Oatmeal and high blood sugars
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:36 pm
Well gang, I have been ultra faithful for a solid week now and had high hopes of lowering my blood sugars. I had a bowl of oatmeal this morning with a banana and a bit of New Stevia. WOW, that tasted excellent and all I could think of was "I can really do this"!! 3 hours later, I got a terrible headache and felt dizzy, very sleepy and flushed. I took my sugar and it was 340 3 hours after eating the oatmeal.
I don't take insulin and took myself off of the Glucophage as Dr McDougall suggested he does with all new patients. I had been doing okay and the sugars were not but a few points higher on the diet even without the Glucophage.
Any clues here what the heck happened to knock me on my butt? My fasting sugar this morning was 224 and I was pretty happy with that with no meds. But, when it goes over 300, I start feeling TERRIBLE. I am open for suggestions. It seems that starch overload along with the sweet banana was just too much to handle.
I really, really, really want to succeed at this but at what costs? Everyone is yelling at me saying I'll be sorry and end up in the hospital from eating all those carbs and stopping the Glucophage. As of about an hour ago...... I am pretty scared!!! Should I be or is this just a huge adjustment for my body to handle. I am probably one of the most "Insulin Resistant" people on the planet. HELP...
I don't take insulin and took myself off of the Glucophage as Dr McDougall suggested he does with all new patients. I had been doing okay and the sugars were not but a few points higher on the diet even without the Glucophage.
Any clues here what the heck happened to knock me on my butt? My fasting sugar this morning was 224 and I was pretty happy with that with no meds. But, when it goes over 300, I start feeling TERRIBLE. I am open for suggestions. It seems that starch overload along with the sweet banana was just too much to handle.
I really, really, really want to succeed at this but at what costs? Everyone is yelling at me saying I'll be sorry and end up in the hospital from eating all those carbs and stopping the Glucophage. As of about an hour ago...... I am pretty scared!!! Should I be or is this just a huge adjustment for my body to handle. I am probably one of the most "Insulin Resistant" people on the planet. HELP...