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Originally Posted by LiteraryLark
Last night I had an episode of low blood sugar and felt really sick.
Yesterday I ate...
An oatmeal (150)
My lunch consisted of:
Half a serving of blueberries and strawberries (65)
A serving of carrots (25)
A cheese stick (70)
Half a serving of turkey pepperoni (35)
For a Snack:
A Banana (105)
and half a zucchini (15)
For dinner I had:
Boca burger w/ bread and ketchup (150) and half a serving of blueberries and strawberries (65)
For a Snack
1/2 a zucchini (15)
And when I came home I had
A salad (70)
And then after my salad I started feeling the symptoms of low blood sugar, and when I told my dad he told me to eat some protein, so I had a small portion of turkey pepperoni (35) and a chocolate bar (220).
I know calorie-wise it was way, way, under my normal intake. I usually have 1100-1300 calories but it felt like I ate more than I did.
I am wondering if to prevent low blood sugar do I need more sugar in my diet? And how do I do that without over-extending my calorie intake?
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Did you actually measure it to confirm? Our body knows how to convert protein and fat into sugar. When we lose fat, my understanding is that is oxidized (we use the energy from it) then we breath some of the "leftovers" out in the form of carbon dioxide. It is important to drink a lot of water while you are burning fat. So is your blood sugar is getting too low than a carbohydrate will make your blood sugar higher faster but eating in a more balanced way (not all carbs) will prevent spikes. I wouldn't reach for a high sugar food (but drink a lot of water and maybe eat something) unless you have confirmed your blood sugar gets extremely low. This is my opinion and I have generalized (maybe I am a bit off) the science of it all.....