Wednesday, June 11, 2008

metabolic craziness?!?

must remember to re-write thoroughly....

7#30pm: 7 pierogies=70 g of carb

63BG 2hrs after meal....

3 glasses of juice (spead out) = 90-100g cabs

1am: 118BG

Eating about 20g carbs of chips before bed. so yummy.

Monday, June 2, 2008

blood pressure

Blood pressure reading taken at the CVS in Silver Spring 6/1/08:

145/74

pulse: 70ish

holy crap!

It being my birthday this weekend, I kind of went on a salt binge this weekend ... even eating eat straight from the bottle (hey - it was gourmet salt). Hopefully this represents an anomaly. 

I'll keep checking and hopefully recording here. I might do a week of not adding salt to anything and see what happens. 

HISTORY:

Stopped adding salt to food around Feb2008. 
Started having episodes of light-headed, faint feeling, and dizziness --  particularly when standing up. 
Dr Aleo determined it was due to sudden drop in BP when standing (although the reverse was indicated when tested in his office). Recommend "liberalizing" salt intake.
Started salting food again.... no more episodes.