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Active, hypoglycemic, struggling with low blood pressure to boot, and able to live sugar-free?

cyberberry
cyberberry Posts: 48 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Although I avoid unnecessary sugar - i don't eat sweets, drink fizzy drinks etc. and I don't take sugar in my coffee, tea or porridge, however I find myself still needing it for energy, largely in the form of wholesome oatmeal biscuits (halving the amount the recipe stipulates) and dark chocolate - but still quite horrified by it!
How to move beyond a reasonably healthy 'use' of sugar. Anyone?

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  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    cyberberry wrote: »
    Although I avoid unnecessary sugar - i don't eat sweets, drink fizzy drinks etc. and I don't take sugar in my coffee, tea or porridge, however I find myself still needing it for energy, largely in the form of wholesome oatmeal biscuits (halving the amount the recipe stipulates) and dark chocolate - but still quite horrified by it!
    How to move beyond a reasonably healthy 'use' of sugar. Anyone?

    I went keto to help deal with IR, reactive hypoglycemia, and postural hypotension. Within a week or so those problems were gone. (The hypotension probably due to higher sodium intake.)
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  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    cyberberry wrote: »
    Although I avoid unnecessary sugar - i don't eat sweets, drink fizzy drinks etc. and I don't take sugar in my coffee, tea or porridge, however I find myself still needing it for energy, largely in the form of wholesome oatmeal biscuits (halving the amount the recipe stipulates) and dark chocolate - but still quite horrified by it!
    How to move beyond a reasonably healthy 'use' of sugar. Anyone?

    Why are you "horrified" by it? Are the biscuits and dark chocolate causing blood sugar problems? What does your doctor say?
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