Re: How many carbs per meal?....anyone
From: liz (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:25:24 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Panacea wrote:
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>At Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Barbra wrote:
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>>How many grams of carbs per meal are most of you eating?
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>I try to stay around 20g
>i just started, and my guide, schwartzien principle, says about 15, so that is what i am trying
>>Do most of you eat smaller,more frequent meals?
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>Yes.. have to eat every couple/few hours even just a little snack.
>yes, i do sometimes need to snack, i can feel 'it' coming on if i dont get something into my system...and if it goes too long bland carbs are all i can handle-so now i am really making sure that that doesnt happen anymore
>>In total,How many grams of carbs are you ingesting per day?
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>I try to stay under 100g.
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>>Do you find that you have to consume a little food here and there,to
>>prevent a hypoglecemia type attack?I do.
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>I am not really familiar with a hypoglycemic attack. I find that food
>rarely brings me out of being tired, once I'm already there I will eat a
>little something but I just have to wait until I'm awake again. The
>headaches and dizzy spells, perhaps. They are better now than when I
>was not eating a low carb diet. Although, sometimes I can eat foods
>high in carbs and end up bouncing around without a crash all day, just
>stabbing pains in my head to keep me company (but I can deal with those
>as long as I have energy...!!)
YES, i think that was what i was describing above when 'it' comes on,
and like i said i get so nausous all i can stomach is bland carbs, and i
know i have to eat and then i will feel better - but the idea of
something crunchy or spicey or sour, anything but bland would just choke
me.
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>>Do any of you get shakey,anxious,sweaty and dizzy when you aren't eating
>>every few hours?Again,I do.
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>Tired mostly.. sleeeep :)
isnt all of those what are involved in a hypo attack? i add to that list
the nausea too, and mood swings
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>>Do you women drink any fruit juices/and if so,may I ask,how much?
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>I used to drink nothing but fruit juices. Orange, grape, cran-grape,
>lemonade, pineapple... but now I am sticking to just the diet juices
>w/splenda. I don't limit my intake of that or I feel very deprived,
>since I was a juice-a-holic before finding out I was IR. Maybe 3
>glasses a day but not every day.
not often, but i drink huge amounts of tea, regular & decalf, but with a
fair bit of milk, i am now trying to get off milk and just use splenda,
but it isnt really fulfilling that way.
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>>Last but not least....How many experience irritable bowel syndrome?
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>I have to confess to that
i was so afraid something was wrong with me, and was so glad to learn
that IBS is fairly common to this condition. its aweful
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>>Do you tend to get the runs while on high protein diets?
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>No, mostly I get them when eating high carb diets like a lot of grains,
>cereals, milk, ice cream, pizza, etc. My husband does get the runs
>w/too much protein however, he does better w/high carb.
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>>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.
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>Just on standing up..? I get dizzy for whatever reason just whenever,
>not just on standing up :) I prefer low lighting, and I have sensitivity
>to loud and/or obnoxious noises like squeaks of plastic containers, pen
>clicks, etc. That however supposedly relates to the hyperthyroidism.
yes, i allways seem to be dizzy. and i really have a noise intolerance!
i really can no longer handle trying to have a conversation with the tv
or radieo in the background, and when watching tv can go into an almost
rage when the commercials come on so loud. i also prefer alternate
lighting, i never turn on the overhead lights, but fill the house with
lamps, and turn them all on.
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>>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.
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>Well what happens w/me with coffee is that I don't feel it for about an
>hour, then I get really hungry.
>
>>Strange as it may sound..wakes me up,and puts me to sleep without any
>>irritability.
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>Actually if you go to the national sleep foundation website it says that
>coffee is best drunk right before going to sleep, in which case you need
>less sleep to feel refreshed because as the caffiene sinks in it will
>wake you up earlier.
>
>i find it very interesting to see the similarities we all seem to have. i dont feel so alone. liz
>--
>Panacea
>
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