Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I wasn't fasting. I've looked up hypoglycemia on the www & according to what I have found, it's not low until it drops below 70. PN Jae Jones wrote: > > > First, you said that the glucose test was NOT fasting. For a non fasting > glucose test, 84 is low! You could have a mild case of hypoglycemia. > Perhaps > your doctor thought it was a fasting result and therefore assumed it was > normal. A fasting glucose level would be good to get. > > For breakfast, there are gluten free oats available. Bob's Red Mill is one > brand. I know there are a few but I can't recall them at the moment. > So you > really don't have to change your breakfast routine! > > Working with all those cats, do you checked regularly to make sure you > haven't caught any zoonotic diseases? I'd rule that out for your symptoms > first! The GF diet can be quite beneficial. I recently saw a snippet > of info > that was talking about GF diets helping reduce a lot of female health > issues > at all ages. Looking for more info related to that brief article, but no > luck yet. > > Good luck and hope your symptoms clear up. > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Pam Norman <pam_norman > <pam_norman%40charter.net>> wrote: > > > > > > > Deborah, > > > > I'm willing to give it a try. I think I can handle snacks, lunch, & > > dinners, but what do you all eat for breakfast? The doctor who > > recommended this to me makes a pot of steamed veggies every other day & > > along with meat, eats that for breakfast, lunch, & dinner! Ick! That > > is not the slightest bit appealing to me & I think I would gag by dinner > > time! Plus what with feeding my cats in the morning, getting off to the > > barn outside the village to feed the barn cats, & then going to work 3 > > days a week, I don't have time to " cook " in the morning. Usually for the > > past couple of years, my breakfast is a glass of juice & a big bowl of > > oatmeal, flavored either with agave syrup or a bit of brown sugar, or no > > flavoring at all. > > > > My doctor also says that gluten free bakery items are out. So what is > > breakfast? Help! > > > > > > Deborah Pageau wrote: > > > > > > > > > Pam, since the clues suggest a gluten-free diet may help you, going > > > 100% for awhile (a few weeks) will likely give you the information you > > > and your doctor need. Diagnostics can be wrong, but our bodies always > > > tells the truth. The key is in listening to the message! :-) > > > > > > The anxiety/shakiness could be a gluten-intolerance issue. Just about > > > any negative symptom can be. The range of symptoms related to gluten > > > intolerance is extensive. How about giving it a trial-run and see what > > > happens? > > > > > > If you feel better, you'll know it's necessary. If you feel just the > > > same, then maybe it's not. If you promise yourself a trial for only a > > > specific length of time, you can return to your old habits if it > > > fails. Maybe that will help you put aside the resistance while you get > > > information. > > > > > > We on this list who eat 100% gluten-free all the time... AND vegan... > > > can assure you that eating a tastey, satisfying diet is totally > > > possible. It just takes some adjusting, research and patience during > > > the steep part of the learning curve. We're here to help you with > > > that. :-) > > > > > > I love cats too! > > > > > > Deborah, on the West Coast of Canada > > > > > > Thanks for the agave info. > > > > > > Yes, I know that hypoglycemic is low & that my 84 is normal. But I > > > filled out a metabolic questionnaire for him in which I noted that I > > > often have anxiety attacks first thing on waking in the morning & that > > > sometimes, but only sometimes, I get shaky in the evenings. But I > don't > > > think that is hypoglycemic per se, just that I should eat something. > > > > > > I think he thinks just about everyone has some degree of problems with > > > gluten. The tests that I took via him (GI analysis & urinary analysis) > > > showed that I have a malabsorption problem. Which isn't too > difficult to > > > believe since I had Cdiff (clostridium difficile) for about 9 > months in > > > 2006/07. Many people who suffer through that end up with IBS & > probably > > > with some degree of malabsorption. I did test negative for Celiac > > > disease but he says I could still have significant gluten sensitivity. > > > > > > I am 71 years old & feel pretty good. I am dealing with glaucoma & > Lyme > > > (treated with herbs & homeopathics since broad spectrum abx are > out due > > > to the cdiff history), I run a 501c3 kitty rescue & have 14 cats in my > > > house right now - 4 of whom are fosters looking for adoption, plus I > > > take care of a barn cat colony outside the village. So I do not live a > > > sedentary couch potato life at my wonderful age! And I do like good > > > food & do not want to go on this diet unless it is really > important that > > > I do so. I know that if I ask this doctor that, he will say, " Well, > > > yes, I think so! " So no point in going there. > > > > > > Sigh. > > > > > > Pam in Wisconsin > > > > > > Deborah Pageau wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Pam, Agave is sweeter than sugar so you may want to reduce the > amount > > > > a bit; plus you have to adjust for the liquid content of the recipe. > > > > When I use agave, I leave out that amount of water, juice or milk > > > > called for in the recipe. > > > > > > > > Just for clarity, HYPOglycemic means that you would have > exceptionally > > > > LOW blood sugar, and 84 is within the normal range. > > > > > > > > Why does your wholistic doctor want you to go gluten-free? > > > > > > > > Deborah > > > > > > > > Hi, I am new here. My holistic doctor wants me to go on a > gluten-free > > > > diet. I am feeling my way on this, with a lot of misgivings, as > I love > > > > to eat good food & am rather overwhelmed by everything that I canNOT > > > > eat. But I've just read the mentions of agave syrup which I > really like > > > > & my question in can it be used in the same amounts as sugar when > > > cooking? > > > > > > > > This doctor thinks I am hypoglycemic but my regular doctor says I am > > > > not! My glucose on my last test was 84 but it was not a fasting > test. > > > > > > > > Pam in Wisconsin > > > . > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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