I'm not officially pre-diabetic, but I respond well enough to cutting out most simple carbs that I might qualify. And heck, yes. At least sometimes. Other times, my heart rate accelerates, I get a bit nervous, then the crash hits and I'm just not good to be around.
Yes, that's a common side-effect in diabetics. I personally don't often get that effect (though I do when I run low), I have known some who do. I assume this is different from how a non-diabetic gets dizzy and light-headed from too much sugar (thus the term "sugar rush")?
yes, and you can get really, really grouchy and tired. I suffered from mood swings for years and needing to nap at 5 in the afternoon before I figured it out.
Too many sweets and refined carbs (bread, potatoes, white rice, sugar, pasta, etc) raise your insulin level. You get a spike in energy and an uplift of mood. Then the insulin runs out and your energy totally drops. As a result, your body has to suddenly compensate for the drop in energy. Over a long period of time, this cycle causes hypoglycemia, because the mechanism to respond to the crash starts having less and less effect.
Eventually, if hypoglycemia isn't countered, it can lead to type 2 diabetes.
(this is the general way it works anyhow, although some people don't ever experience hypoglycemia and get diabetes immediately. Also, some people are better at processing refined carbs than others. Different types of carbs make a difference, too)
Then the insulin runs out and your energy totally drops.
Erm. I think it's more that the glucose runs low. If you eat refined carbs/sugars, it all goes into your blood at once, rather than having a slow release. The resultant high glucose level makes you release lots of insulin, which tells your body cells to soak up glucose. If you eat complex carbs, protein, and fat, then the glucose and insulin level both gradually fall. But if you had simple sugars, when the glucose starts falling off, there's no more coming in, and so you end up suddenly having no glucose left, and still plenty of insulin, and you end up not having enough glucose to feed to your brain (neurons have a sweet tooth), which makes it cranky...
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Date: 2004-12-08 08:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-12-08 11:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-12-08 01:46 pm (UTC)Too many sweets and refined carbs (bread, potatoes, white rice, sugar, pasta, etc) raise your insulin level. You get a spike in energy and an uplift of mood. Then the insulin runs out and your energy totally drops. As a result, your body has to suddenly compensate for the drop in energy. Over a long period of time, this cycle causes hypoglycemia, because the mechanism to respond to the crash starts having less and less effect.
Eventually, if hypoglycemia isn't countered, it can lead to type 2 diabetes.
(this is the general way it works anyhow, although some people don't ever experience hypoglycemia and get diabetes immediately. Also, some people are better at processing refined carbs than others. Different types of carbs make a difference, too)
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Date: 2004-12-09 03:43 pm (UTC)Erm. I think it's more that the glucose runs low. If you eat refined carbs/sugars, it all goes into your blood at once, rather than having a slow release. The resultant high glucose level makes you release lots of insulin, which tells your body cells to soak up glucose. If you eat complex carbs, protein, and fat, then the glucose and insulin level both gradually fall. But if you had simple sugars, when the glucose starts falling off, there's no more coming in, and so you end up suddenly having no glucose left, and still plenty of insulin, and you end up not having enough glucose to feed to your brain (neurons have a sweet tooth), which makes it cranky...
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Date: 2004-12-09 03:51 pm (UTC)