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Re: How many carbs per meal?....anyone

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:40:02 -0800

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Barbara,

Personally, I eat fewer carbs than most people. If I ate what other people do, I'd have bad responses. My body will only tolerate a handful of carbs. I eat less than 10/meal, often less than 5. I know people will say that's too little, but I actually respond best to that.

I eat a lot of snacks. If I don't snack every hour with protein, then I start getting irritable. At 90 minutes, if I haven't snacked, I'll get cranky (if I'm home with my husband--I seem to contain it at work pretty well). And, if I'm feeling hot, worn out, or irritable, I eat some cheese, and I get better in minutes. I do have a problem with getting hot and sweaty if I haven't kept my carbs low enough and/or snacked enough.

I do eat small meals. At least smaller than I used to. When I upped my glucophage dose a couple months ago I found that by dinner time, I wasn't really hungry. I think that my snacks during the day, combined with breakfast and lunch, result in my body recognizing that I've taken in enough calories for the day, and I don't need anymore. So, my dinner is usually small, sometimes just a snack or two. So, I need to force myself to eat, so I don't have my symptoms.

I have no real GI symptoms. Just fluctuations with my cycle, which I've always had (softer during PMS/period). I had changes after my gallbladder came out, but no new changes since I changed my diet.

The shakes after OJ is probably because it's like a straight shot of sugar to your system. We tend to spike our insulin after something like that.

I always wondered why coffee made me tired. It was because the caffeine stimulated my metabolism and knocked me out of whack, combined with the insulin response of the milk and sugar. Now, it's just flavored decaf's with cream and splenda.

Renee

Barbra Camara wrote: >
> Hi All,
>
> I have a question.....oops...maybe a few,
>
> How many grams of carbs per meal are most of you eating?
> Do most of you eat smaller,more frequent meals?
> In total,How many grams of carbs are you ingesting per day?
> Do you find that you have to consume a little food here and there,to
> prevent a hypoglecemia type attack?I do.
> I find that a piece of cheese or a light cold cut,like turkey
> breast,seems to work wonders when I am feeling poorly.Any of you find
> the same thing?
>
> Do any of you get shakey,anxious,sweaty and dizzy when you aren't eating
> every few hours?Again,I do.
>
> Can IR mimic a hypoglecemic attack?I am wondering,as my mom is
> hypoglacemic,so I am wondering if she could have IR,rather than the
> former.
>
> Do you women drink any fruit juices/and if so,may I ask,how much?
> Last but not least....How many experience irritable bowel syndrome?
> Do you tend to get the runs while on high protein diets?
> Any dizzyness,totally unrelated to anything,or to certain lights or
> foods,or upon standing up?I would assume the latter being low blood
> pressure.
>
> Any comments would be appreciated,as I am striving for the perfect
> balance of a diet here,and nothing is making me feel good.
>
> I have a small glass of orange juice and it sends me dizzy and shakey
> and sweaty.
> I do drink coffee,which I was told was a no no with this condition,but
> it actually does not affect me at all in terms of any symptoms.
> I need my morning cup and another before bedtime.
> Strange as it may sound..wakes me up,and puts me to sleep without any
> irritability.
>
> Thanks all!!!
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Barbra Camara
>

-- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

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