Thread: Is this for me?
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Old Sun, Dec-21-14, 12:20
TauntonGir TauntonGir is offline
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Plan: Low Carb
Stats: 252/252/168 Female 5 foot 6 inches
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No I don't monitor. You could be right it could be lower than I'm used to or it could be low electrolytes - although I've upped my salt, which I thought was quite high anyway. I also feel thirsty - I mean really thirsty like salt is coating the inside of my mouth.

I surprisingly feel a lot better today after incredible cravings last night, which I managed to resist.

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Originally Posted by Nancy LC
Are you sure you have low blood sugar? Do you monitor it? Feeling faint could be low electrolytes. If your blood sugar is lower than you are used to, but not actually low, that can feel like low blood sugar.

A Relion meter (Walmart), if you're where there are walmarts, is about as accurate as any and the strips are the cheapest I've found. That'll tell you if you're got actual hypoglycemia or if you're experiencing false hypos.

If it is a false hypo, you might want to raise your carbs a little and then gradually lower them.
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