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To: blakep
I'm hypoglycemic, so I need to eat high-protein, low carb foods.

Wouldn't that be the diet for someone who is hyper-glycemic?

Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar and would be helped by increased carbs which are quickly converted to sugars by the body.

25 posted on 11/11/2004 2:58:14 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (May the wings of Liberty never lose so much as a feather.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I'm one of those hypo folks too! You'd think it would work that way but it doesn't. When we eat sugar or starch, we do get a boost but it's the equally fast drop that makes us woozy. Protein and fats (and some slow digesting carbs) break down slower and keep things evened out.

If it hadn't been for cheese cubes and Slim Jims, I would have never made it through college.


28 posted on 11/11/2004 3:49:53 PM PST by Gingersnap
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar and would be helped by increased carbs which are quickly converted to sugars by the body.

Hypoglycemia happens when sugar hits your blood stream and your body overproduces insulin. I know from experience. A Mountain Dew with standard sugar makes my blood sugar great for 10 minutes. At 20 minutes, I'm a shaking mess from an insulin overshoot.

Saturday will mark 1 year on Atkins for me. I started at 219 lbs and 28.5% body fat. Today I'm at 178 lbs and 19.5% body fat. No episodes of hypoglycemia. Perfect blood sugar regulation when fasting per my last blood test. My dad was an insulin dependent diabetic. It killed him last December. I'm happy to stay on Atkins forever. I've been healthy as a horse when my colleagues were contracting colds and flu. My wife has been on it too. She's been similarly healthy all year with similar changes in body composition.

32 posted on 11/11/2004 6:35:19 PM PST by Myrddin
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