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I'm seeing studies showing the reverse-- endorphins can suppress insulin creation (and lead to hyperglycemia) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2944808 https

I'm seeing studies showing the reverse-- endorphins can suppress insulin creation (and lead to hyperglycemia) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2944808 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2944808). Got any links? Really interested in reading more (see username)

snarf21 10y ago
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20648910 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20648910 Also, more anecdotally, how many people do you know who get hangry from low blood sugar? How many people eat when they are sad to feel better?
- GordonS 10y ago
  I'm not sure if 'hangry' was meant to be 'angry' or 'hungry', but low blood sugar can cause both. A medical condition means I can get hypoglycemic, and when I do I can become completely irrational and very aggressive. Also, a drop in blood sugar can signal hunger.
  - mediocrejoker 10y ago
    Hangry is a deliberate portmanteau of hungry and angry
opportune 10y ago
Warning, informal logic ahead: A substance A can be a net promoter of both a compound B and a compound C, even if the compound B suppresses C, provided that the direct promotion of A on C is greater than the direct suppression of B on C per the changed in B. In other words, when I ignite a pile of wood(A), the wood releases (among other things) both water(B) and smoke(C). Now, independently high amounts of water will tend to put out smoke, but in these quantities much more smoke is released than the water required to put it out. I don't have a source on how much endorphins sugar releases but I would imagine it's an analogous case. In fact, things like this are really common in the human body because if the half lives of action are different, they can help return the body to homeostasis. In this case, I hypothesize that the endorphin effect on insulin could serve to reduce insulin to more normal levels in the blood-stream after the initial spike due to sugar intake.
gukov 10y ago
I'm a fellow T1 that's also a coder. I literally count grams for living. That's how I'm able to achieve a 5.0% A1C. Different macros absolutely affect your brain differently. A lunch high in carbs hinders my coding.
- derptron 10y ago
  A lunch high in carbs puts me directly to sleep.

snarf21 10y ago

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20648910 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20648910 Also, more anecdotally, how many people do you know who get hangry from low blood sugar? How many people eat when they are sad to feel better?

GordonS 10y ago
I'm not sure if 'hangry' was meant to be 'angry' or 'hungry', but low blood sugar can cause both. A medical condition means I can get hypoglycemic, and when I do I can become completely irrational and very aggressive. Also, a drop in blood sugar can signal hunger.
- mediocrejoker 10y ago
  Hangry is a deliberate portmanteau of hungry and angry

opportune 10y ago

Warning, informal logic ahead: A substance A can be a net promoter of both a compound B and a compound C, even if the compound B suppresses C, provided that the direct promotion of A on C is greater than the direct suppression of B on C per the changed in B. In other words, when I ignite a pile of wood(A), the wood releases (among other things) both water(B) and smoke(C). Now, independently high amounts of water will tend to put out smoke, but in these quantities much more smoke is released than the water required to put it out. I don't have a source on how much endorphins sugar releases but I would imagine it's an analogous case. In fact, things like this are really common in the human body because if the half lives of action are different, they can help return the body to homeostasis. In this case, I hypothesize that the endorphin effect on insulin could serve to reduce insulin to more normal levels in the blood-stream after the initial spike due to sugar intake.

gukov 10y ago

I'm a fellow T1 that's also a coder. I literally count grams for living. That's how I'm able to achieve a 5.0% A1C. Different macros absolutely affect your brain differently. A lunch high in carbs hinders my coding.

derptron 10y ago
A lunch high in carbs puts me directly to sleep.