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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2084764" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Something I have noticed over the years is that the more my body gets used to a particular blood glucose range, the more uncomfortable it is to go above or below that range.</p><p></p><p>For instance, there have been times when my bags were fluctuating between the 4s and the 12s. It all felt perfectly normal and unless I went down into a hypo, I didn’t have an awareness of what my bg was doing.</p><p></p><p>However, once I have things under control, and my bg varies by less than 2 mmol/l (range of 5-7), then going up to 8, or down to 4 is noticeable and rather uncomfortable. Consistently so, and <em><strong>not </strong></em>a figment of an over active imagination.</p><p></p><p>Our bodies do like the security of the familiar.</p><p></p><p>I suspect this is what may be happening to you.</p><p></p><p>Like [USER=460785]@xfieldok[/USER] I think you should do what feels best for you. I am unaware of any nutritional need that requires the reintroduction of carbs, so I am curious as to why your doc thought you should go back to eating them. Social pressure? A belief that you ‘need’ them? </p><p></p><p>I also think that if ‘normal’ involves blood glucose fluctuations that affect my body enough to feel grotty, then ‘normal’ or not, I would want none of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2084764, member: 41816"] Something I have noticed over the years is that the more my body gets used to a particular blood glucose range, the more uncomfortable it is to go above or below that range. For instance, there have been times when my bags were fluctuating between the 4s and the 12s. It all felt perfectly normal and unless I went down into a hypo, I didn’t have an awareness of what my bg was doing. However, once I have things under control, and my bg varies by less than 2 mmol/l (range of 5-7), then going up to 8, or down to 4 is noticeable and rather uncomfortable. Consistently so, and [I][B]not [/B][/I]a figment of an over active imagination. Our bodies do like the security of the familiar. I suspect this is what may be happening to you. Like [USER=460785]@xfieldok[/USER] I think you should do what feels best for you. I am unaware of any nutritional need that requires the reintroduction of carbs, so I am curious as to why your doc thought you should go back to eating them. Social pressure? A belief that you ‘need’ them? I also think that if ‘normal’ involves blood glucose fluctuations that affect my body enough to feel grotty, then ‘normal’ or not, I would want none of it. [/QUOTE]
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