I had been warned, and knew it was true, that Steve (DH) would likely experience some lows as he drops his blood sugar by going totally sugar free. Yesterday, he was doing his inventory purchasing for the three stores at a local auto auction. He must stay sharp when doing this because it costs the store mucho bucks if he messes up and gets a loser of a car due to not seeing a mistake made by a seller or by the auction house such as an older than stated model year or discrepancy in equipment. So, with that little detail in mind, he of course, had his first serious low sugar symptoms while at that auction.
I had sent him off with a breakfast of two or three eggs covered in cheese (can't remember which), and half an avocado stirred up with mayo, pink salt and onion powder. I had served him some leftover Italian sausage from Wednesday night but he couldn't stomach it, first thing in the morning so he didn't eat that. He did have one extra slice of cheese. The trouble started probably about two hours after he ate. The atmosphere is somewhat active, with them walking around looking at the cars and standing for extended periods, watching the cars run through the lane.
Why wasn't that a good enough brekky and what should he have eaten to end his shakes, and headache? He tried having a salad from the cafe but when he briefly walked away, someone cleared his table and threw it away.
I won't say what he did next, but suffice to say, it was his first off plan food.
How would protein or fat replenish his sugar to keep him level? I know protein can be processed to glucose but would it do it fast enough? The explanation I've seen online looks like it would be a slow process.