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low blood sugar

tartansheep
tartansheep Posts: 122 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
i think i have low blood sugar. dizziness, shaking hands, numbness in legs.

how do i combat this? i am eating at regular intervals, and i'm eating 1500 a day.

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  • dopeysmelly
    dopeysmelly Posts: 1,390 Member
    Maybe have a look at your balance of protein/fat/carbs, as well as reducing any refined carbs. I find that I have to have a higher mix of proteins and fats in every meal. I also avoid just carbs for breakfast - even steel cut oats, the ultimate complex carb, gives me the shakes after a couple of hours - an egg seems to make the difference, so I stick with that.

    I also cut out caffeinated coffee. Although it doesn't affect blood sugar, it can mimic that same horrible shaky feeling.

    It's also possible that you're not eating enough, but I've adapted what I eat and when I eat it rather than eat more and I've been OK for quite a few weeks.
  • tartansheep
    tartansheep Posts: 122 Member
    thanks! maybe too much coffee, haha.
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  • tartansheep
    tartansheep Posts: 122 Member
    i googled my symptoms (yep, i know this is silly!) but can;t get an appointment to see the doc for a week or so
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  • rainbowblu
    rainbowblu Posts: 119 Member
    Those are the symptoms of low blood sugar AND type 2 Diabetes, go to the Dr. The numbness in the leg will only get worse the longer you wait.
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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    tartansheep wrote: »
    i think i have low blood sugar. dizziness, shaking hands, numbness in legs.

    how do i combat this? i am eating at regular intervals, and i'm eating 1500 a day.
    If you believe you have a blood sugar problem, I suggest you go to your doctor for testing. Keep in mind with diabetes blood sugar can go too low or too high.

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