I had a whey shake PWO this morning, followed an hour later by a non-fat latte.
I didn’t test myself ( was driving to work while this happened), but I got cold sweats and felt like my blood sugar was low.
I don’t normally feel like this after a shake and coffee combo.
I did eat before the w/o, as well.
Anyone else have a similar issue and know of a good PWO shake to offset such a problem?
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks.
Not sure what is up, but it sounds like some real food might not be a bad idea.
[quote]vroom wrote:
Not sure what is up, but it sounds like some real food might not be a bad idea.[/quote]
Good call. Some Oats and berries with vanilla Metabolic Drive in place of milk. Keeps your Bl S steady as can be.
-chris
[quote]tekgrl wrote:
I had a whey shake PWO this morning, followed an hour later by a non-fat latte.
I didn’t test myself ( was driving to work while this happened), but I got cold sweats and felt like my blood sugar was low.
I don’t normally feel like this after a shake and coffee combo.
I did eat before the w/o, as well.
Anyone else have a similar issue and know of a good PWO shake to offset such a problem?
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks.[/quote]
How is your glucose control in general? Is it usually ok now? How long? What was it at it’s highest? Meds?
You may just need to eat your next meal a little sooner.
That or increase the caloric content of your post-workout shake.
Like others eluded whey is fast digesting and sure like ANY intake causes an insulin response./ requires it to be shuttled about. You klikely did somewhat crash. add real food fruit etc and or use something longer sustained Like Metabolic Drive, or like Chris said eat the next meal sooner.
Phill
are you diabetic??? taking insulin?
tekgrl, it could be your choice of food, yes, but it’s also the time of year people are coming down with bugs and flus and viruses (or is that virii? (grin))
Do you have a genetic predisposition to diabetes? In other words, are there members of your family who are diabetic? Do you have blood sugar management problems, say hypoglycemia?
Are you on any medications, and are you taking any supplements?
How does coffee normally sit with you? Does it have a strong effect on you?
Are you low-carbing it?
What’s your caloric intake like? Have you cut/dropped calories drastically?
Sorry for all the questions, but it would help us to give you better advice.
tekgrl, thanks for the info you sent me. That was helpful. Waking up fasted state and consuming whey (a protein source that stimulates insulin production), caffeine (a substance that intensifies the action of insulin) and sugar (another substance that elicits a quick insulin response) is probably not the best combination for anyone that has a genetic predisposition to diabetes and who is prediabetic.
In general, you’d do better with something like Metabolic Drive protein powder which is a mixture of whey protein (a fast digesting protein) and casein (a slow, sustained-release protein). If you want to have coffee with it, start with an 8-ounce cup and increase that amount based on what your body can tolerate. I’ll assume (got my fingers crossed, here) that you’re using a sugar-free sweetener. (grin)
Fruit would be an excellent addition to your shakes because it tends to be higher in fructose, a sugar that is processed in the liver and that refills liver glycogen stores and that does not elicit an insulin response. And note that I recommended fruit, not fruit JUICE! Another thing you could do that is quite tasty, actually, is to add Sugar-free Orange Metamucil to Vanilla Metabolic Drive. That particular combo is a favorite of mine; tastes like an Orange Creamsicle. (grin) Anything that includes fiber (or fat) is going to slow how quickly carbohydrates hit the blood stream. It’s your body’s hyper response to carbs hitting the bloodstream that causes too much blood sugar to be removed from the bloodstream and a hypoglycemic response.
Does that make sense? More importantly, does it help?