Low blood sugar- any advice?

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    "you don't understand the science here", "review theory of knowledge/logic" proceeds to "debunk" a claim no one made, hello strawman! LOL

  • trusty48
    trusty48 Posts: 75 Member
    Acg67 wrote: »
    "you don't understand the science here", "review theory of knowledge/logic" proceeds to "debunk" a claim no one made, hello strawman! LOL
    Umm...I was going to be polite and ignore this whole conversation but....if you want to talk about low carb diets you should make a thread for that.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    trusty48 wrote: »
    Acg67 wrote: »
    "you don't understand the science here", "review theory of knowledge/logic" proceeds to "debunk" a claim no one made, hello strawman! LOL
    Umm...I was going to be polite and ignore this whole conversation but....if you want to talk about low carb diets you should make a thread for that.

    No, please reread I answered your question before being chastised
  • trusty48
    trusty48 Posts: 75 Member
    Acg67 wrote: »
    trusty48 wrote: »
    Acg67 wrote: »
    "you don't understand the science here", "review theory of knowledge/logic" proceeds to "debunk" a claim no one made, hello strawman! LOL
    Umm...I was going to be polite and ignore this whole conversation but....if you want to talk about low carb diets you should make a thread for that.

    No, please reread I answered your question before being chastised

    I wasn't trying to chastise just you, actually. It just seemed like the thread was starting to go off topic.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,944 Member
    trusty48 wrote: »

    Since I know people will ask- this all happened about 9:30 am and I had eaten cereal for breakfast at about 5:30. I had not exercised but I was busy and on my feet most of the morning.
    Also, I bought a sugar testing kit and made an appointment with my doctor - but have to wait 2 1/2 weeks to get in :(

    I've never had a problem with sugar before, so I'm shocked this happened and want advice on how to avoid it and why it happened. Any help is appreciated!

    I've just marked what I noticed: 4 hours since the last food, especially if it's mainly carbs/sugars is an awful long time. I'm certainly not anti-carb, but I would feel dizzy and lightheaded when not eating for four hours after some cereals. Two hours max is what I can get out of a cereal breakfast, doesn't matter how big. If it's full of sugars such a breakfast might create a serious bloodsugar spike, followed by a slump afterwards, which probably quite some people might feel as nausea.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Just throwing this out there for those who keep saying 71 is normal- yes, a bgl of 71 CAN be normal but can also be low. If someone is used to having a high bgl constantly (like 120-150), 71 might make them feel sick. Saying it is normal for everyone is inaccurate.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    Just throwing this out there for those who keep saying 71 is normal- yes, a bgl of 71 CAN be normal but can also be low. If someone is used to having a high bgl constantly (like 120-150), 71 might make them feel sick. Saying it is normal for everyone is inaccurate.

    They might feel like crap with a blood glucose of 71 if their glucose is normally 120-150, however, it still wouldn't cause them to pass out.

    Besides, if OP had an average blood glucose between 120-150 on a regular basis, that is a sign of diabetes and it most likely would've been caught by now in routine blood work.

    A reading of 120-150 is not normal for a person with proper functioning glucose/insulin production.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
    elphie754 wrote: »
    Just throwing this out there for those who keep saying 71 is normal- yes, a bgl of 71 CAN be normal but can also be low. If someone is used to having a high bgl constantly (like 120-150), 71 might make them feel sick. Saying it is normal for everyone is inaccurate.

    They might feel like crap with a blood glucose of 71 if their glucose is normally 120-150, however, it still wouldn't cause them to pass out.

    Besides, if OP had an average blood glucose between 120-150 on a regular basis, that is a sign of diabetes and it most likely would've been caught by now in routine blood work.

    A reading of 120-150 is not normal for a person with proper functioning glucose/insulin production.

    Yep. All of this.
  • Monklady123
    Monklady123 Posts: 512 Member
    ImitatetheSun wrote: »
    I had blood sugar crashes so frequently that I went to my doctor. She determined that my usual breakfast items (bagels, oatmeal, and Cheerios) were too carb-based and I needed more protein in the morning. Some people think of oatmeal or the protein from the milk in cereal as enough to make those foods good for breakfast, but if you're PRONE to blood sugar spikes and crashes, they're not balanced enough. I switched to nuts/blueberries, eggs, or precooked shrimp/avocado (don't laugh it's amazing and takes three minutes in the morning to cut up and eat) and the crashes stopped. The doctor said something else, too - she predicted (correctly) that I wouldn't crash if I skipped breakfast entirely. It's the carb load spiking blood sugar that leads to the crash. By not spiking the blood in the first place, you won't crash. I hope that helps while you wait for your appointment!

    This is exactly my experience. -- So while you're waiting for that doctor's appointment you might try changing up the breakfast. Eggs, meat, peanut butter, bread like Ezekiel's (or some high fiber type) but only one piece, Greek yogurt (higher in protein than regular yogurt) with nuts and berries. Etc.
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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited July 2015
    trusty48 wrote: »
    Yesterday I had a bit of a scare- suddenly started feeling really bad then when I got up to find a place to lay down I fainted onto the floor. Apparently, I was out for 3-4 sec and my co-workers called the paramedics.

    The paramedics stuck me and hooked me up to machines- then said my blood sugar was 71 and my blood pressure was 103/64. They said both of these were on the low side but not dangerous. They thought I fainted due to some kind of perfect storm of low sugar and pressure.

    Since I know people will ask- this all happened about 9:30 am and I had eaten cereal for breakfast at about 5:30. I had not exercised but I was busy and on my feet most of the morning.
    Also, I bought a sugar testing kit and made an appointment with my doctor - but have to wait 2 1/2 weeks to get in :(

    I've never had a problem with sugar before, so I'm shocked this happened and want advice on how to avoid it and why it happened. Any help is appreciated!

    I'm sorry about that, it doesn't sound fun. Except......

    My blood sugar has always been around that range and my blood pressure is around 100/60, and I don't faint.

    You need to go to the doctor for a checkup sooner- can you ask to be worked in sooner?
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