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<blockquote data-quote="Eldra" data-source="post: 1547859" data-attributes="member: 421443"><p>Your problem sounds like those hypos only, as it seems you are motivated to change your diet and keep up with it. So it simply boils down to pinning down what causes the hypos.</p><p></p><p>When I started reducing carbs my basal dropped as well, because it triggers changes in your overall metabolism. Thus I agree you may want to consider your basal levels the next time you start a diet. Also maybe don't go cold turkey as this could be dangerous if you have hypos... I would just reduce carbs just significantly enough and figure things down slowly. Then once your basal is double-checked and corrected if necessary, you may want to consider your bolus ratios again.</p><p></p><p>When figuring out what causes hypos, you should always check your recent history (past 4-5h): did you move more than usual? Did you eat? If you ate it may well be your bolus, but if you are fasting or it's the middle of the night it may be your basal.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that if you eat lots of complex carbs and/or proteins usually, and you stop it during your diet, this may lead to hypos about 3-4h after your meal because their processing is slower. The cause for that could be that you require less bolus to clean the end of your meal. However if you are used to eat complex carbs and proteins at all meal, it may increase your usual BS and you may have compensated for it with the basal in the past, because their slow processing make it look like you need more basal, and removing them may make you go hypo.</p><p></p><p>Also when you have hypos, you don't need to eat calorific food. I only take juice. It may help your diet more <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eldra, post: 1547859, member: 421443"] Your problem sounds like those hypos only, as it seems you are motivated to change your diet and keep up with it. So it simply boils down to pinning down what causes the hypos. When I started reducing carbs my basal dropped as well, because it triggers changes in your overall metabolism. Thus I agree you may want to consider your basal levels the next time you start a diet. Also maybe don't go cold turkey as this could be dangerous if you have hypos... I would just reduce carbs just significantly enough and figure things down slowly. Then once your basal is double-checked and corrected if necessary, you may want to consider your bolus ratios again. When figuring out what causes hypos, you should always check your recent history (past 4-5h): did you move more than usual? Did you eat? If you ate it may well be your bolus, but if you are fasting or it's the middle of the night it may be your basal. Keep in mind that if you eat lots of complex carbs and/or proteins usually, and you stop it during your diet, this may lead to hypos about 3-4h after your meal because their processing is slower. The cause for that could be that you require less bolus to clean the end of your meal. However if you are used to eat complex carbs and proteins at all meal, it may increase your usual BS and you may have compensated for it with the basal in the past, because their slow processing make it look like you need more basal, and removing them may make you go hypo. Also when you have hypos, you don't need to eat calorific food. I only take juice. It may help your diet more :) [/QUOTE]
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