Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I am trying to figure out what has gone so wrong with my blood sugar. Fasting glucose is 97. But I show signs of hypoglycemia if I go more than three-four hours without a snack. I get down right sick and really quickly. I can go from not hungry to nauseas, sweaty and sick in about five minutes. I have low adrenal and thyroid. Taking adrenal cortex right now, vitamins/mins etc. Have done 5 rounds of dmsa. Tried ALA but still makes me feel sick. This problem with my sugar started up probably 6 years ago or so. Now it has gotten limiting. I have to carry a protein bar around with me, or go back home when running errands if it is too close to meals. I am trying to figure out what I can do to regulate this, what's aggravating it. I was tested many times in the past few years, and they tell me no diabetes, etc. Thanks for any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 > > I am trying to figure out what has gone so wrong with my blood sugar. > Fasting glucose is 97. But I show signs of hypoglycemia if I go more > than three-four hours without a snack. I get down right sick and > really quickly. I can go from not hungry to nauseas, sweaty and sick > in about five minutes. I have low adrenal and thyroid. Taking adrenal > cortex right now, vitamins/mins etc. Have done 5 rounds of dmsa. Tried > ALA but still makes me feel sick. This problem with my sugar started > up probably 6 years ago or so. Now it has gotten limiting. I have to > carry a protein bar around with me, or go back home when running > errands if it is too close to meals. > I am trying to figure out what I can do to regulate this, what's > aggravating it. I was tested many times in the past few years, and > they tell me no diabetes, etc. Thanks for any suggestions. > I am the same way, and have been for a long time. It has to do with the poor adrenal function. Under stress, even tiny stress, the pancreas stimulates an increase in insulin which increases the demand for glucose. The hypothalmus and pituitary try to tell the adrenals to put out more cortisol to mobilize glucose, but they can't keep up with the demand. Without enough cortisol the normal mechanisms to release glucose from glycogen, fat and muscle don't work, so our brain tells us to eat sugar immediately (sugar cravings) because we really need sugar right away. A sugar 'fix' will solve the problem temporarily, but lead to a sugar high and then a sugar low which will start the whole process again. The whole cycle is beating away at the adrenals further and weakening them further. The way to manage the problem is to really control eating patterns. We have to try to figure out how to eat without causing those sugar highs and sugar lows. (The sugar lows are temporary and they don't show up on my blood tests either). The most control I've had over this is when I graze on vegetables frequently throughout the day, often with an avocado or extra virgin olive oil dip, and be careful to eat moderate amounts of protein, good fats, small amounts slow release carbohydrates, at every meal and snack, while avoiding sugar and high carbohydrate foods. The worst control I have over it is when I get stressed, busy and travel. For those times we still have to try to avoid the sugar spikes by being careful about the emergency foods we turn to. Things to carry around would be nuts, seeds, beef jerky (or some kind of protein that is easy to carry), large quantities of vegetables, small quantities of fruits. The test that might show something would be the adrenal stress index (4x per day saliva cortisol). J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 > > I am trying to figure out what has gone so wrong with my blood sugar. > Fasting glucose is 97. But I show signs of hypoglycemia if I go more > than three-four hours without a snack. I get down right sick and > really quickly. I can go from not hungry to nauseas, sweaty and sick > in about five minutes. I have low adrenal and thyroid. Taking adrenal > cortex right now, vitamins/mins etc. Have done 5 rounds of dmsa. Tried > ALA but still makes me feel sick. This problem with my sugar started > up probably 6 years ago or so. Now it has gotten limiting. I have to > carry a protein bar around with me, or go back home when running > errands if it is too close to meals. > I am trying to figure out what I can do to regulate this, what's > aggravating it. I was tested many times in the past few years, and > they tell me no diabetes, etc. Thanks for any suggestions. > I am the same way, and have been for a long time. It has to do with the poor adrenal function. Under stress, even tiny stress, the pancreas stimulates an increase in insulin which increases the demand for glucose. The hypothalmus and pituitary try to tell the adrenals to put out more cortisol to mobilize glucose, but they can't keep up with the demand. Without enough cortisol the normal mechanisms to release glucose from glycogen, fat and muscle don't work, so our brain tells us to eat sugar immediately (sugar cravings) because we really need sugar right away. A sugar 'fix' will solve the problem temporarily, but lead to a sugar high and then a sugar low which will start the whole process again. The whole cycle is beating away at the adrenals further and weakening them further. The way to manage the problem is to really control eating patterns. We have to try to figure out how to eat without causing those sugar highs and sugar lows. (The sugar lows are temporary and they don't show up on my blood tests either). The most control I've had over this is when I graze on vegetables frequently throughout the day, often with an avocado or extra virgin olive oil dip, and be careful to eat moderate amounts of protein, good fats, small amounts slow release carbohydrates, at every meal and snack, while avoiding sugar and high carbohydrate foods. The worst control I have over it is when I get stressed, busy and travel. For those times we still have to try to avoid the sugar spikes by being careful about the emergency foods we turn to. Things to carry around would be nuts, seeds, beef jerky (or some kind of protein that is easy to carry), large quantities of vegetables, small quantities of fruits. The test that might show something would be the adrenal stress index (4x per day saliva cortisol). J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Snap. I am the same, only mine carries on throughout the night, so I get to lose lots of sleep too (( I have tried everything. I eat no sugar, protein with every meal, all the things says. I take 5mg Pred a day plus 1.5mg at night, and I still wake up every 3-4 hours with low blood sugar and a pounding heart. I have found out that my monthly cycle aggravates hypoglycemia, particularly from around day 18-24, due to very high progesterone levels. These high progesterone levels are due to candida, which apparently loves progesterone ... http://www.candida-society.org/ncs/digestv1i3.htm So I am trying to sort out my hormone imbalance. Not easy. Low thyroid as well as weak adrenals also cause hypoglycemia, so there are many reasons why we suffer from this. It is my worst mercury symptom and I HATE it. If I could get rid of this I could handle the rest. Nicola > > I am the same way, and have been for a long time. It has to do with > the poor adrenal function. > > Under stress, even tiny stress, the pancreas stimulates an increase in > insulin which increases the demand for glucose. The hypothalmus and > pituitary try to tell the adrenals to put out more cortisol to > mobilize glucose, but they can't keep up with the demand. Without > enough cortisol the normal mechanisms to release glucose from > glycogen, fat and muscle don't work, so our brain tells us to eat > sugar immediately (sugar cravings) because we really need sugar right > away. A sugar 'fix' will solve the problem temporarily, but lead to a > sugar high and then a sugar low which will start the whole process > again. The whole cycle is beating away at the adrenals further and > weakening them further. > > The way to manage the problem is to really control eating patterns. > We have to try to figure out how to eat without causing those sugar > highs and sugar lows. (The sugar lows are temporary and they don't > show up on my blood tests either). > > The most control I've had over this is when I graze on vegetables > frequently throughout the day, often with an avocado or extra virgin > olive oil dip, and be careful to eat moderate amounts of protein, good > fats, small amounts slow release carbohydrates, at every meal and > snack, while avoiding sugar and high carbohydrate foods. > > The worst control I have over it is when I get stressed, busy and > travel. For those times we still have to try to avoid the sugar > spikes by being careful about the emergency foods we turn to. Things > to carry around would be nuts, seeds, beef jerky (or some kind of > protein that is easy to carry), large quantities of vegetables, small > quantities of fruits. > > The test that might show something would be the adrenal stress index > (4x per day saliva cortisol). > > J > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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