Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] insomnia, blood sugar and falling asleep?

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Re: [fast5] insomnia, blood sugar and falling asleep?

If you are concerned about your blood sugar, the only way to really know how the way you are eating is affecting you is to get a glucometer and check before the meal and at 1 hour and 2 hours after. We are all different, and we all change, so just going by what is supposed to happen with certain foods, or even by how you feel can be deceptive. You can read on Jenny Ruhl's Blood Sugar 101 what the numbers mean. This site is a great source of information about blood sugar and how blood sugar problems develop

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045621.php

Ellen

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Bunny Jeffryes <bunnyjeffryes@yahoo.com> wrote:

Yesterday I had a steak, salad, asparagus and cheesecake at 5, by 5:30 I was asleep. So I can hardly wait to hear some answers on this, as I am clueless.

--- On Tue, 3/2/10, tamaratornado <tamaratornado@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: tamaratornado <tamaratornado@yahoo.com>
Subject: [fast5] insomnia, blood sugar and falling asleep?
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 7:45 PM

I have trouble with insomnia off and on...

Today, I fasted, and around 4:30 I went to the health food store - they were giving away free samples of vegan chocolate truffles - close enough to break-fast time, so I ate a few, they were delicious.

Then I came home and ate a big plate of beef, and a leaf of lettuce. I ate til I was very full. About 40 minutes later I became very, very sleepy. I went to bed and fell into a deep sleep. I would have slept all night, but my guy called and woke me, he needs to come over and borrow something.

I am wondering, a big meal seems to do a blood sugar thing on me. But I wonder if it's the answer to my insomnia problem. Is that a healthy way to fall asleep?

I would not make a habit of starting the meal with chocolate truffles, LOL.

Thank you,
Tamara