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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2445069" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Carbs will do that to you... Complex or no, a T2 just can't handle them properly. I ate every 3 hours when I just started out, after some bad advice, and <em>it drove me nuts</em>. I can only imagine how you must feel at every hour/hour and a half. I currently eat once or twice a day, which is much more relaxed...!</p><p></p><p>Why do you fear hypo's? You haven't mentioned being on insulin or (some form of or something similar to) gliclazide, so you're not likely to get them if you use neither. There is such a thing as a false hypo, which happens when you have been high for a long time and hit normal levels; it feels exactly the same as a hypo, it just doesn't have the numbers to back it up. It's just your body freaking out because it THINKS you're low. And those go away as your body gets used to normal numbers Do you know what your glucose numbers where when it happened? Any special circumstances or meds at the time?</p><p></p><p>"Surely I should be able to eat a complex carb"... Well, no... Some of us can get away with it, but I certainly can't. So I practically don't have them. <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/</a> might help some with your diet.... Because you're right, the way things are going now isn't sustainable for you, heck, it wouldn't be for anyone!</p><p></p><p>As for the dysautonomia, adrenal spikes are basically a signal to your liver to dump glucose... So that may raise your numbers, as would insomnia... I have a feeling though that if you get your blood sugars comfortably under control, without the stress of having to eat with your eye on the clock all the time, that will get a bit better too... Stress feeds stress, after all. Not saying everything'll be magically resolved, but from the sound of it the current state of things is extremely stressful for you, and that can't be helping.</p><p></p><p>Your liver maintains your blood sugars when you go low. It dumps some glucose in your system. That's why it's mainly T1's that hypo when they overshoot insulin, and it covers way more than the carbs they had. Or if you're a T2 on glic or something similar, and you start low carbing. I've had hypo's because I was misinformed by my endo ("It can't happen". Oooh yes, it can, when you're on gliclazide! And did!). My GP however was more open minded and let me try and figure this out with a diet... And I've been in the normal range for over 5 of my 5,5 years as a confirmed diabetic.</p><p></p><p>You'll be okay. Just take a breath, and go over your current diet. What do you eat and drink in a day? maybe we can help sort out the carbs and find doable replacements for you. Then you should be back to three meals or less, as you wish.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2445069, member: 401801"] Carbs will do that to you... Complex or no, a T2 just can't handle them properly. I ate every 3 hours when I just started out, after some bad advice, and [I]it drove me nuts[/I]. I can only imagine how you must feel at every hour/hour and a half. I currently eat once or twice a day, which is much more relaxed...! Why do you fear hypo's? You haven't mentioned being on insulin or (some form of or something similar to) gliclazide, so you're not likely to get them if you use neither. There is such a thing as a false hypo, which happens when you have been high for a long time and hit normal levels; it feels exactly the same as a hypo, it just doesn't have the numbers to back it up. It's just your body freaking out because it THINKS you're low. And those go away as your body gets used to normal numbers Do you know what your glucose numbers where when it happened? Any special circumstances or meds at the time? "Surely I should be able to eat a complex carb"... Well, no... Some of us can get away with it, but I certainly can't. So I practically don't have them. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/[/URL] might help some with your diet.... Because you're right, the way things are going now isn't sustainable for you, heck, it wouldn't be for anyone! As for the dysautonomia, adrenal spikes are basically a signal to your liver to dump glucose... So that may raise your numbers, as would insomnia... I have a feeling though that if you get your blood sugars comfortably under control, without the stress of having to eat with your eye on the clock all the time, that will get a bit better too... Stress feeds stress, after all. Not saying everything'll be magically resolved, but from the sound of it the current state of things is extremely stressful for you, and that can't be helping. Your liver maintains your blood sugars when you go low. It dumps some glucose in your system. That's why it's mainly T1's that hypo when they overshoot insulin, and it covers way more than the carbs they had. Or if you're a T2 on glic or something similar, and you start low carbing. I've had hypo's because I was misinformed by my endo ("It can't happen". Oooh yes, it can, when you're on gliclazide! And did!). My GP however was more open minded and let me try and figure this out with a diet... And I've been in the normal range for over 5 of my 5,5 years as a confirmed diabetic. You'll be okay. Just take a breath, and go over your current diet. What do you eat and drink in a day? maybe we can help sort out the carbs and find doable replacements for you. Then you should be back to three meals or less, as you wish. Good luck, Jo [/QUOTE]
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