 Re: Blood sugar CRASH.... Opinions please! | |
Dr. Keith Berkowitz, who was an associate of Dr. Atkins, actually noticed that some of his patients who have been on a low carb diet for a long time or/and have lost a significant amount of weight can have problems with hypoglycemia after a normal low carb meal (about 1-2 hours after a meal, their blood sugar goes below the fasting level).
Some symptoms you should look for is feeling hungry after you eat (despite ketosis), fatigue, light-headedness, migranes, palpitations...
What Dr. Berkowitz recommends is having smaller meals more frequently (2-3 hours apart), sleeping better/more, avoiding stress (yeah, right... easy to say), strength training and snacks like veggies, cheese, nuts or berries in case you run into trouble. Of course, you should eat these snacks with some fat.
Measure your fasting blood sugar and then monitor your blood sugar for a few hours after you eat and see how it changes.
You're not drinking coffee, are you?
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"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.
Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"
(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)
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