Hi xchocoholic, it is not glucose absorption from the fats, as it is very fast - half an hour to an hour before I could react to glucose much. I get this reaction to a single segment of mandarin as well, in minutes - so little glucose that it is not an issue. I think it is some kind of chemical trigger, similar to MCS issues (an intolerance not allergy) that induces an autonomic over-reaction. This is really a neural-brain thing that mis-regulates the blood flow in my opinion. Higher fat meals for me can be just a steak - nothing else. Or some coconut. Or the extra virgin olive oil I cook with. Sometimes some cheese. There may be something here related to protein intake - I am wondering if too low a protein intake might induce this. Bye, Alex
Alex,
I react to a single slice of mandarin orange too ... What happens is that my body freaks out when it sees any glucose and OVERPRODUCES insulin ... which means it will take time for my body to eliminate all that excess insulin. My doctor described it to me by saying that my body sends out 8 guys to bring in 2 bags of groceries from the car ... lol ...
Having a GTT + insulin made this perfectly clear for me. I felt like crap right after I drank the glucose solution. I thought I was going to vomit ... Then I went into hyper mode for a little while. Then I crashed ... when I crashed I couldn't hold my eyes open. I was sooooo sleepy ... But once my body had taken care of the extra insulin and adjusted my glucose back to normal the roller coaster feeling stopped. I was still shakey at the end of the GTT but my glucose was a little low. I had to eat a real meal to even start feeling normal again.
That was my last GTT. On my first one a few years prior, they had to call my doc to see if she wanted to proceed because I was passing out before the test ... I credit the paleo / low carb diet with helping me regulate my fasting glucose. It's been proven to help glucose regulation ...
I'm sure that there are nuerological complications to too much or too little glucose. Our cells need glucose to function ... it's the roller coaster glucose / insulin rush that messes with me if I don't watch what I eat ...
An immune system reaction can cause neuro problems too but if you keep an eye on your diet you should be able to figure this out. But you have to get to the point where you're not reacting to everything before you can determine the lesser infractions. Gluten, dairy, corn, soy, chemicals like HFCS, MSG, etc, grains and legumes were keeping my body in an over reactive state and not allowing me to pick up on the smaller reactions ...
There is a delicate glucose / fat / protein balance some of us need to maintain. It's a matter of trial and error ... I know now that if I eat 2" of a banana then I need to eat 2 large brazil nuts to counteract the insulin rush. Other nuts won't work as well and I need to eat 2. Meat works too but that's not as convenient ...
tc ... x
