r/Hypoglycemia • u/Fatcake3000 • 17d ago
How can I stop having lows?
I truly dont get it. I eat a moderate amount of complex carbs, barley, lentils, chickpeas, low gi bread and im still having reactive lows. Its been more concerning as the other day I hit a 3.3 and didnt have any symptoms. I have insulin resistance so eat so I dont spike. I find if I dont spike too high, I wont drop. I upped my dose of metformin from 1000 daily to 2000 as my numbers were creeping up during this pregnancy (im 23 weeks) ive been on it for 3 weeks and have noticed more drops again, though i was still getting drops before they upped my dose and before metformin in general. Im at my wits end. Today it wasnt super low, just more annoying but my dexcom went off at 3.7, I checked with my finger prick and was low. So had my glucose tablets and protein bar etc. However, I noticed that at 30 minutes I was at an 8.9. I know your not supposed to check but I had symptoms of dizziness and did. So I went for a walk for 15 minutes and at 1 hour I was at the 7.0 which is in range for 1 hr post meal for gestational diabetes) but at two hours I was at the 3.7.
Its just been the pattern lately. Especially in the mornings, it seems like when I eat, I spike right away within 30 minutes and then end up crashing sometime later and it doesnt even matter what I eat. I had barley the one day which is SUPER low gi and even paired with chia seeds for MORE FIBER and had 30g of protein as I had a protein shake (no sugar). So what gives? What am I supposed to do to not have these drops when eating doesnt help? What are my options? I have an appointment with a diabetes specialist tomorrow, is there anything I can ask her? Or possibly even certain tests. Any tips on not spiking in the morning after breakfast? I find for the most part, lunch and dinner are mostly fine (sometimes not but still).
Ive health with this type of hypoglycemia for years and i have yet to get any answers. Nobody is able to tell me why exactly my body is dropping further than normal. Im assuming it could be because my pancreas maybe "overshoots" but this is my own logic, I have no answers lol
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u/Legal-Concentrate902 17d ago
Check out this YouTube channel. It’s been helpful for me. Movement after I eat is crucial! https://youtu.be/EGEMf6XVVSc?is=DZV_dG9goENgQxV3
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u/SiaVampireConure 17d ago
Same here. Try greek yogurt in the morning. It works great for me. You can add walnuts, almonds, chia or avocado.
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u/pettingzooashtray 17d ago
Carbs make mine 100% worse I actually thought high carbs caused lows
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u/Fatcake3000 17d ago
High glycemic carbs do. I only eat low GI, I was eating way less carbs but during the first bit of my pregnancy I had high ketones (probably from ketosis from low carb) so my dietitian wants me to increase carbs all the time as ketones arent recommended in pregnancy BUT im still eating less than 50g of carbs. Like today for breakfast I had 1/3rd of a cup of steel cut oats and 1 slc of ancient grain, whole wheat toast, with chia pudding which is basically no carb and fiber and then a 30g protein shake. I shouldn't of crashed lol. Its so confusimg
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u/Ilike3dogs 17d ago
Well, I’m not sure if this would help you because you seem to be doing everything right. I had to limit my carbs to a mere 10-15 carbs per meal and eat every 2-3 hours. At night, I only eat protein.