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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lamont D" data-source="post: 2642830" data-attributes="member: 85785">Don't hold your breath!The problem because it is a rare condition, is that, the science doesn't follow the advice in the text books!Most would follow the mantra, you must have carbs! But as I have discovered, that I am carb intolerant!I am lactose, sugar intolerant and obviously have an intolerance to certain foods that trigger the reaction.I was told in my young days to stay away from dairy!Well, if you use logic, that would mean I should stay away from carbs as well! But the lot of them still insist!The medical profession don't like you being in ketosis.Even when I was in professional sport, the nutritionist, dietician and doctor of the club insisted that it was impossible to be carb zero, continuously, because it would effect my brain function. It didn't!If anything after my hospital fasting test, my brain function was much improved. I did have brain fog continually before diagnosis. I lost a lot of memories. But I am remembering more since!The reasoning behind the advice to eat every three hours is similar to what a T1 would get. To stop going hypo!But for us,  the best thing for us, is to stop by not triggering the reaction, the overshoot of insulin! It is because I have followed advice from others and been relentless in discovering the science and of course my experience.The main headline in Wikipedia is that it it's carb laden meals that causes the reaction. That is so wrong! It is in my case around 2-3% carbs. You may have a higher intolerance. But that is for you to find out!I must mention a drug called sitagliptin,  it is a diabetic drug that is designed to increase your first phase insulin response. There may be a couple of reasons for the first phase to be weak. Mine is low, even though I had a high level of useless insulin. This will help with keeping the spikes lower and the effect of the sudden high spike will reduce the symptoms. It won't matter if you are doing low carb. But as an effective drug to keep spikes low! I was on the drug for over five years, but it became apparent that I didn't need it!But, if I was being initially diagnosed, sitagliptin might help, but as with all drugs, if you can tolerate it!All I do is bring my experience, my findings, the logics of the science behind the reason how my body reacts with the intolerance. How I have stopped having hypos, how I have succeeded in getting my health back, and why if I hadnt, not be here!Yes! I did have the endocrinologist who actually saved my life to get the praise he deserves for recognising the condition I had, the tests to confirm and his advice along with someone special on this site along with the lovely people on here who have supported me.That is the main reason I'm still around! There are others across the world, that need help with this weird (yes, I've been called that by doctors) rare condition.And, not many people have come across it!My best wishes.Keep asking and learning.</blockquote>

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