Fog that lifts after eating?
DianaElena76
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This week I've noticed I'm stumbling around sort of in a fog, like I'm just extremely fatigued and cannot pull it together, cognitively or physically, even with copious amounts of coffee (which may be part of the problem). The weird part is that as soon as I eat a LCHF-approved meal or snack, I'm fine for a couple hours. This doesn't really make sense to me, as it seems almost like a sugar crash and subsequent refueling rebound... but my blood sugar should be pretty stable on low-carb, shouldn't it?
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I found that when I upped my cinnamon, I started having some minor low blood sugar blips, and because we use so little of it now, I was SUPER sensitive to it and all. So, if you have the ability to check your blood sugar, I would definitely do that, just to be sure.
The other than that clears me up from mental fog is salt. Have you tracked enough lately to know where your numbers are?0 -
I was going to suggest salt.0
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Salt fixed my fog. Ketosis can cause a bit of hyponatremia, which affects the brain. Hope you feel better soon!0
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Thanks, I'll try increasing sodium. I just assumed my magnesium plus electrolytes supplement and multivitamin would be enough, but maybe I've reduced my dietary sodium recently...0
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Cinnamon, huh? I've had some recently. Not daily, though.
(As I sit in the bathtub sipping a homemade pumpkin spice latte loaded with cinnamon....)0 -
And if you are not keeping your carbs level, it can cause a flux in that sodium level too... Just a thought.0
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After nine months LCHF I still have to supplement the sodium (as well as magnesium and potassium), or I feel like I'm wiped out!0
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You guys are awesome. I'm taking my supplements regularly again, upped my salt intake, and have started taking a B energy complex supplement too. I feel so much better!0
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Did you need to take the B energy complex supplement too, to feel better?0
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I'm not sure if it's the salt, the B vitamins, or both. But I'm thinking more clearly (aside from being distracted by my grandmother's hospitalization) and have more energy--even staying away from the coffee pot at work at bit more!0
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thanks and congrats
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This week I've noticed I'm stumbling around sort of in a fog, like I'm just extremely fatigued and cannot pull it together, cognitively or physically, even with copious amounts of coffee (which may be part of the problem). The weird part is that as soon as I eat a LCHF-approved meal or snack, I'm fine for a couple hours. This doesn't really make sense to me, as it seems almost like a sugar crash and subsequent refueling rebound... but my blood sugar should be pretty stable on low-carb, shouldn't it?
I second the advice to check your blood sugar. I had not realized how sensitive I was to moderately high blood sugar (130), until I was checking regularly - AND - until a colleague asked what the heck was wrong with me when my face apparently went totally blank and I realized how wiped out I was. (I've verified it twice since then, with blood sugars between 130 and 140). I've been averaging 140 or above for at least the last 3 month. I had noticed the dramatic difference, but seeing what 130 does to me now really brought it home to me.
I also occasionally eat a few nuts or a piece or two of cheese in the morning after waking to lower my blood sugar. My dawn phenomenon is mostly gone - but my blood sugar rises after waking for a couple of hours even (perhaps because) I haven't eaten anything (I think the liver does a glucose dump because it believes I'm starving since my belly has been empty so long). I have not tested eating cheese/nuts as a way to drop BG after it is already high - but I do buffer higher carb/high glycemic load foods with nuts, nut butter, or cheeses.
Knowledge is power. If you don't have one, you can get a glucose meter, lancing device and a few strips for under $10 online (I thinks it cost under $6 for the TRUEResult one I currently have - it is branded by numerous other entities). I have been amazed at how much I'm finding out by regular testing.0
