Why Am I So Hungry?

AndBreathe said:

Thanks for the fulsome explanations.

As I controlled my condition, like others doing the same, my numbers reduced, and in fact I run quite low most of the time. I'm regularly in the 3s and can be in the 2s and feel fine, but I seem to be a bit different from most others. However, I appreciate if you are in the 3s and feeling bad you need to do something about it. On the few times where I've felt and been low, I've just been able to wait, if my meal has been due. To be fair, I've only ever felt this way a couple of times, and each time, it's been pretty much a mealtime. On the very odd time it hasn't been, I have tried very hard to avoid glucose tablets or the like. Whilst we might feel a bit rough, it's unlikely we'd experience a medically worrying hypo.

In your situation, the other day, it looks like you treated your hypo with around 16 grammes of carb. According to the Boots site, Gluco tabs are 4gr a tablet. I would try to take a bit less than that if I were you - really just enough to nudge my body out of the wobbly zone. When we take a hefty carb hit our numbers usually rise pretty quickly, but if we are only using fast acting carbs, they can then shortly thereafter fall equally quickly, and create almost a further rebound hypo. But moreover, if you have been low carbing, it might nudge you into wanting more carbs; such is the addictive nature of carbs.

So, I think what I'm saying is it's worth trying a gentler approach should you go low again. On the odd time, I have felt I've had to deal with a low, I've just had a cup of tea, with milk (no sugar). The milk just lifts my sugars a bit out of the wobbly zone and lets me get on with my life, until I'm next due to eat. At that next mealtime, I eat as usual - no additional carbs, and carry on.

It's worth a try. If you're thinking of something you can easily keep in your pocket or bag, as a go-to food for low moments, instead of a pack of GlucoTabs, I have a small packet or roasted, salted peanuts. They give my tummy something to work on, are cheap, under 5gr carbs, in total, and won't go off or melt in my handbag. In fact, I have a pack in most of the bags I use from day-to-day, and just replace them if I eat them.

Good luck with it all.

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AndBreathe said:

How do you mean your hypo awareness is lessening? Do you mean you don't get much warning, or your scores are now lower when a hypo occurs?

What level do you routinely run at, and how often are you having hypos?

Sorry for all the questions!

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AndBreathe said:

In terms of your diet, what sorts of things are you actually eating, and does the composition of your meals differ later in the day than during the earlier parts, as that's when you say your bloods are highest?

Is there any time of the day you tend to have hypos?

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eddie1968 said:

I think this is probably at the root of your problems. My oldest sister used to overeat when her thyroid was under performing. Get your T levels checked asap by your GP.

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