Low-Carb Diets and Cycling

[Dianyla]

OK, I called my mom up today to ask her about diabetes in the family and told her about the numbers I've been getting all weekend. She mentioned that she actually happened to have a nice quality glucose meter (OneTouch Ultra2 from LifeScan) with some nifty bells and whistles and she offered to loan it to me for a while to try out. I picked it up from her tonight on my way home from work and did some side-by-side tests. The cheap-*** meter I got last Friday is would give readings about 30 points higher (in mg/dl) than her meter. Before eating dinner her meter said I was at 95 mg/dl and my meter read 120 mg/dl. Pretty big difference, geez. I'm going to continue to monitor and track using her meter for the next week until I see my doctor to rule this in or out as a possible issue.

Cytomel will not cause this problem. For years I blew off my symptoms as being due to my thyroid, but it was only when my endo asked me to measure my blood sugars that I realized what was going on. There is some connection I think. My body temp goes down when I eat carbs too, which is a thryoid thing. PLEASE BUY YOURSELF A COPY OF DR. BERNSTEINS DIABETES SOLUTION. I thought it wouldn't work for cycling, but I was amazed how much better I could cycle once I got my blood sugars under control.

It is really hard to separate all of these issues. The more I read the more I'm getting confused. One minute it seems that hypothyroidism can cause glucose/insulin problems, the next it seems that diabetes can cause low thyroid function. I think I just sprained my brain. I will definitely check that book out, thanks for the recommendation.

ETA: PS: I know it doesn't have to be pancakes. I was just looking for a legitimate excuse to be naughty.