Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
10 down, 34 to go!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 655508" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>CB, I am diabetic. More disgusting, I am ALSO reactive hypoglycemic. This means that when I eat sugars, my blood sugar skyrockets and then tanks.</p><p></p><p>However, like any normal person, I do like sweet things, though I have to minimize my intake of those and refined carbs to maintain healthy blood sugar levels.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you could do what I do to treat myself: I eat 2 squares of very high quality, extremely high cacao dark chocolate, and immediately follow it with protein and complex carbohydrates. The protein slows the absorption of the sugar so I don't get the spike. The complex carbohydrates level out the drop and give the excess insulin something to work on over a longer period of time so I don't get the crash.</p><p></p><p>Or, I have a small serving (1/4 cup) of VERY GOOD gelato or custard, and follow it with the same protein/complex carbohydrate mix.</p><p></p><p>The blood sugar spike/drops are part of why you feel ravenous. A mini-serving of chocolate or some other sweet treat followed by lean protein and a complex carb (I go for natural peanut butter and whole grain toast quite often).</p><p></p><p>You can have your treats without blowing your diet and without getting hit with cravings to binge if you can stave off the blood sugar weirdness. This just applies to everyone, not just diabetics and hypoglycemics. The only difference is that your blood sugar dropping makes you feel like your starving. I get sick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 655508, member: 1963"] CB, I am diabetic. More disgusting, I am ALSO reactive hypoglycemic. This means that when I eat sugars, my blood sugar skyrockets and then tanks. However, like any normal person, I do like sweet things, though I have to minimize my intake of those and refined carbs to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Maybe you could do what I do to treat myself: I eat 2 squares of very high quality, extremely high cacao dark chocolate, and immediately follow it with protein and complex carbohydrates. The protein slows the absorption of the sugar so I don't get the spike. The complex carbohydrates level out the drop and give the excess insulin something to work on over a longer period of time so I don't get the crash. Or, I have a small serving (1/4 cup) of VERY GOOD gelato or custard, and follow it with the same protein/complex carbohydrate mix. The blood sugar spike/drops are part of why you feel ravenous. A mini-serving of chocolate or some other sweet treat followed by lean protein and a complex carb (I go for natural peanut butter and whole grain toast quite often). You can have your treats without blowing your diet and without getting hit with cravings to binge if you can stave off the blood sugar weirdness. This just applies to everyone, not just diabetics and hypoglycemics. The only difference is that your blood sugar dropping makes you feel like your starving. I get sick. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
10 down, 34 to go!
Top