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Hypo Cravings..

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Chalky1983

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Good Afternoon,
Just wondered if you guys also get carb cravings when and after you have a hypo? and also how you manage this, i dont have them all the time but when i do i do tend to go on a carbathon and eat tons of ****** foods....
 
HI chalky
welcome, when having hypo i would usually have some glucose, but if i haven't any then yes i will eat anything to bring my levels up. But just remember i blood sugars can go up quite a lot after hypo.
Hope all is well.
Tracey
 
Chalky,

Hunger is a classic symptom of a hypo so it is far from unusual in that you crave carbs.

Years ago I use to over-treat during a hypo which meant I would swing from low to high (double figures) within a very short space of time, now I treat with 2-3 jelly babies depending on how low I am then follow up with a 10g snack.
 
Hi I feel starving after a Hypo but will just have Lucozade or Lucotabs as my sugar rises much too quickly if I over indulge.I always however have a strange craving for baked beans, I have had for months.Another strange think I always was a great chocolate lover but since diagnosed I cant even look at it never mind eat it ~ strange but true x
 
I can always tell when a hypo is coming because I start craving junk food, I'm not sure it's carbs in particular I just know I get really thirsty and crave fruit juice , I don't know if other people get thirst with hypo's as well as hyper's. I really have to stop myself from going down and binging when I am having a really low hypo say 2.0-2.6 ,and take a dextrose tab or lucozade instead of fatty foods. :)
 
mebird01 said:
I can always tell when a hypo is coming because I start craving junk food, I'm not sure it's carbs in particular I just know I get really thirsty and crave fruit juice , I don't know if other people get thirst with hypo's as well as hyper's. I really have to stop myself from going down and binging when I am having a really low hypo say 2.0-2.6 ,and take a dextrose tab or lucozade instead of fatty foods. :)
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Not thirsty as such but I always get the feeling that I need a pee urgently! :roll:

It's when we don't experience these hypo warnings we start to worry :)
 
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