Dr. S. allows us to have apples all phases of protocol. Linda Prinster agrees...and all fruits are recommended except mango, bananas and any type of melon for P3. It is my personal opinion that given enough time hCG resets the hypothalmus and will help us deal with natural fruit sugars the way we are intended. Below are Dr.S's statements on Blood sugar.

Towards the end of a course or when a patient has nearly reached his normal weight it occasionally happens that the blood sugar drops below normal, and we have even seen this in patients who had an abnormally high blood sugar before treatment. Such an attack of hypoglycemia is almost identical with the one seen in diabetics who have taken too much insulin. The attack comes on suddenly; there is the same feeling of light-headedness, weakness in the knees, trembling, and unmotivated sweating; but under HCG, hypoglycemia does not produce any feeling of hunger. All these symptoms are almost instantly relieved by taking two heaped teaspoons of sugar.



In the course of treatment the possibility of such an attack is explained to those patients who are in a phase in which a drop in blood sugar may occur. They are instructed to keep sugar or glucose sweets handy, particularly when driving a car. They are also told to watch the effect of taking sugar very carefully and report the following day. This is important, because anxious patients to whom such an attack has been explained are apt to take sugar unnecessarily, in which case it inevitably produces a gain in weight and does not dramatically relieve the symptoms for which it was taken, proving that these were not due to hypoglycemia. Some patients mistake the effects of emotional stress for hypoglycemia. When the symptoms are quickly relieved by sugar this is proof that they were indeed due to an abnormal lowering of the blood sugar, and in that case there is no increase in the weight on the following day. We always suggest that sugar be taken if the patient is in doubt.



Once such an attack has been relieved with sugar we have never seen it recur on the immediately subsequent days, and only very rarely does a patient have two such attacks separated by several days during a course of treatment. In patients who have not eaten sufficiently during the first two days of treatment we sometimes give sugar when the minor symptoms usually felt during the first three days of treatment continue beyond that time, and in some cases this has seemed to speed up the euphoria ordinarily associated with the HCG method

Erecca - good for you!! GO KICK TOMS BUTT :O)

So I know I didn't get enough water in today with everything that happened. Finally around 4 I went down to the cafeteria & got a salad with some veggies on it & a ton of chicken & a little ranch. I bought sliced apples to but didn't end up eating them because they tasted nasty. It was hard to stay on P3 today & I know it is going to get harder the longer I'm at the hospital! My salad, apples & bottle of water were over $14 OUCH. I can't eat salad for all my meals everyday, so I don't know what to do. I have done a good job stabalizing this week & don't want to screw it up :( I'm a little frustrated right now. I did make some scrammbled eggs when I came home tonight & I boiled some eggs to take tomorrow with me. I also bought a couple of apples & string cheese. I'm still not sure what I will do about protein. The cafeteria only has so many options & it is not like I can cook there. LOL can you see me bringing in the George Forman into the ICU room.. Ok I'm getting delirous & I have a few things to do before I get a few hours sleep & head back up there - I'm leaving around 4 am so I can be there when the doctors come back in & I want to beat that SF traffice.

love you guys & I will try & check in tomorrow on here, but I will be updating on FB as well!

Michele - wouldn't that be considered a dairy intolerance if you gain the next day everytime you have milk?? I have stayed away from bananas & mangos because they are high in sugar. I wanted to buy grapes last night to take with me to the hospital to snack on, but i wasn't sure if I could or if they would be considered to high in sugar as well!

Nutshell--I really hope that everything turns out great for you and hubby. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and him at this time. Just know that God has a plan. Stay strong and know we're all right here for ya!!

Metz

Annette that is criminal they are taking advantage of people at the hospital with those prices!

Bc my family has been gluten and dairy free for a few years now, i've gotten good at packing high-protein snacks:

smoked meats
smoked fish
jerky
cold burger patties flavored nicely
cold chicken legs
nut balls (mix butter, coconut oil, coconut flakes and chopped nuts together into balls. sweeten with stevia and cocoa if desired)
boiled eggs
good quality hot dogs
coconut milk shakes

Just get yourself a little cooler and some ice packs and you're good to go!