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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2171694" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Some people experience something called Reactive Hypoglycemia. I didn't know it existed and that I'd had it, until I was already past that and well into T2 territory. Never heard about it until I came here, and it explained a few fainting spells. It could well be your pancreas is putting out more insulin than you actually need, especially after carby meals. First bloodsugars spike, then insulin production does, but they're not exactly in tune, so... It overshoots the target some. The remedy for that is not to have blood glucose spikes, so basically the same as would be advised for prediabetes and T2: less carbs, less glucose, less insulin. Mind you, <em>I'm only guessing here</em>, especially as you don't have a meter as yet, but it's something to keep an eye on if you like. There's also something called a false hypo. It feels and acts like a hypo, and no-one would be able to tell the difference between a true one or a false one without a meter, they're that severe, but they happen when your bloodglucose is lower than what your body is accustomed to, and it panics, because it thinks it is real. Can also feel that way if your bloodsugars change faster than your body can keep up with. See, a meter is a handy thing, it'd give you all sorts of information, so you can figure out what's going on. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> As it is, if you are going to make changes to your diet, you might experience some carb flu as well, but that will pass in a few days. (headaches, muscle aches, fatigue). So don't be put off, it's perfectly natural. </p><p></p><p>Okay, I'm burning dinner so I should get off of here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2171694, member: 401801"] Some people experience something called Reactive Hypoglycemia. I didn't know it existed and that I'd had it, until I was already past that and well into T2 territory. Never heard about it until I came here, and it explained a few fainting spells. It could well be your pancreas is putting out more insulin than you actually need, especially after carby meals. First bloodsugars spike, then insulin production does, but they're not exactly in tune, so... It overshoots the target some. The remedy for that is not to have blood glucose spikes, so basically the same as would be advised for prediabetes and T2: less carbs, less glucose, less insulin. Mind you, [I]I'm only guessing here[/I], especially as you don't have a meter as yet, but it's something to keep an eye on if you like. There's also something called a false hypo. It feels and acts like a hypo, and no-one would be able to tell the difference between a true one or a false one without a meter, they're that severe, but they happen when your bloodglucose is lower than what your body is accustomed to, and it panics, because it thinks it is real. Can also feel that way if your bloodsugars change faster than your body can keep up with. See, a meter is a handy thing, it'd give you all sorts of information, so you can figure out what's going on. ;) As it is, if you are going to make changes to your diet, you might experience some carb flu as well, but that will pass in a few days. (headaches, muscle aches, fatigue). So don't be put off, it's perfectly natural. Okay, I'm burning dinner so I should get off of here. ;) Jo [/QUOTE]
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