I feel horrible...

[angelsbridges]

And really need some advice.

I've been really out of sorts since my glucose test this past Tuesday.

My sugars are running lower than normal (fasting has been in the 80's, and I'm usually in the 90's - but for some reason I feel WRETCHED IN THE 80'S).

I've been eating and eating and eating. I haven't been getting full. I feel like I reverted to 6 months ago when I was eating all the time for seemingly no reason. I've gained two pounds in the last week (which isn't that much, but still, TWO POUNDS?!). I am so incredibly tired it's ridiculous. Last night I took my bs two hours after eating and it was 120, but I still felt crappy, so I ate more. If I don't eat I feel crappy, if I do eat I only feel better for a little bit.

What do I do to stop??!? :confused: I've been craving high fat, high sugar foods (mainly bread and fruits) :(

I need a nap. I think I'm too tired to try to figure my body out right now, haha.

[foxl]

Sounds like high BGs ... are you monitoring?

[fgummett]

If you have been running with high BGs for a while, then normal levels can feel low until you get used to them again.

I've been craving high fat, high sugar foods (mainly bread and fruits)The foods you list are high in carbs (sugar) not fat... carbs have an addictive quality. Maybe try eating some fats and protein instead... bacon and eggs for example.

For me at least, fats and proteins have a self-limiting quality which carbs do not have... I could imagine eating an whole stack of pancakes with syrup and going back for seconds and even then still not being satisfied, but faced with a similarly high stack of pork-chops or steaks I would stop part way through the first stack felling quite full... thank you very much.

As a snack food to stop hunger carvings I find a small amount of a very dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa but I will eat 86% and even 99%) or a mature cheddar cheese (5 or more years old) does the trick.

Fat and protein will also give you a more stable BG level with fewer spikes and troughs... it is this roller-coaster which leaves us out of sorts and feeling hungry.

[angelsbridges]

I haven't really been monitoring much after eating. I should check it now though...I'll try the protein thing, too.

[Ronin]

Hi Bridgette!

Reading your various posts, I can empathise with your feelings. Getting the Pre-D diagnosis is unsettling by itself, then getting all kinds of feedback (or lack of feedback) from other people, test results, things you read, et cetera can magnify the response to what may well be normal body adjustments.

From the perspective of another Pre-D your test results indicate, to me at least, that you have probably caught the potential onset of a diabetic problem early on. Modifications to your diet and exercise patterns are going to be unsettling to your entire system and you are going to feel weird as your body adjusts to a whole new regemen.

It is not unusual to crave the foods you have given up and wind up having periodic binges. The best way to control the binging is to use portion control on some of your desired foods. Those foods are not evil, they just need to be portioned out in reasonable sized portions instead of the "usual" portion sizes.

Be gentle on yourself lest you allow your mind to go into overdrive and make you crazy -- I know, because I went just a little bit crazy myself when I was first diagnosed.

Your friend in this matter is data -- I suggested before, and will continue to suggest that you setup some form of diary/log where you record the details of your diet and exercise patterns as well as other factors you feel may be contributing to your feelings (job, stress, hormonal cycles, relationship issues, et cetera) and link them to your BG test numbers. You will begin to see a pattern. It is important to know that your BG levels don't just respond to diet, other factors drive your BG levels as well.

This is a lesson in managing your life going forward. Take a deep breath and relax. You can get control, many of us have done it and we're all here to help you as much as we can.