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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MikeZ" data-source="post: 2747830" data-attributes="member: 169115">My 9 year T2 journey was going great until about 5 months ago. Two consecutive a1c results of 8.0 really got my attention, (I've been in the high 5s to low 6s for years.) So, 2 weeks ago, I decided to get back on track with a low carb diet. My daily readings improved rapidly and I am confident that my next a1c will be at or below 6.0.Here is the problem; My wife and I hike in the local mountains almost every day. We've been doing this for years. The hiking is fairly rigorous with a lot of hills to climb etc... Ever since I started the low carb diet, I get very light-headed and dizzy about an hour into the hike. I am certain that this is diet related but I really want to avoid eating the wrong thing. For breakfast I'll eat a couple of eggs and a 1/2 of a slice of sourdough toast plus a low carb protein drink. Is there anything that I might consider adding to this meal to provide energy without spiking my BS? I've tried zero carb bread instead of the sourdough but it tastes disgusting and it doesn't help with the dizziness.FWIW, after our hike yesterday my BS was 5.2, (94 on my USA meter).</blockquote>

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