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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 2547356" data-attributes="member: 93179">There are a number  of us on the forum who have found that a low carb diet  has actually helped avoid/prevent our migraines, and there are some old forum discussions about this.    But this probably isn't much help to you!  I suffered from frequent chronic "common (i.e. no auras or actual sickness)" migraines from my teens, many of which were hormone related so I was guaranteed at least one a month., but frequently  suffered on a  weekly basis. Like [USER=517232]@Ronancastled[/USER] my migraines  often lasted several days, which I spent in agony in bed in a darkened room, and I also eventually ended up permanently on beta blockers as a prevention. The only actual painkiller that worked for me was sumatriptan/imigran.   One of my best non medical discoveries was that I could get light sensitive lenses for my glasses,  which have been  a great help!  Migraine can be inherited and my mother also suffered badly all her life, and one of my nieces does too , but much less so.  Some actual triggers for me were bright and/or flashing light (hence the lenses) , some sounds, stress,  those female  hormones, and a small selection of trigger foods (dark  chocolate, blue cheese , red wine, and weirdly,  very very  rarely, prawns).   I also at one point for a short time suffered from a  few mild  migraine related non-diabetic hypos many years before  I ever heard of T2, and only fairly recently discovered what these actually were, although I had been told not to go too long without eating. Age put paid to my hormone related migraines, but it wasn't until after I was  diagnosed with T2, and started eating a low carb/ketogenic diet that they've finally stopped completely.  I no longer need the beta blockers, and can now actually  (and initially VERY cautiously!) enjoy those trigger foods. I've not had a migraine for about eight years, and I credit this  to my current LCHF/ketogenic diet and the fact that my brain likes those ketones much better than carbs for fuel.And I agree with the others - you really should be seeing  your GP about a prescription for both prevention and relief of those migraines.</blockquote>

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