Comments on: The Reactive Hypoglycemic Diet

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:24:26 +0000

Stephanie Kenrose,
I just found your book online and I look forward to reading it. My goal is to rid of this disease and get my life back. I would really like someone to talk to and I was wondering if you would mind if I spoke to you in private (email) about this disease. It’s a struggle for me and a good support system would be so helpful esp from someone who understands RH. Thank you for the book!
Jenna

By: Steph Kenrose

Steph Kenrose — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:29:36 +0000

David,
I don’t believe the Inuit eat zero carbs. They gather local foods like berries and seaweed, which do have carbs. The health benefits of a very active lifestyle can’t be underestimated either!
Stephanie

By: Steph Kenrose

Steph Kenrose — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:58:28 +0000

Jenna,
I no longer suffer from RH, although I did for several years. Everything I know I put on this site and in my book, so please take a look around. I wish you luck!
Stephanie

By: Jenna

Jenna — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:05:06 +0000

Was anyone able to “cure” reactive hypoglycemia? If so, what was your method(s)? What is your advise? What changes did you make to “cure” yourself of reactive hypoglycemia? by “cure” I mean that you don’t have to eat every two-three hours per day, but good 3-4 meals and no/less symptoms of reactive hypoglycemia (RH). How long did it take you to get to that point and what did you do? It’s really sad/ridiculous that there isn’t as much research available for this disease and the medical community has such negative outlook/attitude towards RH. Even the medications that are available “suck”! Please share your experiences with me. Are there any books that you would suggest for me to read?

By: David Boothman

David Boothman — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:20:04 +0000

It is a mistake to state that carbohydrates are needed to regulate blood sugar. The opposite is perhaps the case. Traditional Inuit eating a traditional zero carbohydrate diet simply do not exhibit any diseases related to a failure to regulate blood sugar, including metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. However the introduction of carbohydrates does create very high rates of metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and even any cancers. That carbohydrates are an essential macro-nutrient is a myth.

By: Hemal Patel

Hemal Patel — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:12:53 +0000

Though there are no clear understanding of this issue from medical science, I worked on following theory to cure my condition

1. Chronic dehydration, I was not drinking enough water: In absence of adequate water body shuts down functions not
absolutely essential [This is a scientific fact]
2. Because of constant eating body always had sugar supply
3. Due to lack of exercise liver is not simulated to convert fat to sugar

Above 3 factors over long time results in body finally loosing ability to convert fat to sugar when needed and depends on external input of sugar, any by always eating when sugar is low we encourage this pattern.

I started drinking 3 liters of water a day
cut down on my food intake, exercised a little and lost 10 pounds of weight, my hypoglycemia is gone.

Body weight in kilos X 35 ml of water a day is the key to solving this problem, also read the book “You are not sick you are thirsty” by Dr Batman

Thanks
Hemal

By: mirundap

mirundap — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:01:44 +0000

Like Paul said it’s right

By: Steph Kenrose

Steph Kenrose — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:22:07 +0000

Michael,
I haven’t used sucanat. My best advice would be to try it and see what happens
Good luck!
Stephanie

By: michael

michael — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:52:09 +0000

I, too, enjoy baking, and have done so without using refined sugar for quite some time now. However, I am now finding that agave nectar is not a good alternative to sugar for a reactive hypoglycemic. I see that you recommend fructose for baking. I do not react well to that due to IBS. I noticed that you recommend evaporated cane juice in other articles. Would using sucanat (the dried form of evaporated cane juice) be a good replacement for sugar in baking?

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:41:48 +0000

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By: Steph Kenrose

Steph Kenrose — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:27:44 +0000

Waldo,
I use fructose for baking and xylitol for things like stir frys.
Stephanie

By: Waldo

Waldo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:44 +0000

I was wondering what you suggest for use in baking. I love to bake and have always naturally reduced sugar because I don’t like that overly sweet taste, but I’m pretty sure now that I have reactive hypoglycemia so I was wondering what I can use instead for when I do bake? Is Splenda a good choice? Or what could I use. I’d use honey, but that makes for extremely expensive baking.

By: health101

health101 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:54:38 +0000

This is great, thanks for this info.

By: KrisBelucci

KrisBelucci — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:25:24 +0000

The article on antibiotics are very good.

By: Reactive Hypoglycemia Info » Blog Archive » Why Test for Reactive Hypoglycemia?

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:41:16 +0000

[...] with it. And it has “minimal” morbidity. Essentially, even if you don’t follow a reactive hypoglycemia diet, the most you can probably expect is a continuation of symptoms, and feeling utterly miserable. So [...]

By: Reactive Hypoglycemia Info » Blog Archive » Reactive Hypoglycemia’s Great Imitators

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:08:50 +0000

[...] Closely related to reactive hypoglycemia, Pierre Lefebvre first proposed the term of “Adrenergic Hormone Postprandial Syndrome” in 1991 to describe the anxiety, palpitations, sweating, irritability, and tremors that patients experienced after meals that were not accompanied by low glucose levels. APS is caused by a similar process as reactive hypoglycemia, although the body avoids the hypoglycemia by stabilizing the blood sugar through a biochemical process called gluco (or sugar) homestasis. Unfortunately, due to the lack of hypoglycemia accompanying the symptoms, APS is sometimes referred to by some medical professionals as “pseudohypoglycemia” or “non-hypoglycemia.” People with APS do not have reactive hypoglycemia, but people with RH can sometimes suffer from adrenergic hormone postprandial syndrome, which can cause–amongst other things–cardiac arrhythmia. Because the cause of APS is the same as reactive hypoglycemia, the treatment is the same: a change to a reactive-hypoglycemic friendly diet. [...]

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Fri, 22 May 2009 13:42:47 +0000

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The Top Ten Foods to Avoid - Reactive Hypoglycemia Info — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:02:42 +0000

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Wed, 13 May 2009 23:23:41 +0000

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