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What were the effects of this "blood sugar rollercoaster"? I eat 55% carbs and don't experience this... What am I missing?

by nicky0 9y ago

pandaman 9y ago
Can you skip a meal without going through a withdrawal? A spike in blood sugar from a carb-heavy meal causes an insulin spike and, in turn, it drops the blood sugar below the healthy level, which is experienced as a feeling of hunger and a need to have the next meal or a snack (which in turn spikes sugar again, causing another insulin burst etc. etc.)
- the_af 9y ago
  If I skip a meal I get hungry, but beyond extraordinary circumstances (like being extremely busy or fasting before a blood analysis), why would I want to do that? > which is experienced as a feeling of hunger and a need to have the next meal or a snack Why is this bad or surprising? Isn't this how things work? You don't eat ==> you get hungry. Similarly with water and thirst. I'm not being flippant, I genuinely want to know why someone would think this is surprising.
  - pandaman 9y ago
    I am not dispensing life-style advise here but merely describing the effect of sugar/insulin rollercoaster. Personally I don't like feeling of hunger so I don't do that. Getting hungry just a few hours after a meal is surprising when you got more than enough energy to last you several days already and your body has stored several months worth of energy in fat. If you're limiting your calorie intake and have no weight issues then it is not, of course. You have used up all the energy from the food you have -> you will starve if you won't get more.
bonniemuffin 9y ago
When I ate carbs (bread, sugar, pasta, etc) I used to get hypoglycemic between meals, which made me dizzy and sleepy. Without carbs in my diet, my blood sugar stays more constant and I don't get those hypoglycemic blood sugar drops. Obviously I can only speak about my own case; it seems like there's a lot of variation in how different people's bodies process and respond to carbs in their diet.

What were the effects of this "blood sugar rollercoaster"? I eat 55% carbs and don't experience this... What am I missing?

by nicky0 9y ago

What were the effects of this "blood sugar rollercoaster"? I eat 55% carbs and don't experience this... What am I missing?

pandaman 9y ago

Can you skip a meal without going through a withdrawal? A spike in blood sugar from a carb-heavy meal causes an insulin spike and, in turn, it drops the blood sugar below the healthy level, which is experienced as a feeling of hunger and a need to have the next meal or a snack (which in turn spikes sugar again, causing another insulin burst etc. etc.)

the_af 9y ago
If I skip a meal I get hungry, but beyond extraordinary circumstances (like being extremely busy or fasting before a blood analysis), why would I want to do that? > which is experienced as a feeling of hunger and a need to have the next meal or a snack Why is this bad or surprising? Isn't this how things work? You don't eat ==> you get hungry. Similarly with water and thirst. I'm not being flippant, I genuinely want to know why someone would think this is surprising.
- pandaman 9y ago
  I am not dispensing life-style advise here but merely describing the effect of sugar/insulin rollercoaster. Personally I don't like feeling of hunger so I don't do that. Getting hungry just a few hours after a meal is surprising when you got more than enough energy to last you several days already and your body has stored several months worth of energy in fat. If you're limiting your calorie intake and have no weight issues then it is not, of course. You have used up all the energy from the food you have -> you will starve if you won't get more.

bonniemuffin 9y ago

When I ate carbs (bread, sugar, pasta, etc) I used to get hypoglycemic between meals, which made me dizzy and sleepy. Without carbs in my diet, my blood sugar stays more constant and I don't get those hypoglycemic blood sugar drops. Obviously I can only speak about my own case; it seems like there's a lot of variation in how different people's bodies process and respond to carbs in their diet.