Blood sugar

[danaeris]

At about 6:45 a.m. I had a bowl of shreddies with 1% milk and nonfat aspartame sweetened yogurt and a glass of orange juice.

About 3.5 hours later I'm shaking really badly.

What did I do wrong?
-was the meal not slow-burning enough?
-was the meal too small?
-is 3.5 hours the point at which my body needs to refuel even though it isn't lunchtime yet? That is, have I reached the point where I must have many frequent small meals because no matter what I eat I will need food again in 2-3 hours?

This is annoying.

Comments

[lariel.livejournal.com]

I'm not a health expert, but I get starving every couple of hours also. I can last a little bit longer if the meal is large, but there's a certain point where adding more food doesn't help the time any.

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

That's what, 500-600 calories? How long and through how much activity is it supposed to last?

[sacreddragonfly.livejournal.com]

it looks to me to be not enough protein to balance the carbs
happens to me often

[con-girl.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[acegreco.livejournal.com]

I agree. Maybe some more carbs and less fast-acting sugar, if the juice is a full glass? Fast-acting sugars, from what I've heard and seen, do tend to spike the body's response to production of sugar-digesting enzymes.

[kineticphoenix.livejournal.com]

It's probably the orange juice which did you in. A glass of orange juice has the sugar punch of about six oranges. If you crave citrus in the mornings, you'd do better by eating an orange. It's less sugar overall, plus by eating the orange you ingest fiber, which will help slow down the rate at which your stomach dumps, which means your body will produce insulin a lot more gradually.

I'd also add more protein to that combo. Eggs are great for making you feel fuller in the morning. Protein, healthy fats, and fiber are best friends for those with insulin resistance. I've been doing the low-glycemic thing for almost a year and have my insulin resistance well under control.