Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Jo in MN wrote: << I had a doughnut and coffee for breakfast. Man, was I jittery right afterward (to the point that even my legs were wobbly), but then a couple of hours later, I was headachy, nauseaous, tired, dizzy, the whole works. Guess I'll never do that again. >> For me it's not just the sugar spike but the speed at which it happens that can trigger those yucky feelings. For me, the Problem Food is pasta. I'll get that sugar rush, like I'm on a drug, within a half-hour of eating it, followed by rebound hypoglycemia. Each time it happens is a wake-up call to me. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 I hate how fast it happens. I feel like I'm all over the scale when it does. > > << I had a doughnut and coffee for > breakfast. Man, was I jittery right afterward (to the point that > even my legs were wobbly), but then a couple of hours later, I was > headachy, nauseaous, tired, dizzy, the whole works. Guess I'll never > do that again. >> > > For me it's not just the sugar spike but the speed at which it > happens that can trigger those yucky feelings. For me, the Problem > Food is pasta. I'll get that sugar rush, like I'm on a drug, within a > half-hour of eating it, followed by rebound hypoglycemia. Each time > it happens is a wake-up call to me. > > Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Yes, it came from me. From now I'll sign as JE. Will that help? JE > > > > << I had a doughnut and coffee for > > breakfast. Man, was I jittery right afterward (to the point that > > even my legs were wobbly), but then a couple of hours later, I was > > headachy, nauseaous, tired, dizzy, the whole works. Guess I'll never > > do that again. >> > > > > For me it's not just the sugar spike but the speed at which it > > happens that can trigger those yucky feelings. For me, the Problem > > Food is pasta. I'll get that sugar rush, like I'm on a drug, within a > > half-hour of eating it, followed by rebound hypoglycemia. Each time > > it happens is a wake-up call to me. > > > > Susie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Jo in MN wrote: << Jo in MN who sins on M & Ms or other chocolatey things. >> I never had a sweet tooth (except for ice cream), until I started shooting insulin. Then I realized I was creating mild hypos fairly often, which created that craving to get my numbers back up to where they were used to residing, by craving whatever was good and spiky. I was giving in to it. Once I got over my little fling with the insulin (shooting a bit too much, getting sweets cravings, giving in to them), I settled back to my old way of eating, was able to nudge back on the insulin, and settled into a safe range. I wonder how much of our " sweet tooth " or whatever we call it is just the mild hypos that so often accompany type 2 insulin - at least when it is in its earlier stages, before we get hyperinsulemic and it just stays high. We all seem to go through that glucose rollercoaster ride for years before we are finally diagnosed. We tend to blame our " poor eating choices, " but I wonder if it is just a reflection of those occasional hypos that go with the territory. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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