low blood sugar

A friend is in EMT training, and used me yesterday to test his blood sugar
monitor. I've been doing low carb for several years, and have been very
happy with results. My blood sugar measured only 70 mg/l average, however.
I was feeling draggy, but not hungry. Any advice from you wise people on
this? I knew I had a tendency towards low readings when I was young and
wild, but haven't thought about it since I tuned 50.

Had hoped to get some first hand info here for low-carbers who run on the
low side of blood sugar. No advice or observations...?

"Di" wrote in message
m...
A friend is in EMT training, and used me yesterday to test his blood sugar
monitor. I've been doing low carb for several years, and have been very
happy with results. My blood sugar measured only 70 mg/l average, however.
I was feeling draggy, but not hungry. Any advice from you wise people on
this? I knew I had a tendency towards low readings when I was young and
wild, but haven't thought about it since I tuned 50.

It's certainly better than the high side. 70 appears to be the bottom of
normal, which means is is normal for some people. If you are feeling fine
don't worry. If eating a few more carbs gives you energy do it. By low
carb how low do you mean?

Di wrote:
| Had hoped to get some first hand info here for low-carbers who run on
| the low side of blood sugar. No advice or observations...?
|
| "Di" wrote in message
| m...
|| A friend is in EMT training, and used me yesterday to test his blood
|| sugar monitor. I've been doing low carb for several years, and have
|| been very happy with results. My blood sugar measured only 70 mg/l
|| average, however. I was feeling draggy, but not hungry. Any advice
|| from you wise people on this? I knew I had a tendency towards low
|| readings when I was young and wild, but haven't thought about it
|| since I tuned 50.

Di a écrit :
Had hoped to get some first hand info here for low-carbers who run on the
low side of blood sugar. No advice or observations...?

When I was 21, I had my blood sugar tested as a routine amongst other tests.
When the doctor read the results, in front of me, he looked surprised
and said:
- are you feeling ok, these days?
- yeah, sure
- sure?
- yes, why?
- because you blood sugar is very low. Anyway, if you're feeling good,
it's the most important.

So this might be a hint that a low blood sugar is not a big problem.
I think I was at about 0.75 or 0.8/l and I had never been fitter and
healthier.

Huey

"FOB" wrote ...
It's certainly better than the high side. 70 appears to be the bottom of
normal, which means is is normal for some people. If you are feeling fine
don't worry. If eating a few more carbs gives you energy do it. By low
carb how low do you mean?

My version of low carb has evolved into eating most anything I want except
for sweets, corn, white rice, potatoes, bread - so I'm probably 40-80 gms of
carbs daily. I was thinking low normal was 90 mg/l or so - but you are
correct, I guess I feel OK at 70mg/l. Thanks-

"Hueyduck" wrote ...
[...]
When I was 21, I had my blood sugar tested as a routine amongst other
tests.
When the doctor read the results, in front of me, he looked surprised and
said:
- are you feeling ok, these days?
- yeah, sure
- sure?
- yes, why?
- because you blood sugar is very low. Anyway, if you're feeling good,
it's the most important.

So this might be a hint that a low blood sugar is not a big problem.
I think I was at about 0.75 or 0.8/l and I had never been fitter and
healthier.

And were you doing low carb at the time?
I somehow got the impression that a consistent low carb diet prevented one
from dipping into low blood sugar ranges.

Di a écrit :
"Hueyduck" wrote ...


So this might be a hint that a low blood sugar is not a big problem.
I think I was at about 0.75 or 0.8/l and I had never been fitter and
healthier.

And were you doing low carb at the time?

Not especially.
But I was watching the sugar intake.
I ate almost no refined sugar.
I swimmed every morning for 20 min and then went to work until late at
night, sometimes.
One of my jobs was Mc Donald's and we had the permission to have a free
meal as long as we were working 4 or 5 hours in the day.
But instead of having a "regular" burger meal, I was allowed to swap it
for 2 big salads and on orange juice. And on many occasions, this meal
was the main meal of the day.
So this was quite low carb, actually, keeping in mind that I was up and
standing all day long.

Anyway, my point was only to say that a low blood sugar did'nt seem to
bother my doctor. Regardless of my diet (my doctor never asked me
anything about my diet).

Provided you are not diabetic, of course.

Huey

"Di" wrote in message
m...
A friend is in EMT training, and used me yesterday to test his blood sugar
monitor. I've been doing low carb for several years, and have been very
happy with results. My blood sugar measured only 70 mg/l average, however.
I was feeling draggy, but not hungry. Any advice from you wise people on
this? I knew I had a tendency towards low readings when I was young and
wild, but haven't thought about it since I tuned 50.

You can't tell much from a single reading. You really need more data...like
before/after meals, to get a good idea if 70 is typical or low for you. You
say you were feeling draggy...but draggy would be a result of low blood
sugar, or not. Again, it might be low for you or more typical. If you
really to know, you need to test much more frequently and in concert with
meals and activity.

"Di" wrote:

I somehow got the impression that a consistent low carb diet prevented one
from dipping into low blood sugar ranges.

A consistant low carb diet prevents insulin swings so the blood
sugar tends to hover near what your own body considers normal.
But since the normal range is different from person to person
normal is a range for a person - It takes a bunch of readings to
know what to expect.

"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
...
"Di" wrote:

I somehow got the impression that a consistent low carb diet prevented
one
from dipping into low blood sugar ranges.

A consistant low carb diet prevents insulin swings so the blood
sugar tends to hover near what your own body considers normal.
But since the normal range is different from person to person
normal is a range for a person - It takes a bunch of readings to
know what to expect.

I was out having a long stroll yesterday and started to feel shakey and
weak!
Stopped in at the corner store and bought some salted peanuts and some Gator
Aid.

Felt really good right after I drank the gator Aid and ate the nuts. it
allowed me to finished my walk which was another 40 minutes.


Just wondering if I'm not getting enough carbs, about 60 a day?