On Jun 15, 11:29*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> somebody wrote:
> > On Jun 14, 10:21 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >> somebody wrote:
> >>> On Jun 14, 6:02 pm, Gary > wrote:
> >>>> somebody wrote:
>
> >>>>> Was in the mood for a thin crust pizza past few days and got one
> >>>>> last night. It was good, but not all that filling. Though that way
> >>>>> I could eat more. I usually get the thick crust but after 3
> >>>>> slices the carbs make me sleepy. Very sleepy. If I eat a lot of
> >>>>> carbs in general I can barely stay away 20-30 minutes later.
>
> >>>> With all due respect, your 3 slices of pizza made you sleepy,
> >>>> but you have no idea if it was the carbs.
>
> >>>> Carbs give you quick energy.
> >>>> Carbs will not make you sleeply unless you pig out.
> >>>> High fat can make you sleeply as your body has to work harder to
> >>>> digest. Overeating anything (including carbs) will make you sleepy.
>
> >>>> You probably had a lot of high fat toppings on that low carb thin
> >>>> crust.
>
> >>>> I know most of you seem to hate carbs but serious athletes don't
> >>>> and I don't either.
>
> >>>> Gary
>
> >>>> PS - I'm not out for another carb battle here where no one wins but
> >>>> I'm so tired of all this "carbs are evil crap." Carbs are NOT
> >>>> evil...that's what your body needs for fuel.
>
> >>>> And I'm talking about normal healthy people, not special cases like
> >>>> diabetics.
>
> >>> actually I agree with you. And I used to be something of an athlete
> >>> or tried to be. Rode my bike 30 miles then played doubles volleyball
> >>> for a few hours on weekends. Not real high level, but above
> >>> average... I don't believe carbs are evil at all. But they
> >>> definitely effect me. It's not the fat. Actually I am vegetarian so
> >>> not a lot of fat, though not vegan so do eat cheese which has fat.
> >>> But I notice with things like spaghetti, peanut butter on whole
> >>> wheat bread, fig newton, mushroom soup with egg noodles that I have
> >>> a definite let down after 20-30 minutes. If I am active, not really
> >>> so much but if I'm watching TV or trying to read a book, or sitting
> >>> at work-- I have a hard time staying awake after eating even a
> >>> moderate amount of carbs for lunch. I generally don't eat much
> >>> carbs at lunch because I don't like how it effects me. Which is
> >>> hard for me, because I really like to eat!
>
> >> If carbs are affecting you that much you could have reactive
> >> hypoglycemia or diabetes.
>
> > I've noticed the effect pretty much all my adult life. *Also, msg
> > effects me that way too, like in canned mushroom soup... *I've been to
> > a couple doctors over the years and they said I don't have symptoms
> > for diabetes. *I will have to look up reactive hypoglycemia.
>
> Diabetes isn't diagnosed by symptoms.

How is it diagnosed then? If you say by testing, then should everyone
be tested?