Low BG attack

(Violet Munoz) #1

I started Keto a few weeks ago and I have had a few hypoglycemia attacks. What can I take to get my blood sugar back up besides glucose tablets?

#2

How low is low & are you on any blood glucose lowering medications?

(Donna ) #3

Are you testing your blood so that you know it’s low blood sugar and not just hypotension, (which could be helped with some salt?)

If you are testing your blood sugar, how low is it?

(Violet Munoz) #4

As low as 33. And no the Dr told me to take glucose tablets.

(Violet Munoz) #5

Yes I do check it every day.

#7

I know people with Reactive Hypoglycemia who have had success with keto but if yours is idiopathic you should run it by your doctor. In the meantime you might do better to simply follow doctors orders.

(Mel Simpson) #8

Hypoglycemia is a whole different ball game when you’re in ketosis.

A sugar burner would be in a coma with a glucose level that is tolerable by a fat burner

#9

That’s as may be but 33 is very low.

@Violet_Munoz - have you tried something like a cup of tea with milk? I know people who find that that is enough to bring their sugar back up without overshooting the mark.

(Mel Simpson) #10

Were you asymptomatic during the hypoglycemic event? Cold clammy dizzy confused??

(Bob M) #11

It depends. 33 is not low if you’re fasting multiple days. On just low carb/keto, it’s low, particularly if there are any symptoms.

To me, this means, if the original poster is using drugs/insulin, they have to back off and adjust those.

(Violet Munoz) #12

I was very sweaty, shaky, and dizzy but thankfully I did not seizure.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #13

What medications are you on? I’d start by getting my doctor to lower the dosages. A measurement of 33 is not that low for someone eating a well-formulated ketogenic diet. There are other threads about this on these forums.

Let me use this opportunity to reiterate that people taking blood-pressure or glucose-lowering drugs (insulin, Metformin, etc.) must consult their physician about lowering the dosages when embarking on a ketogenic diet.

(Violet Munoz) #14

I have never taken insulin. I used to stay healthy and slim and wouldn’t have much episodes. However I had children and just worried about not having any episodes and I gained weight. The only thing I take are glucose tablets. My normal bs is 70-80.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #15

That’s good, then. But now I can’t explain what happened, sob! If you’re not taking any glucose-lowering drugs, then the glucose tablets sound like the best option. But I’d strongly advise pushing your doctor to see if there’s an explanation. Something doesn’t sound quite right, here, and I’d hate for you to have something more serious go wrong. Take care, and let us know how you’re doing.

(Consensus is Politics) #16

Don’t forget, even the best glucose meters available on the market, can be off by as much as 20%. So an actual BG of 100 could read anywhere from 80 to 120, and a real BG level of 50 could read anywhere from 40 to 60. So, if you can, you might want to test several times within a few minutes, keeping in mind the blood glucose in capillaries takes about 5 minutes to normalize with the rest of the blood.