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Feeling sick
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Are you not eating because you feel sick or are you not eating because your BG is 7 and you feel sick because your hungry?
A BG of 7 is a tiny bit above normal but not anywhere near something to worry about, and it isn’t a reason not to eat until you feel ill, if your not eating because of your BG then this could be actually pushing your BG up as your liver could be dumping glucose into your body as it’s screaming out for energy, this happens with me if I don’t eat for a long time - it’s called a liver dump
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A BG of 7 is a tiny bit above normal but not anywhere near something to worry about, and it isn’t a reason not to eat until you feel ill, if your not eating because of your BG then this could be actually pushing your BG up as your liver could be dumping glucose into your body as it’s screaming out for energy, this happens with me if I don’t eat for a long time - it’s called a liver dump
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Yeah I didn't eat till late and at times leaving hours before eating as not sure about best snacks to eat in-between meals that probably why I feel sick and tired thanks for your reply
Chris24Main
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Your body will adapt to whatever is "normal" in the long term.
You can explain "normal" in many different ways, but the simplest is pretty close - it's whatever you are used to.
I personally dislike the phrase "liver dump" - but many people use it, and it's clear what it means - your liver is generating glucose from ...well, a few different ways.. but it's only "doing" what is normal - trying to get your blood glucose to a normal level as perceived by your pancreas, or your brain (which has another way of determining whether it thinks energy, usually meaning blood glucose, is low, and in a fight, it trumps the pancreas).
Depending on what you are aiming for, you can either eat something (or take certain supplements - it's not all necessarily about food, and not necessarily about glucose) to calm the troubled organ in question, or longer term; you can come up with a plan to re-train what your body considers normal.
There isn't a right answer, and everyone is different - both in what works and what you are aiming for, but having done a little of the longer term thing, I can be quite happy and not feeling ill or even hungry for a day and a half with no food - it is possible to be very low in blood glucose and for your body and brain to have plenty of energy - but this isn't something that just happens immediately, and needs some planning.
[and to be clear, I only dislike "liver dump" because the liver is awesome and should have a better rap than it does]
You can explain "normal" in many different ways, but the simplest is pretty close - it's whatever you are used to.
I personally dislike the phrase "liver dump" - but many people use it, and it's clear what it means - your liver is generating glucose from ...well, a few different ways.. but it's only "doing" what is normal - trying to get your blood glucose to a normal level as perceived by your pancreas, or your brain (which has another way of determining whether it thinks energy, usually meaning blood glucose, is low, and in a fight, it trumps the pancreas).
Depending on what you are aiming for, you can either eat something (or take certain supplements - it's not all necessarily about food, and not necessarily about glucose) to calm the troubled organ in question, or longer term; you can come up with a plan to re-train what your body considers normal.
There isn't a right answer, and everyone is different - both in what works and what you are aiming for, but having done a little of the longer term thing, I can be quite happy and not feeling ill or even hungry for a day and a half with no food - it is possible to be very low in blood glucose and for your body and brain to have plenty of energy - but this isn't something that just happens immediately, and needs some planning.
[and to be clear, I only dislike "liver dump" because the liver is awesome and should have a better rap than it does]
Just a couple of questions @mack76 if you don’t mind me asking. Do you feel nausea when you eat, so you avoid eating and then your sugars go up ( for reasons already mentioned). Am I reading you right ? Or do you feel sick when you don’t eat?
Both sometimes.before or when haven't eaten for a few hours
