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Old 04-12-2009, 06:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi there,

Along with my PCOS, I have insulin resistance, and have been told to eat whole wheat. Well, why about after 20 minutes of eating a tuna sandwich, why do I feel like I could pass out? I get so tired that I just can't stay awake...I eat really healthy!! This Organics wheat bread with fiber and grains and such, always makes me this way...how am I supposed to eat sandwiches??

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Old 04-19-2009, 01:18 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Sounds as if you need to go on a gluten free diet.

What's Gluten?

Glutenis a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley — grains that are in many everyday foods. Most people eat food with gluten with no trouble. But for some people, eating gluten can cause a reaction in their bodies. Someone who has this problem has celiac disease.

For someone with celiac disease, eating gluten — in a piece of bread, for instance — causes an immune system reaction. Your immune system ordinarily keeps you from getting sick, but in someone with celiac disease, the body starts damaging and destroying the villi. Without villi, the body can't absorb vitamins and nutrients from food.

About 1 in every 133 people in the United States has celiac disease.
Obviously, many people who have celiac disease do not know it. If all these people were diagnosed, celiac disease would be more common than type 1 diabetes. Fortunately, awareness is growing about the problem, and there are better ways of testing people for it.

Signs and Symptoms

Some common symptoms of celiac disease are diarrhea, decreased appetite, stomachache and bloating and weight loss. For some people, the problems occur gradually and the symptoms may be terrible one week and not as bad the next.

Or, someone with celiac disease may feel tired and could be irritable. Some also have skin rashes and mouth sores. The problem is sometimes mistaken for other digestive problems called inflammatory bowel disease or lactose intolerance.

(If this sounds like you, get a blood test and go on from there.)
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Im the same as you ! I use to have sandwiches for lunch in work but an hour later I would be so tired that I couldnt keep my eyes open this would last for about an hour and it was awful. I dont eat the bread any more just stick to soup and I dont have that problem anymore, I think its just too much cabohydrate ? I dont know tho ? have you tired to eat some thing other than the bread ?
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I am the exact same way! usually what i will do is wake up at like 930am eat breakfast and fall back asleep till like noon!!! i hate it! i feel lazy! i am going to try the gluten free diet!
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I have a friend who has insulin resistance (no PCOS) and tested her blood sugar after every meal and found a very interesting trend - when she consumed whole wheat products her blood sugar did a spike then dived causing low blood sugar. She now is totally wheat free and is soo much better. Perhaps this might be another explanation for your sleepiness.
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If I eat anything with carbs I get sleepy...so I try to cut back on them or eat salads during the day and while I'm at work...seems to help. Also, when I began my met, I was really tired for about 2 weeks. The Dr. told me that it was my insulin trying to adjust with the met, instead of storing it.

Hope you find a remedy to your sleepiness. Good Luck.
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I have IR and do the same thing. Something I've noticed is a combination of foods can affect how sleepy I get. If I have a sandwich and have an apple with it, I don't get as sleepy. I think having the natural sugar might have something to do with it.

Make sure your bread doesn't have a lot of sugar (or high fructose corn syrup)- they hide the weirdest things in 'healthy' bread. Someone suggested trying the Ezekiel breads but they are quite expensive.

I've also noticed that other carbs don't affect me the same way as bread does. I can have a bowl of rice and not have any issues- but give me a nice fat sandwich and I am passed out on the couch for the afternoon. If you have a glucometer, try testing your sugar after eating different types of carbs. Each person is so different and the food companies are so sneaky- it's a miracle to even know what's going to affect us.
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