Sunday, May 22, 2011

Fast foward to today

Mid- March 2011- Just like the first time, I was heading home, after work, and was singing. I got this wierd light headed feeling. The only difference is, the symptoms didn't go away. They seemed to be proportional to how many grams of carbs I ate so I figured, it must be Insulin Resistance (which I had been diagnosed with in 2010).
So, I started taking the recommended daily dosages of Cinnamon and Chromium Picolinate. I was taking them in split doses; once upon waking and once just before bed. In addition, I increased my carbs. Everything was fine for 1 month. Then, BAM. The symptoms came back.
 The symptoms were these:
- Light Headedness / Brain Fog
- Fatigue
- Anxiety
- Hunger
- Mild Shaking
- Blury Vision
- Taking unusually deep breaths

So, I wet to the doctor and she did a Fasting Metabolic Panel. Honestly, I was hoping for an obvious problem with a clear cut solution. She called me the next day and her exact words were "Wow!" All of my numbers were perfect. I wound up calling her back that day because I ate a sandwich and got very light headed and nausous. This kick started an anxiety attack. She perscribed an anti-anxiety medication but after reading the side effects, I decided to NOT take it. I bought a blood glucose meter and I noticed that my glucose actually dropped after I ate a lower carb meal.
After doing some research, I believe I have some form of reactive Hypoglycemia. So, as soon as I get paid (on Friday), we (Me, my  Wife and my Daughter) and going to start back on a Diabetic Diet. We bought a Diabetic Cook book, last year, and while we followed the diet, I did not have any symptoms of any kind. The only issue is, buying all of the whole foods is expensive and the preperation is time consuming.

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