Question about insulin sensitivity

[FitFossil]

As most of you know, I used to eat A LOT of sugar, pretty much lived on it 24/7. I still eat it every now and then, but now I eat much less of it and always have some protein or fat with it.

Lately, on very rare occasions when I have eaten something sweet by itself, I feel really bad about 30 minutes later - weak and shaky.

Before cleaning up my diet, I used to be able to eat a ton of sweets and not feel a thing (but that was when I felt bad all the time anyway).

Does this mean my insulin sensitivity has gotten better or worse? I'm thinking that I've gotten more sensitive, but is this good health-wise or not? At least it will keep me from eating sweets by themselves, but I want to know if I have an underlying insulin problem?

Thanks!

 

[MS]

There's no use in speculating......Just get a glucose tolerance test done on ya.

 

[FitFossil]

I'm just wondering have I gotten more sensitive since cutting back on sugar?

OR

Do I just notice the bad feelings more because I know what it's like to feel good most of the time now, whereas before I pretty much lived in a permanent sugar-crash?

 

[MS]

Despite what Spatterson said, please get a glucose tolerance test done (not just fasting glucose, but a glucose challenge). You may have just normalized. But you may have regained normal glucose SENSITIVITY but your pancreas may not have got the message and is still chrurning out too much insulin (know as hyperinsulaemia without hyperglycaemia).

Either way I would not recommend mixing your sweets with fat. This is a bad combo, though it may moderate hypoglycemia, it is still not good for you. If you suffer hyperinsulemia then you should just say NO to sugar in any form (other than fructose). If you have normal glucose sensitivity and normal insulin response, but sweets still make you feel bad, then don't eat sweets. I hope you're getting the message here. Your body does not need pure sugar, and it's making you feel bad. So don't eat it.

 

[FitFossil]

Is a "glucose challenge" when you have to drink that really sweet gross drink and then they test you after a certain amount of time? I've never had that test before, but I've heard stories...

I'll get a test done, but I wish they'd make me eat a bunch of choc-chip cookies (homemade of course) rather than some medical cocktail!

 

[MS]

Choc chip cookies Hmmmmm

Yup, that's the test. After you drink their concoction, they draw blood off ya several times after that to monitor blood glucose changes over time. You'll have to have it done first thing in the AM, without breakfast, and definitely NO choc chippies. Just hold your nose and slug it down.

 

[Gladiola]

Any update??

Any more info to share on hyperinsulemnia?

Arioch once said to me I might have it b/c of all my weird issues with sugar, but I couldn't find much on it when I searched the net.

Thanks

 

[takniteasy]

I am curious to hear an update as well. I have been having simillar reactions to sweets after having eliminated most if not all sugar from my diet.

 

[Fonz]

Is a "glucose challenge" when you have to drink that really sweet gross drink and then they test you after a certain amount of time? I've never had that test before, but I've heard stories...

I'll get a test done, but I wish they'd make me eat a bunch of choc-chip cookies (homemade of course) rather than some medical cocktail!

It has 75g of high GI carbs. Its a dextrose solution.

Altering the %water of the solution btw, can give fluctuating GI
changes. Thats why the test drink is standardized for
volume also.

Tastes bad btw. Wish they would add some Stevia.

Fonz

 

[FitFossil]

As an update, I never took "the glucose challenge". Once I started eating every 3-4 hours, I never got the shakies like I did when I was eating 1-2 meals a day. Also I never eat a carb w/o a protein. Well almost never. Had a donut at work. Didn't get the shakies, but I'd already had a protein rich breakfast about 2 hours earlier.