Reply to Thread

Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the Diabetes Forum Survey 2025 »

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lamont D" data-source="post: 2745943" data-attributes="member: 85785">Thanks [USER=520626]@Melgar[/USER] and welcome [USER=595611]@coolcombination[/USER] to our forum.With RH it is very difficult to really know what triggers the  highs and lows.So we have to discover through trial and error know what to eat and obviously to avoid.I have been where you are now. I called this period my hypo hell. Not until I found that eating didn't help me at all. But before you say, I have to eat, of course, that is what you have to find out.The dietary advice for your gall bladder etc is to have a meal with carbs, protein and a little fat.So of course, RH is triggered by how much carbs you can tolerate. I will go through the science of you wish.So the advice would be mixed wouldn't it?From my experience, which included a lot of discovery of how to treat RH. The medical books are full of just eat carbs etc. Eat well plate, eat every three hours and so on.When I had a fasting test in hospital.. I found that as long as I didn't eat, I would not trigger the symptoms!So how do I deal with having to eat and stay healthy without continuous hypos?By not triggering the spike of high BG levels (over 7-8 mmols for me)So finding the carbs that send you over your trigger BG levels and continuing in or around normal levels, you avoid the symptoms.As you fast until afternoon, you should not get the symptoms.But you do get the symptoms within ran your of eating, and that is when the rollercoaster ride of BG levels, for the rest of the day. And as you say, now you are reading a hypos you sleep?So, from around 7pm, I don't eat, so I know, I won't go hypo when I go to bed.And if you do suffer a hypo, you need to nudge it back into normal with a little carb, testing every fifteen minutes. And walking helps so much with BG levels.Glucose tablets will cause more high blood glucose levels, known as the rebound effect.And yes, I know about the awful sleep.But as you get used to the dietary restrictions, the symptoms will reduce.I'm my experience, what I would do is.......Stop eating now, ride out the symptoms and it you are still going hypo, just eat little cheese, something that has good natural fats. Keep texting until you feel ok to go bedBest wishesKeep asking.Stay safe.</blockquote>

Verification

Top Bottom

Search

Search

Reply to Thread