Re: migraine and insulin resistance

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When I over due the sugar, I always get a headache, feel weak, get the

shakes and generally feel like !@#$. Way back in high school I was

dx'ed with hypoglycemia. I always thought they want together.

Barbara Seaman wrote:

>I found a new study re the relationship between insulin sensitivity and

>migraine, a subject that interests me because I have observed for years that

>most any kind of sugar, including fructose, is a major trigger to my

>migraines. For a long time, I've suspected that my hyperinsulemia and my

>migraines were somehow related, so this study was interesting. It doesn't

>establish a cause-and-effect relationship, but does suggest an association.

>Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I'm going to ask my neuro

>but would be interested in knowing if other migrainers in the group have

>noticed similar problems with sugar as a trigger. Also wondering how many

>with migraines have been told they have some insulin resistance as reported

>in this study. The last year of two I have also had to limit carbs of all

>kinds due to increasing headaches. I have done this reluctantly because CPT

>def is supposed to be treated with a high carb diet.

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>Barbara

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