Posted by iforgotmypassword on August 1, 2006, at 16:44:35
In reply to Re: Bipolar and blood sugar, posted by SLS on August 1, 2006, at 6:12:02
>Eating refined carbohydrates really makes things more difficult for me. I become more lethargic, have more difficulty concentrating, become more anergic, and overall suffer more malaise.
Yep. Totally in my case as well! I am taking fibre supplements to reduce glycemic load and calorie intake, but it only goes so far. Just today, on my way back home from my psychologist I picked up a falafel sandwich, and after I finally got home I was suddenly tired again, even though I had finally got myself out successfully and was finally getting along with things. The sandwiches are generally small, but I just read the other day that pita bread actually has a lot more carbs in it than it tends to look like! And with the falafel alone, with the chickpea flour from mediterranean (as opposed to desi) chickpeas, that probably also contributed! It was hot outside, but this type of worsening of fatigue and fog is really something I can feel. I know this because carbs are what I always crave, it's has always been such a vicious cycle: "Eat a whole thing of bakery garlic bread. Pass out. Cravings again in hours upon waking. Thoughout the week unchecked, gets worse and worse and worse." With the fibre supplements (PGX, mostly glucomannan) it is actually getting better though!
I would really like to give metformin a shot, I am not diabetic, but I am just so carb reactive! (and my weight is getting harder and harder to control.)
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