Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Here I am again... in the 8th week of T3 (118,75 cynomel + 32.5 HC), feeling a bit better, and trying as well to sort out " sugar " troubles (I guess I am borderline nomal, with one feet in the " prediabetic " category and a diagnosis of PCOS, although I don't have much external symptoms). So I decided to check glucose levels quite often for a while to get a better idea of what my body is doing. One of the things I have noticed is that my glucose levels never go below 88 and at this level (or sometimes at higher readings) I feel hypoglycemic. I get really hungry and trembly. If I don't eat, glucose levels go up by themselves anyway, so I guess the so called " counterregulatoty process " (release of adrenaline, cortisol, growth hormone, etc) take place at this rather high glucose threshold. I have been reading on th etopic and it seems that this is rather comon in Type II diabetes. I wonder if there's anything I can do to lower this threshold, it doesn't seem to matter what I eat because glucose levels bounce when I reach 90 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 - you might check out Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution book and teleconferences, but one thing he notes is that, if your body has become accustomed to a high glucose level, you have to shoot for lowering your level incrementally. So, if you've been around 200 for a while, getting "normal" levels (around 83) will make you feel hypoglycemic. So you shoot for 150 for a week, then 100, and so forth. Sounds like you've been running pretty high for a while.Good luck!SydneyFrom: martimusm To: RT3_T3 Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 4:37:16 AMSubject: "false hypoglycemia" Val?Here I am again... in the 8th week of T3 (118,75 cynomel + 32.5 HC), feeling a bit better, and trying as well to sort out "sugar" troubles (I guess I am borderline nomal, with one feet in the "prediabetic" category and a diagnosis of PCOS, although I don't have much external symptoms).So I decided to check glucose levels quite often for a while to get a better idea of what my body is doing. One of the things I have noticed is that my glucose levels never go below 88 and at this level (or sometimes at higher readings) I feel hypoglycemic. I get really hungry and trembly. If I don't eat, glucose levels go up by themselves anyway, so I guess the so called "counterregulatoty process" (release of adrenaline, cortisol, growth hormone, etc) take place at this rather high glucose threshold. I have been reading on th etopic and it seems that this is rather comon in Type II diabetes.I wonder if there's anything I can do to lower this threshold, it doesn't seem to matter what I eat because glucose levels bounce when I reach 90 or so.------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I agree. When my glucose has been running high for even a week my " set point " is much higher than it shoul dbe. Reducing it gradulaly works. Lowering HC a bit should also help. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yes, I read about that possibility, but I am pretty certain my glucose levels haven't been very high, because I have cheeked relatively often. Well, I really don't know how high is high for the glucose threshold to go up, but whenever I have checked I always fall in the normality range. The most alarming number has been the 105 fasting glucose I got the other day.... I will continue cheeking and see how it goes. Thanks a lot for the comments! > > I agree. When my glucose has been running high for even a week my " set > point " is much higher than it shoul dbe. Reducing it gradulaly works. > Lowering HC a bit should also help. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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