Hunger

[BARRE037FE]

I'm 64 & type2, I woke up about 1am & I've never felt so hungry, I ran down stairs & could not get food in my mouth fast enough, I was eating anything &everything. Is this due to my diebetes. Or me having a funny turn, but I've never been like that before. Any reply will be welcome . Thankyou

 

[Squire Fulwood]

I vote for funny turn.

 

[Brunneria]

Next time, test your blood glucose.

We get hungry for soooo many different reasons, but for diabetics, one of those reasons is that our blood glucose has dipped lower than usual, and our body is asking for food to restore it to 'normal' levels.

The trick is to avoid eating so much that we send our bg way too high...

 

[Alzebra]

Whilst I fully agree with Brunneria, I also found that high blood sugars could make me feel ravenous too. Swapping to LCHF brought my blood sugar down quickly and within a few days the hunger pangs were gone

 

[greycat001]

I usually feel really hungry when my blood sugar is low. I cant sleep either.