The worst cravings for sugar I ever had was when my blood sugar was around
400 and didn't know it.

Paul
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From: "S C" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:29 AM
Subject: hunger in the morning


> Re hunger at breakfast and insulin sensitivity (from
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> I make a distinction between true hunger and the craving for food
(generally
> carbohydrates) that comes with low blood sugar.  I have found that if I
eat
> too many sweets, then when I wake up the next morning my blood sugar is
low
> and I need to eat something instantly--not from true hunger, but from low
> blood sugar.  A very small amount will raise my blood sugar back up--for
> example, an apple slice with nut butter on it.  True hunger is a different
> thing.  It feels different.  You can be truly hungry without having
> excessively low blood sugar.  In fact, I've noticed that when my blood
sugar
> isn't stable (because I've been eating sweets), I tend to overeat because
of
> "false hunger"--food cravings due to low blood sugar.
>
> I ate breakfast my whole life until very recently (I'm 45).  But I can't
say
> for sure that I really was hungry or whether it was just habit or I was
> thirsty.  I never thought to ask the question "Am I really hungry?"  It
was
> breakfast and time to eat, so I ate.  Today, now that I'm asking the
> question, I'm discovering that I'm mainly thirsty in the morning, and as
long
> as my blood sugar is stable, I don't want food until later.  I enjoy food
the
> most after exercising--then I'm truly hungry.
>
> I had a blood test recently and my fasting glucose (test done in the
morning
> before breakfast) was 81.  The normal range is 65-109, so this is not
> diabetic or hypoglycemic.
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