I have been feeling so great until this AM. Felt fine until breakfast, had egg salad and cheddar cheese and now I feel nauseous and weak like I'm going to faint - any suggestions?

You've got the flu? A cold? Bad eggs? I would suggest laying down to see if the feelings pass. If you're feeling that bad I'd get to the doctors.

Nat

Thanks for your reply, but I called a friend who's on PP and who just happens to be a nurse. She said my blood sugar had dropped, to take just 1/4 cup OJ and sit down for about 5 minutes. Worked like a charm! Feel fine now, thought I'd post this in case anyone else has the same problem.

I think you should read this post in that case. FYI, Doreen is also a nurse. Here is an exerpt:



http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...&threadid=23905

Nat

Yes - you're right, she told me to make sure it was only a 1/4 cup and that it was just to make me feel better now. That if it happened again I should see my DR.

The best "treatment" for a hypoglycemia symptoms ... is to prevent them from happening in the first place. Hypoglycemia isn't just about blood sugar being low, it's often also about insulin being too HIGH. Protein Power emphasizes the need for adequate protein intake, divided evenly through the day, and also the carb allowance is to be divided evenly through the day as well. So meals will be a combination of a percentage of the daily protein AND a set number of carbs (10g carbs per meal, or 7g if you have planned snacks between meals). Actually, smaller more frequent meals and protein-containing snacks is the recommended diet for hypoglycemia, even among the highCARB crowd ..

If you insist on the orange juice, remember that a mere ¼ cup (2 fl oz) has 7 to 8g carbs from sugar ... It would be good to have a little protein with it, so that the absorption of the sugar takes place more gradually, and less risk of a sudden jump in insulin level.

Doreen