's probably the best thing I've ever done! Best wishes [/QUOTE]
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