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Coping with blood sugar dips

  • 19-02-2009 1:26am
    #1
    taram
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    I've been gradually reducing carbs in my diet for the last six months, focusing on lots of fresh veg and fruit, oats, beans, pulses, eggs, dairy and fish. I don't eat meat. I'm on medication for insulin resistance, so find my blood sugar dips during the day, and I automatically crave sugary things, so need snacks that really fill me, not just an apple.

    Would having an egg as a snack be okay? Or nuts? Worried about the fat content. Would two small bowls of porridge be too much porridge a day? Just not sure what to do that's healthy with oats besides porridge.


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  • #2
    CathyMoran
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    Please go back to your consultant and get him to refer you to a dietician about this, you need professional help with this, especially as you are on medication.


  • #3
    EileenG
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    Talk to your doctor. Normally an apple would be fine to correct blood sugar dips,but medication can interfere with this.

    In general, an egg or a bowl of porridge is a great snack. Fat is not automatically bad. Ok, transfats are evil and should be avoided, but you got those in processed and deepfried food, not in eggs.


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