Reactive Hypoglycaemia

hi and welcome!

I can see how very low carbing as a low fibre vegetarian will have its own set of difficulties!
And a lot of that will depend on how low fibre and how low carb...

are chia seeds too fibre-y for you? Only chia seed puddings are great, if made low carb.
how about tofu scrambles or yoghurt for breakfast? Or avocado and mozzarella?
Golden milk? Coffee with cream or coconut oil?

My best breakfasts don’t happen at all.
By that I mean that if I skip breakfast completely (just a hot drink with a smidge of cream in it), my blood glucose stays beautifully steady until I do eat - which was 3pm yesterday.

 

Thanks, Lamont D. We are opposites! I can drop the vegetarianism if necessary, but the restrictions from my bowel op are non-negotiable unfortunately, and that does make things hard.

I don't usually feel hungry at breakfast time so I might try ditching breakfast next week and see how that goes.

I will check out that forum thread for ideas. Thank you for taking the time to write such a helpful and detailed reply – much appreciated.

Cheers,
Sarah

 

Hello Brunneria,
Thanks very much for your reply. I had forgotten about tofu scramble and I will definitely give that a try this week. If that doesn't help I will try no breakfast, as I don't usually feel hungry first thing.
Cheers,
Sarah

 

I forgot to ask – how long is a reasonable trial period to see whether lowering carbohydrate helps? Would 2 weeks be long enough to see a difference?


(Sorry I haven't gone into detail about which tests/investigations I've had or my symptoms. It's all a bit complicated at the moment and I don't have all the test info to hand. Plus a few things are pending because everyone is on holiday now in Australia. I just thought trying a different diet is something I can do myself in the meantime.)

 

I think the timescales vary from person to person, and there are a number of things in play.

if someone drops their carbs from high to low sharply, and ‘goes keto’ then they may experience a few symptoms called ‘keto flu’ while their body adapts. Nothing to worry about, and easily dealt with. Others breeze right through with no such symptoms.

So RH symptoms may ease quickly (in my case, as short as a couple of days), but there could be other things going on during the transition. My body certainly had to adjust to steady bg levels after so long with wildly swinging ones. Hunger at weird times, headaches, carb cravings, and so on.

most transitional symptoms can be dealt with easily with a big glass of water or a hot drink. A bit of salt on your food, and eating good, unprocessed food with enough protein and fat to keep the hunger at bay and drip feed steady blood glucose levels.

good luck, and let us know how things go?

Ed for a typo

 

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Thank you, that's very helpful. I think I'll do it in stages. I only get the postprandial symptoms after breakfast and lunch, so I'll change those meals first. Then once I've got used to that and worked out a few recipes I'll change the rest.

 

Hi, I haven’t been on here for ages as I’m quite settled. I am just type 2 with RH. Hello to you all.
I had my first Covid jab on Sunday and my levels have been really strange? I usually go weird at 4.5 downwards but I’m going weird towards hypo at 6.7?? All the same symptoms but I haven’t changed any of my boring food? Have you had any other people ask?
Many Thanks Donna

 

Hi and welcome!

I had my first jab today, so no symptoms or bg changes yet, but I have put a Libre sensor on specially to track any blips.