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Thread #126555 Message #2998378
Posted By: GUEST,mg
02-Oct-10 - 07:12 PM
Thread Name: LilyFestre-Mommy+Daddy+Baby...now on to Life!
Subject: RE: LilyFestre-Mommy+Daddy+Baby...now on to Life!
I haven't really followed this thread..are you having panic attacks? You also mentioned diabetes. You also mentioned bread machines and various high carb dishes..bad combination all the way around. If blood sugar becomes unstable the body will release adrenaline to force some changes and the adrenaline rush can be the panic attack. What makes blood sugar unstable? Carbs. If you are diabetic, you need to find a doctor who really understands carbohydrate metabolism in diabetics (and diabetes is a way of telling you that you do not metabolize them in high numbers) and good luck finding such a doctor because they are scarce and will keep telling you bad information. Read Dr. Rob Thompson of Seattle..has some books out for those with diabetes and metabolic syndrome. The informaton is out there..and shouted down by medical establishment. Also read Dr. Gerald Raven? of Sanford University Medical Center endocrinology. And have your insulin levels tested, notjust blood sugar..
So anyway, you have all this plus have been through cancer and of course are worried about things, plus a new baby. LThis all interacts wih stress, cortisol, adrenaline..add in PTSD from surgery etc..more stress..the s in ptsd stands for stress which stands for endocrine hormones..probably mainly cortisol and adrenaline but also insulin ...if you are taking insulin that is another factor...
So..I can not offer medical advice but I suspect part of this is a blood sugar problem and the absolute recommendation I would make is to quit eating bread period..does not matter if white, brown, whole wheat..has to do with not just denaturing but also of grinding and air surface etc. So read up and see if there is any reason int he world you should eat anythjing with white flour. I would cold turkey it. OK carbs for some are lentils, beans etc, buckwheat which is a herb they say..depends on body how much we can tolerate. My body tolerates basically zero and fights like crazy to keep weight on..
What stabiizes blood sugar? fats. I find bacon is a wonder drug for me. Depending on your ancestry, try it in salads tc..not with any carbs. If some people get carbs low enough even with high fat diet they can lose weight..and it gets harder as your body gets more damaged. It is way harder for me now to even maintain high weight but I stay off drugs at least. When I say carbs I mean carbs with calories, such as sugars and starches, and Dr. THompson, whom I go to, says starches are the worst because we evolved to handle a small amou8nt of sugars from fruit and honey, but we (at least Northern Euuopean we) did not evolve for grains as well, particuarl wheat, hence all sorts of problems with celiac disease, perhaps even schizophrenia etc. Meditteranean ancestry is different and can tolerate some wheat.
Well, that is my suggestion..you are probably going through a natural process of unstable blood sugar caused by high stress and doctors that encourage you to eat some standard diabetic diet that istoo high incarbs for your particular body, especially a body under great stress. So there is no reason to eat bread unless you are an active lumberjack so I would try giving that up totally and seeing if your blood sugar numbers don't get better,your medications drop (you must measure things carefully) and your panic attacks don't lessen. Eating right before bed..something with protein, fiber and fat, like celery sticks and cream cheese, can often help till morning, especially if you have nightmares, panic attacks at night etc. mg