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<blockquote data-quote="Lamont D" data-source="post: 2276740" data-attributes="member: 85785"><p>Hi [USER=526261]@jebin[/USER] </p><p>Welcome to our forum.</p><p>First, doctors unless they have experience with Hypoglycaemia, then it will be a condition which they have had no training, and because of this, they are following ancient dietary advice for treatment as this is what most doctors who deal with hypoglycaemia would advise to stop the hypos occurring every few hours, the eat every three hours is just to stop the hypos because the majority of hypos in patients happen after three hours ish! But that is dependent on how much carbs and the patients intolerance to carbs. </p><p>We advise a very low carb diet, because it again depends on how intolerant you a r e to certain foods within the GI range of carbs and how much protein and saturated fat you have had with that particular meal.</p><p>Complex carbs I have found are just carbs, so I just avoid them.</p><p>I have been in ketosis for nearly seven years now, since 2013, I have no issues and my health is good! To maintain weight you can eat a little more if you wish but it has to be low carb.</p><p>Since diagnosis, my yearly blood panel results have been very good, and as yet, no deficiency has been found to start taking supplements. But I do add salt and drink more water.</p><p>Your test results are typical hypoglycaemic, the insulin overshoot is apparent and the excess insulin is certainly the cause of your symptoms and diagnosis.</p><p>Your diet is a normal diet for a normal person without Hypoglycaemia, however, you have not got a normal dietary reaction to certain foods, your initial insulin response is not enough to counter the glucose derived, the trigger for the overshoot. It is not normal for a normal person to get an overshoot of insulin. It is rare and is the root of hypoglycaemia. This is why, we have to stop the rollercoaster ride of fluctuating blood glucose levels, no hyper from carbs, no trigger, no overshoot, no hypo!</p><p>RH is food related, so our dietary restrictions are our treatment, there is no cure, no magic medicine, food causes it, not eating those foods is the treatment.</p><p>Check your medication for your BP and reflux because it may contain too much sugar or lactose, are you lactose intolerant like me?</p><p>If I may make a suggestion. A lot of people with RH, can track their symptoms from when like you have acid reflux, hiatus hernia and mainly a bacterial infection called heliocobacter pylori, which has similar symptoms as you have described. A test can be done by your GP and a course of antibiotics can make your health improve dramatically.</p><p>I have had this discussion many times with doctors and my specialist endocrinologist, the reasoning behind this approach of having enough glucose derived from carbs is to guarantee brain function, most doctors are taught because modern dietary advice is we must have carbs as a vital part of dietary intake. Most doctors say we can't live without enough carbs.</p><p>So after going through my 80 hours (ish) fasting test and then starting very low carb (going into ketosis) my brain function and other brain symptoms such as memory, brain fog, and so on including severe anxiety, it all cleared away, all the other symptoms diminished and my health improved so much over the next month, that no one could believe it was possible! From such a really poor health condition, I began to feel really fit and healthy, enough to hold down a busy full time job that is really not for someone I was seven to ten years ago. </p><p>I have no doubt that ketosis is the only treatment possible with RH, if you want your health back!</p><p></p><p>Keep asking, hope this helps</p><p></p><p>Stay safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lamont D, post: 2276740, member: 85785"] Hi [USER=526261]@jebin[/USER] Welcome to our forum. First, doctors unless they have experience with Hypoglycaemia, then it will be a condition which they have had no training, and because of this, they are following ancient dietary advice for treatment as this is what most doctors who deal with hypoglycaemia would advise to stop the hypos occurring every few hours, the eat every three hours is just to stop the hypos because the majority of hypos in patients happen after three hours ish! But that is dependent on how much carbs and the patients intolerance to carbs. We advise a very low carb diet, because it again depends on how intolerant you a r e to certain foods within the GI range of carbs and how much protein and saturated fat you have had with that particular meal. Complex carbs I have found are just carbs, so I just avoid them. I have been in ketosis for nearly seven years now, since 2013, I have no issues and my health is good! To maintain weight you can eat a little more if you wish but it has to be low carb. Since diagnosis, my yearly blood panel results have been very good, and as yet, no deficiency has been found to start taking supplements. But I do add salt and drink more water. Your test results are typical hypoglycaemic, the insulin overshoot is apparent and the excess insulin is certainly the cause of your symptoms and diagnosis. Your diet is a normal diet for a normal person without Hypoglycaemia, however, you have not got a normal dietary reaction to certain foods, your initial insulin response is not enough to counter the glucose derived, the trigger for the overshoot. It is not normal for a normal person to get an overshoot of insulin. It is rare and is the root of hypoglycaemia. This is why, we have to stop the rollercoaster ride of fluctuating blood glucose levels, no hyper from carbs, no trigger, no overshoot, no hypo! RH is food related, so our dietary restrictions are our treatment, there is no cure, no magic medicine, food causes it, not eating those foods is the treatment. Check your medication for your BP and reflux because it may contain too much sugar or lactose, are you lactose intolerant like me? If I may make a suggestion. A lot of people with RH, can track their symptoms from when like you have acid reflux, hiatus hernia and mainly a bacterial infection called heliocobacter pylori, which has similar symptoms as you have described. A test can be done by your GP and a course of antibiotics can make your health improve dramatically. I have had this discussion many times with doctors and my specialist endocrinologist, the reasoning behind this approach of having enough glucose derived from carbs is to guarantee brain function, most doctors are taught because modern dietary advice is we must have carbs as a vital part of dietary intake. Most doctors say we can't live without enough carbs. So after going through my 80 hours (ish) fasting test and then starting very low carb (going into ketosis) my brain function and other brain symptoms such as memory, brain fog, and so on including severe anxiety, it all cleared away, all the other symptoms diminished and my health improved so much over the next month, that no one could believe it was possible! From such a really poor health condition, I began to feel really fit and healthy, enough to hold down a busy full time job that is really not for someone I was seven to ten years ago. I have no doubt that ketosis is the only treatment possible with RH, if you want your health back! Keep asking, hope this helps Stay safe. [/QUOTE]
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