tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post1298089557652928911..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Hunger is a SymptomJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-7044243026464075252013-10-15T13:24:21.655-04:002013-10-15T13:24:21.655-04:00The hormones that govern hunger are not at all wel...The hormones that govern hunger are not at all well understood. There are several of them and though we know they work in the brain, we don't understand all the connections. Stress hormones can cause rising blood sugar and hunger--ask anyone who has been on prednisone for any period of time. <br /><br />Some people experience stress hormone releases especially when they are in the fasting Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-76709458817620530602013-10-15T09:43:26.736-04:002013-10-15T09:43:26.736-04:00Jenny,
I have noticed that when I'm hungry, m...Jenny,<br /><br />I have noticed that when I'm hungry, my blood sugar is around 120-140, even fasting. I end up getting hot, dizzy and simply feel 'icky'. When I eat (eggs, bacon, sauerkraut), it drops 20 points within 30 minutes, and then continues to drop until it normally hits about 95 2 hours after eating and stays there until I start to get hungry again, and that's when it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581232199099195166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-62197077337408338572013-09-13T17:51:36.634-04:002013-09-13T17:51:36.634-04:00Bruce,
Have you measured your blood sugars 1 and ...Bruce,<br /><br />Have you measured your blood sugars 1 and 2 hours after eating? It is possible they are going way up and then crashing. I found Humalog did that to me. Novolog was better, and Apidra was much, much better, though my insurer at the time wouldn't cover it. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-8513438119257620092013-09-13T14:14:04.132-04:002013-09-13T14:14:04.132-04:00I take lantus, and humalog insulin and am constant...I take lantus, and humalog insulin and am constantly hungry, i do not gain weight at all.. I just ate a meal and had to go to subway to suplement my hunger. I got a foot long BMT. People are impressed at what i eat. i have always had this problem with good or high blood sugars... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714314332502189702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-58141397401050855952013-02-01T09:43:36.192-05:002013-02-01T09:43:36.192-05:00N,
Because your hypoglycemia is caused by an arti...N,<br /><br />Because your hypoglycemia is caused by an artificially modified physiology, and because you are dropping into the 50s which is true hypoglycemia, you will have to be VERY careful. <br /><br />Over time, people who are hypoglycemic a lot develop something called "hypo unawareness" where they stop feeling crappy when their blood sugars drop. This is extremely dangerous Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-85893712544555950562013-02-01T08:02:18.538-05:002013-02-01T08:02:18.538-05:00Hi
Thanks for this. I had a gastric sleeve done 18...Hi<br />Thanks for this. I had a gastric sleeve done 18 mo ago and it helped me drop 115 lbs. I'm still at 220 and would like to drop 30 more lbs but I've developed a rare side effect - post bariatric post prandial hypoglycemia. Testing shows my pancreas pumps out about 5 times the insulin it needs to digest what I give it and my sugar on a "balanced" meal containing protein, Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041377018904175111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-29166309747298096502012-06-16T11:18:58.117-04:002012-06-16T11:18:58.117-04:00Four years ago—around 2008—I was diagnosed with ty...Four years ago—around 2008—I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes after going partially blind from the disease. In 2010, I had a heart attack; the diabetes probably had a hand in it, but I had to watch my diet for both my diabetes, as well as, my heart disease. The problem I’m having is that I’ve been having excessive hunger immediately after eating. It wasn’t until reading this article that I Luis_A_Colonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599871092594020069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-42098466206152767202012-05-15T11:14:59.903-04:002012-05-15T11:14:59.903-04:00I was eating breakfast midmorning and then getting...I was eating breakfast midmorning and then getting hungry again after a couple of hours. You know breakfast, the one the doctors say should be whole grain cereal and fruit? I had to be on an antibiotic for a couple of weeks, it was one I had to take 4 times a day and I had to eat food with it or feel really sick. I had to get up and eat right away so I could take it. Eating earlier than usualUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260532795357403172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-23601800078839334122012-05-15T08:10:10.429-04:002012-05-15T08:10:10.429-04:00Cortisol typically will push blood sugars way up. ...Cortisol typically will push blood sugars way up. It's possible that you are getting a big insulin release to fight cortisol if that is what is happening. But if that is what you think is happening, can you talk to your doctor about testing your cortisol levels and if needed adjusting the dose? High cortisol levels are very hard on your body.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-16584898759991603772012-05-15T08:06:15.974-04:002012-05-15T08:06:15.974-04:00Dear Jenny,
My glicemia levels were never lower th...Dear Jenny,<br />My glicemia levels were never lower than 98 before eating and not more than 150 after. Today, after eating, while still feeling horrible, it was 136.<br />I don't take any other medication than the 2 meds which I already wrote in my first message. I found a study done by an Italian university on the side effects of Tamoxifen and it showed how the cortisol levels are pushed upCatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576343654860298056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-65080470082846307862012-05-15T07:23:02.231-04:002012-05-15T07:23:02.231-04:00Cati,
You're right that this sounds like this...Cati,<br /><br />You're right that this sounds like this kind of hunger must be caused by something physiological. <br /><br />Hunger within the normal range can still make you hungry if it is going up to the high normal range and then plummetting. <br /><br /><br />Try eating NO starch or sugar of any kind when you're hungry--just protein and/or fat for a few days. If after 2 days of notJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-27890243856809994022012-05-15T02:36:33.962-04:002012-05-15T02:36:33.962-04:00Hi there, I see this is one blog where I might act...Hi there, I see this is one blog where I might actually got an answer for my health problems :-) I also have terrible hunger cravings, but they are coming and going. I had them for months in a row last year, went to the doctors, checked glycemia, thyroid, etc., nothing seemed to add up. I went to nutrition doctors, read books, etc. It stopped after a while and everything seemed OK, I lost 10 Catihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576343654860298056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-82918713159880704882010-12-28T15:58:30.277-05:002010-12-28T15:58:30.277-05:00Harold,
Many people can eat those "low glyce...Harold,<br /><br />Many people can eat those "low glycemic" foods if they still have a decent second phase insulin response. (Explained <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14046621.php" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>).<br /><br />The pattern for many people is to lose first phase response, so fast carbs are a problem, but second phase remains. Unfortunately, if you eat a high carb diet (Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-14011188361038098042009-11-23T13:27:10.603-05:002009-11-23T13:27:10.603-05:00Doris,
I'm not sure what you mean by your blo...Doris,<br /><br />I'm not sure what you mean by your blood sugar being happier in the 789 range. A reading that high in mg/dl would put you into the hospital. If you mean 7%-9% A1c, the age those are safe readings is the age when you know you won't live ten more years.<br /><br />No matter how old you are, life is a lot better without intense nerve pain, kidney failure, and blindness, Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-80333813430988220812009-11-23T13:17:44.313-05:002009-11-23T13:17:44.313-05:00Speaking of annoying people - a certain doctor in ...Speaking of annoying people - a certain doctor in my town was available when my own doctor was away for two months. This Doctor<br />finally took away every med I had taken and of course added his ideas - which really messed up<br />my body. He put me on Januvia which cost $4.00 per pill and <br />the the wheels fell off. (he also mentioned that they cost $l.00<br />per pill. Ever since then IUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077688536023599223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-63747124700920235912009-02-03T12:18:00.000-05:002009-02-03T12:18:00.000-05:00This is the best article I have ever read on gluco...This is the best article I have ever read on glucose levels and their effect on hunger. Keep it up! Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61970271554282493822008-11-30T08:13:00.000-05:002008-11-30T08:13:00.000-05:00all the doctors say is be careful of what you eat....all the doctors say is be careful of what you eat.but nobody sujjests how to find out what fills our stomach ,&which doesnot.i am a thyriod patient &type 2 diabetic.i have tried various diet charts,still unable to find which can suit meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-28390276282518995532008-07-30T02:04:00.000-04:002008-07-30T02:04:00.000-04:00I am so glad I read this. I know nothing about di...I am so glad I read this. I know nothing about diabetes but have had it for two years. Your blog is full of useful info. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-74661096073805195962008-04-09T17:02:00.000-04:002008-04-09T17:02:00.000-04:00Lady Em,Hunger in the time frame you describe is n...Lady Em,<BR/><BR/>Hunger in the time frame you describe is not "normal," but it is a common reaction when a person has an abnormal glucose metabolism.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-20594926956014537512008-04-09T16:34:00.000-04:002008-04-09T16:34:00.000-04:00Now I know why I am STARVING after eating an orang...Now I know why I am STARVING after eating an orange. Hunger kicks in thirty minutes to an hour after. Is that normal?Lady Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903757034924237080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-2278246793289021922007-08-09T16:02:00.000-04:002007-08-09T16:02:00.000-04:00I know what you mean. I tried to follow the low f...I know what you mean. I tried to follow the low fat dogma for years and just suffered from insatiable cravings, which caused me to constantly overeat. It was impossible to stick to a low calorie diet. I was insulin resistant for God knows how long and ended up type 2. Now that I've gone low carb, my cravings are all but gone.<BR/><BR/>I have to laugh every time I see the add for lap band renegadediabetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710855525093861921noreply@blogger.com