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Reactive Hypoglycaemia

Linagirl said:
I know Kaz it's awful isn't it? My DH has flown off to Holland on business and my little one is poorly! I can't drive cause of my possible strike so tonight my poor dad has had to do a half hour trip to take me to Shropdoc with little one in this horrid weather. My daughter has had to come home from her dads so that I am not home alone with little one. It's just so difficult sometimes functioning with little ones and feeling safe. I completely understand. Do you have a friend you could ask to spend some time with you this week? Xx
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Aww I hope your little one is feeling better soon. One of mine is always poorly when my husband is away. I feel for you. My husband has to travel with work sometimes, but I always ask my Mum to stay over so I'm not alone with the girls. I'm hoping my Mother in Law will help out next week. I have other friends and family who would help too if I ask them. I just feel silly having to ask at my age!

I just can't believe how much life has changed in the last couple of months. I just want to be able to enjoy spending time with my kids again and doing normal things with them without fear. I'm sure you must feel the same?
 
Anxiety is really horrible, sometimes, when I think back, how I coped and battled back, I'll never forget what it was like questioning every decision, wether you are doing right, doing wrong for right. All mixed up, second guessing yourself and being angry, bad tempered, forgetting things and you are trying not to, and blaming yourself for it! You give yourself a hard time even though deep down you know it's not you!
You know you are capable of doing all these things, it's because you are not confident that you can! You can and will because it's your kids!
Have confidence in this will get better, because you know it will. The people and family around you trust you! Yeah, you!
Have a bloody good rant and settle in and just do your best!
No one can ask for more!
Try and enjoy the time you have with the baby!

Best wishes
 
nosher8355 said:
Anxiety is really horrible, sometimes, when I think back, how I coped and battled back, I'll never forget what it was like questioning every decision, wether you are doing right, doing wrong for right. All mixed up, second guessing yourself and being angry, bad tempered, forgetting things and you are trying not to, and blaming yourself for it! You give yourself a hard time even though deep down you know it's not you!
You know you are capable of doing all these things, it's because you are not confident that you can! You can and will because it's your kids!
Have confidence in this will get better, because you know it will. The people and family around you trust you! Yeah, you!
Have a bloody good rant and settle in and just do your best!
No one can ask for more!
Try and enjoy the time you have with the baby!

Best wishes
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Thanks for the vote of confidence Nosher. Means a lot. I just worry about having a hypo when I'm alone with the kids, especially my 2 year old. I haven't had any true hypo readings at home as yet only symptoms. I'm hoping my body is giving me an early warning and fingers crossed will continue to do so.

As you know, if you go out anywhere that involves walking it can bring it on quicker and I'm not confident yet in what I'm eating to avoid it. Being at home is easier as there's a kitchen full of food to choose from! Then of course there's the mood swings. Most of the time I'm fine, but when my levels are dropping I can get quite irritable. That's hard to deal with when the kids are being demanding.

That said, I love my family with all my heart and will keep experimenting with food and eating patterns until I can live a more "normal" life again! I keep telling myself that I've got so much to be thankful for and I will get through this.
 
I can identify with everything you have said Kaz it is so hard and I understand not wanting to ask but maybe don't ask them to babysit you just arrange for friends to come over for coffee and before you know it a few hours have gone by. That's how I cope. I don't have company all the time but I plan enough in that I don't have time too think too much!

I would just stick with food you know will keep you steady when on your own with the kids and in a supermarket if I am hungry I buy a pack of roast turkey or roast beef slices and eat them
Before I walk round. Seems to keep me
Going.

My mood swings are awful too and I know I can be a right 'diva when I'm
Hungry' just like the snickers advert.

I've got some chicken wings and celeriac chips in the oven cooking and I'm thinking they should keep me
Steady xx
 
@Kaz261 @Linagirl Exactly the same how I worry if I will hypo. The anxiety is awful and worse when I'm trying to get things done with the kids about. Trying to get them fed after school before I feel so rotten I can't cook. I've noticed recently what I used to call a mild attack is actually a spike and /or the 4.6 level. Im finding it hard making the low carb foods so sticking to basics ie veg and salad with meat or fish and snack on nuts, cheese, ham, coffee etc. Hoping I find the energy and time to cook these delicious foods you're sharing.
 
The chicken was so easy I buy a paleo meat box on a budget online and it was. Bag of organic chicken wings I tipped them into a glass tray with a bulb of garlic to roast and half a lemon squeezed all over with olive oil. I also chopped the celeriac into chip shapes and threw them in making sure it is coated in the oil. 40 mins later done fetch it out and eat it :)) xx
 
You could do the same with any thighs or chicken legs and serve it with some
Mixed leaves and I would bet your family would love it too Wendolph. Xx
 
I'm going to try fish and chips tomorrow with frozen plaice from waitrose (4 mins each side from frozen in a pan) and fried courgette chips xx
 
I think I got out of the habit of preparing and cooking. You make it sound so easy need a kick up the bot me.
 
Do any of you get tired. I mean extausionarily tired. Not just fatigue but driving and nearly dropping off or sitting on the sofa and boom. Not just cor im tired and drifting and thinking about having 5 minutes. Just awake then nod off? I get fatigue and insomnia and earlier this year linked my low vitD but I've got my strength and walking ability back but the sleeping has returned. Im assuming its the drop from a spike.
 
Did you say you're hypothyroid? If so I would get your levels checked. Ask them to do free t3 and free t4 and let me know how you get on?
 
Wendolph said:
Do any of you get tired. I mean extausionarily tired. Not just fatigue but driving and nearly dropping off or sitting on the sofa and boom. Not just cor im tired and drifting and thinking about having 5 minutes. Just awake then nod off? I get fatigue and insomnia and earlier this year linked my low vitD but I've got my strength and walking ability back but the sleeping has returned. Im assuming its the drop from a spike.
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I get tired but I do suffer with ME. My worst time is after lunch but I can't say it's always bs related. Strangley, evenings are usually my best time. I had the symptoms you're describing when my bs spiked, before I changed my diet to a more diabetes friendly one. Have you checked what your bs is when you're feeling so tired?
 
I am totally drained tonight but I am only on half my dose of armour at the moment and I woke between 1.30am and 3.00am last night so just lay in bed reading. My lovely other half is away tonight so no doubt it will be a fitful night but its only one night so I'll cope xx
 
Yeah its usually after a meal or even a banana, so many foods im cutting out. Yeah hypothyroid tsh normal every time. I keep asking for my t4 and t3 even when they tested vitD and everything else they didn't. Its convincing those gps.
 
I wanted to ask actually I have my GTT on Tuesday and wondered what food I should have in my bag in case things start to go wrong. I don't want to pass out. Xx
 
Wendolph said:
Do any of you get tired. I mean extausionarily tired. Not just fatigue but driving and nearly dropping off or sitting on the sofa and boom. Not just cor im tired and drifting and thinking about having 5 minutes. Just awake then nod off? I get fatigue and insomnia and earlier this year linked my low vitD but I've got my strength and walking ability back but the sleeping has returned. Im assuming its the drop from a spike.
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I have very limited energy levels.
It is why i am online so much - uses less energy than a normal life. Lol.

Having said that, i have far MORE energy now than ever before (eternal gratitude to ketosis!), but work and a dog walk are my daily routine. I wind down fast after that. I have never had the kind of stamina i see in 'normal' people - but i have other health issues, so i don't really see that my well controlled RH is much of a factor in the fatigue i experience now.
 
I usually get everything done by 4pm not stopping coz after that im shattered. But now I'm back to work after a few years so I'm extra tired. As long as kids are fed I'm doing ok.
 
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