severe hypoglycemia and SCD - need complex carbs!

[Guest guest]

I finally realized why I am having such a difficult time

managing my blood sugar – no complex carbs for on-going and sustained energy!!!

I am needing to eat every hour and 15 minutes instead of 2 hours like I was

prior to starting the diet!! I am at a loss… I can hardly leave the

house since I am basically eating only veggies and meat with occasional almond

butter – no eggs or diary tolerance. These generally need to be

heated (cold meat and veggies are yucky!) and I feel like I am ALWAYS in the

kitchen! I also feel awful – low energy and brain haze accept for a

little while after I eat. The good news is as soon as I gave up all

complex carbs my on-going diarrhea stopped immediately and, as long as I eat

foods that agree with me, my digestive system is happy. The rest of me is

not, though.

I made an appointment with a gastroenterologist for next

week to see if I can get the Xifaxan script from him (through my family doc was

denied twice from insurance), get the bacterial overgrowth managed, and eat

some complex carbs until the hypoglycemia is treated – seems it may be my

liver not converting glycogen to glucose efficiently. All this time I

thought it was an adrenal issue!!! I am hoping once my liver is doing its

job better I can successfully go back on the diet and once and for all heal my

gut! Thoughts??!! Anyone else having a difficult time with

blood sugar?

Thanks for input and opinions ~ Janine