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Low blood sugar levels
GG
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Hi All,
Been feeling rough the last few days and Dr says im suffering from low blood sugar levels(Makes me feel light headed and faint), probably because of the ammount of excercise I do and not enough food to supplement it.
I have been focusing on my bike the last 3 weeks and I wonder if this has triggered things.
Yesterday (and this is fairly typical) I had a large bowl of porridge and a bannana, along with a bottle of the SIS mix. A typical bike of 55-60 miles (16.5mph ave)and ill have another bottle of SIS, maybe a Gel and a bannana and a couple of cereal bars.
Once home had a big bowl of pasta and threw in some tuna. Then snacked on some Pistachio nuts whilst watching the rugby and a Pizza for tea.
Yet this morning it was the same.(no booze and 9 hours sleep later)
Has anyone else suffered from this, prehaps im missing something very obvious!
Graeme
Been feeling rough the last few days and Dr says im suffering from low blood sugar levels(Makes me feel light headed and faint), probably because of the ammount of excercise I do and not enough food to supplement it.
I have been focusing on my bike the last 3 weeks and I wonder if this has triggered things.
Yesterday (and this is fairly typical) I had a large bowl of porridge and a bannana, along with a bottle of the SIS mix. A typical bike of 55-60 miles (16.5mph ave)and ill have another bottle of SIS, maybe a Gel and a bannana and a couple of cereal bars.
Once home had a big bowl of pasta and threw in some tuna. Then snacked on some Pistachio nuts whilst watching the rugby and a Pizza for tea.
Yet this morning it was the same.(no booze and 9 hours sleep later)
Has anyone else suffered from this, prehaps im missing something very obvious!
Graeme
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Ps know this due to being a Paramedic.. [;)]
Yep, I eat reasonably and Im used to doing something each day so I dont think its overtraining.
It nearly always comes when I get up suddenly or when im up and about!
Is there anything else I can do to stop it, hopefully more choc!?
Dr said my Blood pressure was slightly higher than normal, although my
pulse was slow.
Graeme
A trained dietician will be able to see what's going on with you and can see where things could be improved.
It's no use training if your body isn't fuelled properly. I would also agree with the comments about Blood pressure but seems something else is going on here. A sports doc could help too- not all GPs have that extensive knowledge about sports medicine.
Good luck[:)]
last month i got a heart rate mon, and have been cycling and running slow, trying to train my body to burn fat. staying in my right zone and not brining any sports drink with me on the bike or run.
all was going great,managed a 3h brick on water on monday and was delighted. at last the stubborn gut and love handles are starting to shift.
but today, i get up, have a coffee, a bowl of oats{slow release as we all know} and i hit the road for a 40 k, keeping my heart rate good and low.
i felt like shit. very weak on the hills and really had to grind it out. but i doi it on water.so iwas happy.
i thought if you keep your heart rate in the right zone your body should burn fat, thus preventing that weak feeling on the hills?
or is a few weeks of this not enough time to train my body to do this?
Summary: Lots of carbs and moderate fats, not high in vegetables and salads and protein sources. Variety is the key. Always room for improvement.
Good news[:)]. The weird dizzy epissodes seem to have gone almost as quickly as they came. All you advice has been very useful and very much appreciated. I personally think firsttimer was spot on, as I read up on what you posted and it met my symptoms exactly.
I also think (although maybe a seperate case) Jayjay is correct in identifying a lack of protein in my diet. Since I have stopped buying lunch in the staff canteen my chicken, and tuna intake has almost vanished and it has been taken me longer to recover from hard training and big bikes. This issue has now been tackled [;)]
Anyway. Onwards and upwards!
Thanks again to everyone
GG