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Type 2 Feeling strange without food

David_uk37

David_uk37

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Dose anyone get that strange feeling when I haven’t eaten for a few hours I wish I could explain what it feels like but trying to understand it .... any info anyone thanks
 
David_uk37 said:
Dose anyone get that strange feeling when I haven’t eaten for a few hours I wish I could explain what it feels like but trying to understand it .... any info anyone thanks
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How many hours?

Can you try to explain what you mean by strange?

I don't eat 16 hours straight every day.
 
Hello David
Are you on any medication and what are your glucose levels like when you get these symptoms
 
David_uk37 said:
Like 5 hours I feel week.... jittery ... a little agitated light headed sometimes after 3 hours
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I see you are newly diagnosed type 2. Sometimes, when we are used to regular sugar in our diet, when we start to cut down our body has to adjust to the lower sugar and feels shaky. This will pass. Are you on any diabetic meds? If s, would you mind putting them in the information section of your profile, as that affects the help we can suggest.
 
That sounds to me, like you need a glucose boost.
Some T2s are not able to go without food for that long and need regular top ups preferably low carb!
But of course I'm only guessing, some more information about your meds and why you are not eating regularly would help!
 
Depending on meds and glucose levels maybe false hypos (feel very real though) whilst adjusting to normal levels.

again all we can do is speculate without knowing more. Presumably you’re type 2 as that’s the forum you’ve put the question in. The below will help us help you

How long ago were you diagnosed?
Blood glucose levels and when these are being taken in relation to meals (self meter readings)
Hb1ac and how long ago that was
Changes you’ve made to diet, from what to what?
Medication
 
Type 2 for one year on metformin Iv been told not to totally cut out sweet stuff just eat a slice of chocolate instead of a bar... I try to eat as Healthy is possible but I think I overdo it somethings and I crave something sweet when I feel low
 
David_uk37 said:
Type 2 for one year on metformin Iv been told not to totally cut out sweet stuff just eat a slice of chocolate instead of a bar... I try to eat as Healthy is possible but I think I overdo it somethings and I crave something sweet when I feel low
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Hi,

Are you able to test your BG levels with a meter when these episodes arrise?
 
David_uk37 said:
Type 2 for one year on metformin Iv been told not to totally cut out sweet stuff just eat a slice of chocolate instead of a bar... I try to eat as Healthy is possible but I think I overdo it somethings and I crave something sweet when I feel low
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Healthy eating means different things to different people. For a type 2 it usually means reducing carbs as well as sugar. I can not understand why you should not cut out all sweet stuff other than desire to eat them as they won’t be giving you anything beneficial. See links at the end for a better idea of what I’m talking about. It’s how the majority of type 2 in here manage their condition.

To have some idea of what might be causing your strange feelings (other than plain old hunger) you need to test your blood glucose level to see they might be responsible. It’s also very important to be able to check for yourself what’s happening so you can make the necessary adjustments day to day and meal by meal rather than wait 3, 6 or even 12 months and then have no idea what had what effect. It also helps keep an eye out that any meds are working appropriately not too much or too little. Getting a blood glucose meter is the only way to do this (no matter what contradictory advice you may have heard - it’s usually budget based rather than anything more scientific). Test before a meal and 2hrs later hoping for a rise of 2mmol or less. More and the carbs eaten were too many! Please ask if you want any guidance on this.


http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/

https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html for info including low carb made simple
 
I suspect, then, that you are eating something with more carbs than you can cope with, getting to a fairly high glucose level, then dropping down rapidly as the day progresses. I had the same thing as I was less able to cope with carbs in the morning. The rapid fall is what causes that strange sensation of a false hypo - if you can get your blood glucose level more stable they should reduce, particularly as you get used to lower levels of blood glucose.
Even after three years, I still eat only a few carbs with my first meal, a maximum of ten, as with none my blood glucose goes on rising, but - for instance, mushrooms, sweet pepper and courgette stir fry sorts things out and I can then go all day without eating and feel fine.
 
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