Posted by Zarah78 on October 13, 2003, at 22:46:19
In reply to Re: Carbohydrates and weight » Zarah78, posted by tealady on October 13, 2003, at 22:26:02
More protein helps with the sugar drops? No one has ever really explained why this sudden craze of high protein diets, but I guess that makes sense, considering the carb levels in complex sugars (or vice versa). I dont notice the 'dumping' effect until about 2 hours after eating unless I've had a lot of sweets or a carb-based meal with lots of fruits, with the exception of fruit as snacks. The sudden plunge takes about 10-20 min after eating an apple as an energy boosting snack to tide me over until lunch time or dinner. I usually end up needing something more substantial within an hour or I really feel sick. This whole mess ends up being pretty confusing for me, but I have noticed one thing that helps control my sugar: milk! What is milk? Protein? Carb? Fat? (usually 1% "chalk water" that my boyfriend leaves all for me.) :)
I'm hoping that if I can get my diet more balanced it might help me deal with the mood swings and such, then maybe I'll start losing weight with the exercise finally!! Motivation/ambition seem to be my biggest adversaries in getting out to the gym as often as I'd like.
Thank you! :)
-Zarah78PS- Are all carbs bad for people with blood sugar issues or just the sugary kind? What kinds are good/safe, if any?
> Zarah, females are probably beter on a diet like "The Zone"(40% protein, 30%fat, 30% carbs(preferably complex))..
> Or "The Goddess diet" (40%protein, 35% carbs, 25% fats) or somthing with similar balances.
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> With hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels) what may be happening is too much insulin s being dumped into your body as a reaction to too high a carb level..so eating more protein, eating more frequent and smaller meals both help in preventing the higher carb levels...which means you don't get the highere insulin secreted..and don't go so hypoglycemic.
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> Also some people also get a faint weak feeling from a lowered blood pressure after eating. This may be the stomach suddenly emptying food into the small intestine or "dumping".
> I have never tried this, but I have read that taking
> TAGAMET (3 times a day before meals)slows down your gastric emptying rate which will control the hypoglycemic "dumping" syndrome..if you get this.
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> Also some meds alter insulin response....but this is way beyond me.
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