Try this article: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/vegetarian/a/veganlowcarb.htm

That's really sad. I'm sure there has to be another solution. I'd do a lot of research on this health condition before I'd ever think of giving up a vegan diet. Eating meat isn't healthy for several reasons... associated with higher rates of cancer, etc.

One thing for sure I know is that cooking foods does increase how fast the sugars are incorporated into your blood, as the cooking process serves to partially 'digest' the food for you in the first place. By eating more raw plant foods, the glycemic index is lower. I'd not suggestion you should go all raw or anything like that. But there are a lot of lower glycemic foods that would be good. In this way, you aren't so much focused on the actual number of carbs, but on eating carbs that don't give you sugar spikes. Thus stay away from all sugars, white rice, white flour, alcohol, etc.... anything that is high glycemic.

Beans, lentils etc are very low glycemic and give you a slow energy. I'm sure these would be great choices. Combine this with salads, tempeh or sprouted tofu, lower glycemic fruit (berries), plus steamed green vegetables, etc for a healthy yet low glycemic meal.

I'm a medical student, though I admit I hadn't heard much about your condition before (certainly I am family with hypoglycemia, but hadn't heard the term 'reactive' hypoglycemia). I was reading up about it online, and it seems that your body puts out too much insulin after you eat. For many people a low-carb diet does work for this condition. But if you read on Wiki, they do recommend other foods like fruits, veggies, whole grains etc. I'd certainly suggest you analyze your diet and see if you are eating any high glycemic junk that you can take out of there. It would be sad if you start eating meat just because you didn't clean up your diet first. I mean, if you are already eating a perfect vegan diet and still have problems.... then I can understand adding in dairy or eggs if you have no other option. I know your health comes first. But I think you should try out a low glycemic plan.... with frequent meals and very clean food that I mentioned above (beans, lentils, nuts, salads, low glycemic fruit, steamed veggies etc). See if that makes you feel any better. Best wishes!

30 carbs a meal is pretty low.. My dietician told me 45 carbs a meal and it was doable.. Now, I am on Medifast and some of their meals do contain some whey, but some are just soy protein, but I doing that to lose weight and reverse my pre-diabetes state. Their meals have 10-15 grams of carbs each and 11-15 grams of protein each.. www.medifast1.com I don't work for them, but in 2.5 months, I lost 30 lbs. and I have 98 more to go.. I'm staying with it until I get to goal. Add soy protein to dishes may help with to keep your carbs low and protein high.. I'm with ya'!

First of all, you should be counting net carbs, which is carbs - fiber (fiber is not digested). It's pretty easy to maintain under 50 net carbs on a vegan diet if you're mostly eating things like green veggies, summer squashes, eggplant, leafy greens, healthy oils, and mock meats. My day will typically start off with a soy protein shake with chia seeds, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, stevia, and coconut milk. Lunch and dinner will be something like a salad or veggie saute with tofu or mock meats and a nice fatty salad dressing. Try shirataki tofu noodles or kelp noodles if you want low carb pasta, and there's a way to prepare cauliflower to have the taste and texture of rice. All my friends agree that my diet is delicious and varied.
So stop starving yourself trying to maintain low carb while eating rice and bread, it's not gonna work! Focus on green vegetables as the staple of your diet, with fats to maintain calories, and things like tofu for protein and you'll be fine