Grateful
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Several weeks after starting the very-low-carb diet in February, I started having a racing heartbeat. This only happened in bed during the night. Sometimes I woke up in the middle of the night when Nature Called and noticed the issue. But more commonly it was first thing in the morning just before getting up for the day.
I did some research, which I am now almost sure was bogus, but at the time I thought I might be having hypos. That, even though I now know that unless you are taking medication or insulin, a hypo is very unlikely. Also, racing heartbeat does not seem to be a specific hypo symptom (and I had no other symptoms).
So I self-medicated. Ever since then, I have been eating a half -banana (or a half-kiwi) just before going to bed. Then another half-banana just after getting up in the morning. The racing heartbeat went away completely. I did not mention it to my doctor because it seemed minor, and resolved.
In the past few days it has started again (only some nights). It is also true that my sleep has been unusually disturbed recently (work-related stress, nothing to do with diabetes). I am still eating the half-bananas.
Anybody know what this might be? I have never had tachycardia or any heart issues before. At my last doctor visit (three months ago) the usual rudimentary BP and chest exams were done.
There is a history of heart disease in the family. My mother has high BP and irregular heartbeat. On the other hand, she is 92 years old and in robust health in general!
I did some research, which I am now almost sure was bogus, but at the time I thought I might be having hypos. That, even though I now know that unless you are taking medication or insulin, a hypo is very unlikely. Also, racing heartbeat does not seem to be a specific hypo symptom (and I had no other symptoms).
So I self-medicated. Ever since then, I have been eating a half -banana (or a half-kiwi) just before going to bed. Then another half-banana just after getting up in the morning. The racing heartbeat went away completely. I did not mention it to my doctor because it seemed minor, and resolved.
In the past few days it has started again (only some nights). It is also true that my sleep has been unusually disturbed recently (work-related stress, nothing to do with diabetes). I am still eating the half-bananas.
Anybody know what this might be? I have never had tachycardia or any heart issues before. At my last doctor visit (three months ago) the usual rudimentary BP and chest exams were done.
There is a history of heart disease in the family. My mother has high BP and irregular heartbeat. On the other hand, she is 92 years old and in robust health in general!