Low Carb T1 changes to hypos

As you know, I'm a T2 not 1.

But yes, have had EXACTLY the same experience.

Hi - since I've seriously started low carbing in last 2 weeks I haven't had any hypos. That's great stuff though.

Hi Tim,

As you probably expected, I reply to this thread.

When I was on a standard Low-Carb diet my blood-sugar levels were not under great control and I did not notice any difference with my experience of low blood-sugar levels.

When I narrowed down my Low-Carb diet into a Ketogenic diet I noticed a really big difference. My loss of brain function during low blood-sugar episodes is hugely reduced when using the Keto diet.

For me the game-changer is being in Ketosis or not. When YES, I do not get any classic 'Hypo' warning signs and I do not get any loss of brain function. When NO, I get my 'Hypo' warning signs and if I don't act on them then it proceeds to loss of brain function. So I absolutely agree with your interpretation that feeding your brain with fats, not Glucose, makes the difference.

In the last week I had a very low blood-sugar. I felt very sleepy during the afternoon (an indication for me, when in Ketosis, that my blood-sugar may have been very low for several hours). So I measured, and saw that I was 20mg/dl (1.1 mmol/l). No drama, no confusion, no double-vision, no loss of balance. I took a few Glucose tablets to correct and went on with my day.

As always, I thank my lovely Ketones for keeping my brain nice and safe during times of low blood-sugar.

If the brain fuel is Ketones (Fat) rather than Glucose, then I could expect that people will continue to act normally even when blood-sugar levels drop low. This is because there is no interrupt in brain fuel. Certainly this is the case for me; am interested to see what other people report on this thread.

Regards
Antony

I low carbed almost from diagnosis so I have nothing to compare it against. I get different symptoms due to different hypo causes i.e. for basal induced hypo I get sweaty, shaky and confused , for a bolus induced hypo I get grumpy and irritable and for an exercise induced hypo I get various symptoms such as cold feet . I don't even attempt to understand why.

I haven't had too many hypo's but I've never been violent or aggressive, I suppose it depends on the scenario or frame of mind when you experience the hypo i.e. if someone is bugging you at the time

Interesting question, tbh the symptoms have always been the same from when I was eating around 250g of carb a day to when I first came to the forum and was low-carbing, I really can't say I've ever been aggressive or difficult during a hypo, on the contrary I like to keep myself to myself and deal with it my own way with very little fuss.