It sounds like you are experiencing a reactive low blood sugar. This is not
good. Your blood sugar probably surged very high and then over time
secreted a large amount of insulin which brought the blood sugar down again.

Typically this will happen for a while, then it will stop--because your beta
cells have lost their ability to make any more insulin. At that point you'll
just go high and stay there longer and longer.

I experienced the same thing when I was younger. Now I don't go low no
matter what I eat but I sure can go high.

But the important thing to note is that this reactive swing means your beta
cells still can make insulin. Why not take a load off them by cutting way
back on the carbs now, so that you preserve what function you have left?
That will mean you need a lot less medication later.

--
Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.7 .
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

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"Schuyler Colfax" > wrote in message
.. .
> In article >, aspen3
> @freeuk.com says...
> > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:27:55 -0400, "Peanutjake"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >"Pete" > wrote in message
...
> > >> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:10:55 -0400, "Peanutjake"
> > >> > wrote:
> >
> > >> >Danish health authorities ban some Kellogg products, saying they
could harm children
> > >> Why you x poast this shit?
> >
> > >Because it may be important news to the readers of four diabetic
newsgroups.
> >
> > What is so important about it?
> >
> >
> > >It is not off topic.
> >
> > I never said it was
> >
> > >It is not spam.
> >
> > I never said it was
> >
> > >PJ
> >
> >
> >
> This is really strange folks. I'm up at this hour 0342 because I can't
> sleep. I came into the office and took my blood sugar. To my amazement,
> it was 73! What Is odd here is that all week I have been eating nothing
> but one big bowl of corn flakes, Rice Krispies, and Cheerios all mixed
> together with skim milk, Splenda and Nutrasweet. I started adding about
> a cup of sugar to really get it right. Now we're talking about a quart
> of milk and one of those medium size microwave bowls full of cereal.
>
> The strange thing is my blood sugar drops drastically after eating the
> cereal with sugar. It should have gone up to 200 or more. I took it just
> now and it is up to 78. I just don't understand why it is dropping
> instead of rising after eating all of that highly sweetened cereal about
> 12 hours ago. The only other thing I have eaten today is a big plate of
> mixed vegetables?
>
> Am I on to something good here? Or do I have some other problem? If all
> it takes to keep my blood sugar low is to eat a big bowl of cereal with
> refined sugar, I think I can handle that. :-) What gives here? Does it
> have something to do with the Denmark controversy over Kellogg products?
>
> Later