most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-22T16:52:19Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/138867 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/138867/is-my-blood-sugar-spike-due-to-my-unintentional-low-carbing Blossom1 2012-07-28T02:04:30Z 2012-12-28T11:27:17Z

<p>After I came across Chris Kresser's article (<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;ved=0CGoQFjAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fchriskresser.com%2Fhow-to-prevent-diabetes-and-heart-disease-for-16&amp;ei=uzwTUMT0B6r30gH9zIDQCg&amp;usg=AFQjCNGW_JztUvawgxqmAHr2CAbZlgTjJA" rel="nofollow">here</a>), I bought a glucometer and strips and checked out my BG according to his protocol. The first two days, everything was gravy. Fasting BG is around 79, and the highest I saw it hit was 116 1 hr after a meal of braised lamb and leftover rice with a snack of watermelon. Pulled pork with sweet potatoes and...ahem...a couple of craft beers? Same deal. Then it was back to baseline within the proper window.</p> <p>I have been playing around with it for awhile, and then today ended up eating a hideous, regretful Waffle House (oh God, I <em>know</em>) meal - "syrup" (because it's HFCS...not maple), waffle, chocolate chips, hash browns, bacon, raisin bread...I don't know why I bothered to order unsweetened iced tea. Yea, and so I prostrate myself on the altar of good health, may I be forgiven!</p> <p>I thought - well, since I haven't done Chris' third day test, might as well check it after this disaster. 1 hr postprand? In the 170s. Two hours later, and I'm still at 166. I have checked it several different times to see if I was making an error somehow.</p> <p>I thought, well, this happens to people who eat low-carb diets, right? Physiological insulin resistance? But I don't know that I'm a low-carber. We eat white rice, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, root veg, etc. with pretty much every dinner. I am a fruit-devouring monster, so a day with a handful of berries, cherries, a plum, and a bowl of melon isn't uncommon when it's in-season. We make homemade mead and hard cider, and occasionally crack a gluten-free beer, so there's that, too.</p> <p>I am just trying to figure out why my blood glucose was so high. Is this low <em>enough</em> carb intake to produce physiological insulin resistance? Was it because it was a meal that was just insanely carby-sugary-unnatural?</p> <p>Here is what I think my carb intake would be like on my highest days (such as the days I mentioned above where BG was normal), excluding incidental carbs such as those from green veg:</p> <p>1 c. white rice - 45 g<br> 1 plum - 8 g<br> 1 c. melon - 16 g<br> 8 cherries - 8 g<br> 1/4 c. blackberries - ~4 g<br> The sweetest homebrewed hard cider we've made (estimated) - 20 g</p> <p>=101 g...my intake is probably around 1800-2100 kcals/day, so that's 19-22% of total energy. Fat probably rolls in close to 60%, which leaves 20% for protein.</p> <p>What say you? Was it because I probably nommed the same amount of carbs in one sitting as I usually eat during the entire day? Should I be worried? Suggested further n=1 experiments (no more junk food; I felt like a beached whale after that meal!)?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138867/is-my-blood-sugar-spike-due-to-my-unintentional-low-carbing/138871#138871 Dualhammers 2012-07-28T02:20:03Z 2012-07-28T02:20:03Z

<p>Go back to eating your normal amount of carbs and do the test again. If it registers as more normal it may have been related to the extreme ingestion of carbs.</p> <p>Really, there is no way of knowing without knowing more about you. Are you in shape? Does your family have a history of diabetes related to genetic defects? </p> <p>I don't know much about insulin resistance related to low-carb dieting, but if the theories are true then it's just like being fat adapted. Your body prefers one type of fuel over the other and has a hard time handling a drastic change in intake. As long as you don't plan on eating Waffle House every day it probably doesn't matter either way.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138867/is-my-blood-sugar-spike-due-to-my-unintentional-low-carbing/138875#138875 primallykosher 2012-07-28T02:54:37Z 2012-07-28T02:54:37Z

<p>You could try upping your protein a bit and may ditch the white rice. See if it spikes as much. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138867/is-my-blood-sugar-spike-due-to-my-unintentional-low-carbing/138895#138895 Nasty Brutish and Short 2012-07-28T05:56:44Z 2012-07-28T05:56:44Z

<p>Go see a doctor. At 184 mg/dl you either have Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003466.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003466.htm</a></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138867/is-my-blood-sugar-spike-due-to-my-unintentional-low-carbing/138946#138946 MathGirl72 2012-07-28T15:16:58Z 2012-07-28T15:16:58Z

<p>My first recommendation is to stay away from the Waffle House.</p> <p>My second recommendation is to experiment on yourself. It is very possible that you created physiological insulin resistance by being low-carb. You can flesh it out by experimenting on yourself.</p> <p>Here is a link to a self-experiment: <a href="http://www.diabetes-warrior.net/2012/05/03/dear-pancreas-you-may-rest-now-glucose-tolerance-test-results/" rel="nofollow">http://www.diabetes-warrior.net/2012/05/03/dear-pancreas-you-may-rest-now-glucose-tolerance-test-results/</a></p> <p>He has several posts that can be found by fishing around a bit on his site. He used a continuous glucose meter, but it can be done with a standard glucometer. Current American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists guidelines suggest below 140 1 hour post-prandial, below 120 2 hours post-prandial, and below 100 fasting. Play around with your diet some and continue testing. If your levels don't meet AACE guidelines, it would be worth seeing your MD.</p> <p>You don't have to be overweight or have a family history to develop T2 diabetes.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138867/is-my-blood-sugar-spike-due-to-my-unintentional-low-carbing/138976#138976 Diane 2012-07-28T18:32:53Z 2012-07-28T18:32:53Z

<p>I'm not sure I would consider it insulin resistance that you thrive on a diet rich in fruit, tubers and root vegetables and then crash on a meal of HFCS, artificial oils, waffles, raisin bread and whatever other ungodly horrible things. Next time get three eggs over medium and a breakfast steak.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/138867/is-my-blood-sugar-spike-due-to-my-unintentional-low-carbing/169485#169485 herman clausan 2012-12-28T11:27:17Z 2012-12-28T11:27:17Z

<p>What are your fasting numbers.Start from there. Normal Fasting Blood Sugar A truly normal fasting blood sugar (which is also the blood sugar a normal person will see right before a meal) is </p> <p>Between 70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/L) and 92 mg/dl (5.0 mmol/L) . </p> <p>Doctors consider any fasting blood sugar between 70 mg/dl (3.9 mg/dl) and 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L) to be normal. But several studies suggest that people whose fasting blood sugar is over 92 mg/dl (5.1 mmol/L) are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes over the next decade. </p> <p>Post-Meal Blood Sugar (Postprandial) Independent of what they eat, the blood sugar of a truly normal person is:</p> <p>Under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L) one or two hours after a meal. </p> <p>Most normal people are under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L) two hours after eating.</p> <p>Reguardless of what you eat your glucose levels should never go over 140.</p> <p>I did not see if you said you are diabetic , so here is my thoughts , You are prediabetic,,</p> <p>If you need to know what to do , contact me on yahoo answers as Ben Trolled.</p>