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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
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- Acceptance of health treatment claims that are not adequately supported by evidence. I dislike it when people sell ineffective and even harmful alternative health products to exploit the desperation of people with chronic illness.
I've been back on the LCHF wagon for 2 weeks and it's going well. My fasting BG is averaging around 5.2 and I'm staying well under 7.8 after meals. I think my ability to tolerate normal BG levels is improving, because 2 weeks ago I would feel weak, dizzy, and spacey between 5 and 6, and now that only happens when I am below 5. I am hoping that one day I will be able to tolerate being at 4.5 or even 4.0 and feel fine. I imagine people with no BG regulation problems feel fine at 4.0? Is this do-able for a T2 diabetic?
I would like to be able to go up to 5 hours between meals and not have to worry that if I don't have a snack after 3-4 hours I will feel terrible and then be tempted to overeat. I have slow colonic transit and at times I have no appetite... I think my lower GI tract is saying don't eat or the upper GI tract will send it back as reflux or just make me feel too full and uncomfortable, even with a small meal.
This morning I woke up 830am and had no appetite until 130pm when I was feeling weak with a false hypo at a BG of 4.7. I'd had a boiled egg at 1030 to try and fuel my body while I waited to get an appetite. I ate a small bowl of yoghurt and berries and felt a bit better. It's now 3.45pm and I feel full and bloated with no appetite... most probably due to the slow colonic transit. Sigh.
I would love to be able to wake up, eat a small breakfast and feel fine until lunchtime, eat a small lunch, and feel fine...
I'm trying flaxseed for the SCT, and trying to drink more water.
Can anyone relate to the discomfort of false hypos, and does anyone know if they get better over time?
I would like to be able to go up to 5 hours between meals and not have to worry that if I don't have a snack after 3-4 hours I will feel terrible and then be tempted to overeat. I have slow colonic transit and at times I have no appetite... I think my lower GI tract is saying don't eat or the upper GI tract will send it back as reflux or just make me feel too full and uncomfortable, even with a small meal.
This morning I woke up 830am and had no appetite until 130pm when I was feeling weak with a false hypo at a BG of 4.7. I'd had a boiled egg at 1030 to try and fuel my body while I waited to get an appetite. I ate a small bowl of yoghurt and berries and felt a bit better. It's now 3.45pm and I feel full and bloated with no appetite... most probably due to the slow colonic transit. Sigh.
I would love to be able to wake up, eat a small breakfast and feel fine until lunchtime, eat a small lunch, and feel fine...
I'm trying flaxseed for the SCT, and trying to drink more water.
Can anyone relate to the discomfort of false hypos, and does anyone know if they get better over time?