Losing too much weight and getting emaciated

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by chgomom

We don't know what he means by blood sugar swings (perceived or documented) we don't know what his blood pressure readings are....we don't even know if he lives in the US.

I'm wondering about his self-diagnosis of "blood sugar swings", too. He has stated several times that all of his tests show excellent results and also states that his doctor isn't willing to do more tests.

* How do you know it's "blood sugar swings"?

* And if your doctor is not willing to treat you, it's time for a new doc.

[chgomom]

How tall are you...and what is your weight in lbs? If I man or woman were 5'9 and 122 lbs that would make their BMI 18.....and while it would be on the thing side for a woman....it would be entirely different for an average male to be 122 lbs that it would for a woman with a small frame to be 122 lbs.

[liv]

He did say his BMI was 18.8.
I think this is a case for someone professional.

[Riverj]

Originally Posted by chgomom

See I think this is kind of moot now. We don't know what he means by blood sugar swings (perceived or documented) we don't know what his blood pressure readings are....we don't even know if he lives in the US.

Beans, handfuls of cashews....but depending on where you live...

What area of the world are you from?

I live in europe and even though we pay our free health with our taxes, doctors still feel as if they are the ones paying just because we don't directly pay for an health insurance. Going to the doctor for a flu is considered a waste of resource and you feel not confortable with asking an appointment at least is something very important.

My blood sugar swings are "anecdotally documented"
First there the old episode where after fainting my blood sugar was measured very low in the hospital. Then my aunt is diabetic and she convinced me to test with her glucometer when when right on schedule I feel spacey, confused, lethargic and tired several times a day. My sugar is always low when I feel like that and it's always high after an high carb meal. So it goes up and down all the time.
I did the test in the Atkins book and I scored very high for unstable blood sugar. Also before understand anything about this I could feel they well energy swings, from energetic to tired rollercoasters, and to me that could only mean blood sugar. Induction indeed remove the swings.

My blood pressure reading is 59-96 (min/max)

I'm afraid of adding carbohydrates back because I don't want unstable blood sugar to reapper, I'm very cautious. Beans sounds like they could be triggers, but I'm not sure.

[Riverj]

Originally Posted by chgomom

How tall are you...and what is your weight in lbs? If I man or woman were 5'9 and 122 lbs that would make their BMI 18.....and while it would be on the thing side for a woman....it would be entirely different for an average male to be 122 lbs that it would for a woman with a small frame to be 122 lbs.

I'm 5.8 feet and 124 pounds
I have a small frame as my wrist circumference is smaller than that of my mother. I have the same body type I had at 14 except I'm slightly taller and developed a bit of tummy. I have never been buff nor I have ever been interested in being so.

[Riverj]

Originally Posted by mitzimarie

I'm wondering about his self-diagnosis of "blood sugar swings", too. He has stated several times that all of his tests show excellent results and also states that his doctor isn't willing to do more tests.

My fasting glycemia is 89 so I guess fasting glycemia can't tell you anything about what happens to your blood sugar during the day. I remember reading somewhere Dr. Atkins saying that unstable blood sugar and all the symptoms it causes is not something your physician would observe in a routine blood test. I saw my blood sugar was unstable testing with my diabetic aunt glucometer two hours after eating carbs, which is when symptoms of low blood sugar appears. The symptoms decreased during induction, so my instinct was right in believing it was a blood sugar issue.

By the way; my aunt is diabetic type 2 diagnosed with a fasting glycemia of 300, but has been thin and lean all her life. She has always exercised and professionally played tennis most of her life. She has always had low cholesterol levels and no risk factors. She was diagnosed late because she didn't look like someone who was sick. I'm not surprised my doctor don't know I suffer from unstable blood sugar, I wouldn't be surprised is he doesn't know what unstable blood sugar is and that you can suffer from it even if you're not overweight and diabetic.

[boonie stomper]

Just out of curiosity, how many times per day do you eat? Are you drinking plenty of water? Do you smoke, drink alcohol or take chemicals? There may be some clues in when and what you normally take in.

Could you perhaps list a typical day's intake (including liquids and non-food substances) in terms of:

time - what eaten - how prepared - quantity/volume

[Riverj]

Originally Posted by boonie stomper

Just out of curiosity, how many times per day do you eat? Are you drinking plenty of water? Do you smoke, drink alcohol or take chemicals? There may be some clues in when and what you normally take in.

I eat three times a day, since I started this diet I'm never hungry I could as well forget to eat for a couple of days. I often forget to drink water then I have days I eat like a liter in a sitting. I'm yo-yoing with my water intake. I have never smoked, never drunk alcohol and I take a generic multi.

Could you perhaps list a typical day's intake (including liquids and non-food substances) in terms of:

time - what eaten - how prepared - quantity/volume

I have been rather instictive and have not measured anything, so I might start tomorrow listing what I eat more specifically.

[boonie stomper]

You should try to eat frequently, as it will help prevent swings in blood sugar to eat smaller more frequent meals. Of course, you don't want to get a huge carb load at once - what goes up must come down. I used to get lethargic (pre-Atkins) almost predictable within 3 hours after a typical high carb lunch.
By eating when you are hungry and/or have not eaten for a few hours, even if only a little, you will even out the peaks and valleys in your energy and blood sugar levels. The more complex the carbs, the better, too.

Think of it like a coal in a fire pit - you want a steady fire, not too big or too small - that burns steadily. A big pile of fast burning fuel once in a long while won't work.

[boonie stomper]

WATER is extremely important! You MUST drink water. On Atkins, especially, to prevent dehydration, headaches, dizziness, etc., you need lots of water and replacement of vitamins/electrolytes/minerals which are lost especially during induction, when certain normal sources are not being consumed.