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Newbie, trying LCHF but have a bit of a problem

donnellysdogs said:
Not really.. If it shows 2.2.. Always wash if you'r high.. Cosits easy to get an old bit of food leftovers on hand that could shoot level up higher..

But as far as I know there us nothing that could get on hands to show a duff low reading.

If it show under 4 then it means your body needs glucose from a source of some kind.....

Anything under 4 needs to be treated pronto....
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Dampness results in lower readings for me. If I haven't dried my hands properly, or ifI haven't washed my hands, but have hand cream on.

About the only times I get strip error messages are if I don't load enough blood or if I've damaged the strip in some way, like closing it in the tub cap by mistake.
 
AndBreathe said:
Dampness results in lower readings for me. If I haven't dried my hands properly, or ifI haven't washed my hands, but have hand cream on.

About the only times I get strip error messages are if I don't load enough blood or if I've damaged the strip in some way, like closing it in the tub cap by mistake.
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I can remember someone saying a while back that they added a drop of water to their blood to record lower readings on their meter!!!
 
As I've been reading through the forum over time it has been mentioned about Blood lvls & exercise, as I understand when exercise we use the glucose in the blood if you are doing hard execise then this has to be replaced in someway, most would use fluids to do this as it also replaces lost fluid from the exercising, eg runners cycle racers etc, Maybe if your hill walking you could use something like dried fruit to munch on every 30 mins or so to replace the glucose used by the hard walking I would say that it wouldn't affect your meter readings too much as your only replacing what has been lost already but stopping you feeling tired & shaky etc. Just my opinion & is what I would do in such a situation & the dried fruit is good for you. Just a palm full to start & see how that goes. Cause it doesn't need to be dried fruit but something to take in small amounts often.
 
Paul59 said:
As I've been reading through the forum over time it has been mentioned about Blood lvls & exercise, as I understand the energy we use the glucose is used which if you are doing hard execise then this has to be replaced in someway, most would use fluids to do this as it also replaces lost fluid from the exercising. Maybe if your hill walking you could use something like dried fruit to munch on every 30 mins or so to replace the glucose used by the hard walking I would say that it wouldn't affect your meter readings too much as your only replacing what has been lost already but stopping you feeling tired & shaky etc. Just my opinion & is what I would do in such a situation & the dried fruit is good for you. Just a palm full to start & see how that goes. Cause it doesn't need to be dried fruit but something to take in small amounts often.
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Following the advice given by various kind folks here, I've started drinking a lot more fluid (including a small amount of tea granules with dried milk) and snacking on nuts, pieces of cheese, or whatever I've brought for lunch - I might try adding a bit of dried fruit to the nuts. So far, plenty of rests and regular snack breaks, and moving at a steady plod instead of walking fast, seems to have sorted the problem. I'm not sure whether this style of walking counts as hard exercise, though!
 
lizzi51 said:
Following the advice given by various kind folks here, I've started drinking a lot more fluid (including a small amount of tea granules with dried milk) and snacking on nuts, pieces of cheese, or whatever I've brought for lunch - I might try adding a bit of dried fruit to the nuts. So far, plenty of rests and regular snack breaks, and moving at a steady plod instead of walking fast, seems to have sorted the problem. I'm not sure whether this style of walking counts as hard exercise, though!
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No not hard exercise but just say walking up & down stairs for 10mins 3 times a day is what the Nhs guideline is for exercise, just walking at a increased pace than stroll is ok.
What's your fat & protien intake like? Maybe you may not have raised enough to make up for the lower carbs.
Just tossing some ideas around that may help:)
 
Paul59 said:
No not hard exercise but just say walking up & down stairs for 10mins 3 times a day is what the Nhs guideline is for exercise, just walking at a increased pace than stroll is ok.
What's your fat & protien intake like? Maybe you may not have raised enough to make up for the lower carbs.
Just tossing some ideas around that may help:)
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I think you're probably right - I needed a better balance between carbs, protein and fat. Also a balance between how much I eat and the exercise. Hopefully I can start to build up the strength and stamina to return to something like my former level of exercise but for the moment I'm just relieved to be able to do a decent walk without feeling exhausted and spaced out at some point. Gradually getting there!
 
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